Abstract
The interest in the electrification of the African transport and mobility sector with the integration of renewable energy sources is increasing in order to reduce harmful emissions. However, off-road machinery and tractors, which are key to increasing productivity in the agricultural sector have barely been considered in the past. This paper shows an overview of the state of technology of the first industry concepts for battery-electric tractors, which are already available. In addition, it shows how they can be classified in comparison to common diesel-driven tractors in the African market. The comparison reveals that none of the tractors exploits the potential of purpose design for the electric drive train in combination with the power supply infrastructure. However, for long-term viability of battery-electric tractors, a holistic concept is needed. Therefore, the authors propose a morphological box with the design variables of a purpose-built battery-electric tractor and show the technical solutions necessary to derive a holistic concept.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-227 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | IET Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 2023 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 7th E-Mobility Power System Integration Symposium, EMOB 2023 - Hybrid, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 25 Sep 2023 → … |
Keywords
- BATTERY ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAIN
- BI-DIRECTIONAL CHARGING
- CONCEPT DESIGN
- MORPHOLOGICAL BOX
