The worldwide growing demand for food is pushing the agricultural field towards new
innovative solutions to increase the efficiency and productivity of cultivations. In this …

Highlights•A new drive system with dual electric motors was designed for the electric
tractor.•The smooth switching rules between multiple operation modes were …

In order to solve the problem of high fuel consumption and poor emission performance in
high horsepower tractors, a parallel hybrid tractor system was designed using a dual power …

The effects of climate change are reaching a point of no return. The necessity to reduce
greenhouse gasses (GHGs) is currently notorious on several levels: academic, industrial …

In this work, a comparative numerical analysis between the performance of a conventional
specialized orchard tractor and those of three different hybrid electric tractor configurations is …

The need for highly efficient agricultural machineries is increasing the interest of the
research community and of industrial manufacturers towards the use of integrated electric …

The hybridization process has recently touched also the world of agricultural vehicles. Within
this context, we develop an Energy Management Strategy (EMS) aiming at optimizing fuel …

Off-road vehicles and transportation are vital for agricultural economics, yet the transition to
green energies is challenging. To make this transition easier, a tool that enables the testing …

The increasing number of electric vehicles is forcing new solutions in the field of charging
infrastructure. One such solution is photovoltaic carports, which have a double task. Firstly …

This work presents an automatic slip control solution applied to a two-wheel-drive (2WD)
electric tractor. Considering that the slip can be maintained within a specific range that …