Increasing interest in reducing pollutant emissions and fuel consumption of off-road vehicles has led to research into alternative systems that aim to reduce the power dissipation of the hydraulic circuits equipping such vehicles. This work proposes alternative hydraulic architectures for agricultural tractors in comparison with traditional systems. The alternative circuit architecture uses independent metering valves and electronically controlled variable pump and involves different control strategies. The analysis is performed with reference to the hydraulic circuit and operating conditions of the remote utilities of a medium-sized tractor. A duty cycle for remote utilities is used for the analysis, obtained from experimental measurements on a tractor equipped with a front loader. Traditional and alternative architectures are modelled using a lumped parameter approach. In this way it is demonstrated that considerable energy savings can be achieved using the alternative architectures.

Energy Savings in the Hydraulic Circuit of Agricultural Tractors / BORGHI, Massimo; ZARDIN, Barbara; PINTORE, FRANCESCO; BELLUZZI, FRANCESCO. - In: ENERGY PROCEDIA. - ISSN 1876-6102. - STAMPA. - 45:(2014), pp. 352-361. (Intervento presentato al convegno 68th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2013 tenutosi a Bologna nel 11-14 settembre 2013) [10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.038].

Energy Savings in the Hydraulic Circuit of Agricultural Tractors

BORGHI, Massimo
;
ZARDIN, Barbara
;
PINTORE, FRANCESCO
;
BELLUZZI, FRANCESCO
2014

Abstract

Increasing interest in reducing pollutant emissions and fuel consumption of off-road vehicles has led to research into alternative systems that aim to reduce the power dissipation of the hydraulic circuits equipping such vehicles. This work proposes alternative hydraulic architectures for agricultural tractors in comparison with traditional systems. The alternative circuit architecture uses independent metering valves and electronically controlled variable pump and involves different control strategies. The analysis is performed with reference to the hydraulic circuit and operating conditions of the remote utilities of a medium-sized tractor. A duty cycle for remote utilities is used for the analysis, obtained from experimental measurements on a tractor equipped with a front loader. Traditional and alternative architectures are modelled using a lumped parameter approach. In this way it is demonstrated that considerable energy savings can be achieved using the alternative architectures.
2014
68th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2013
Bologna
11-14 settembre 2013
45
352
361
BORGHI, Massimo; ZARDIN, Barbara; PINTORE, FRANCESCO; BELLUZZI, FRANCESCO
Energy Savings in the Hydraulic Circuit of Agricultural Tractors / BORGHI, Massimo; ZARDIN, Barbara; PINTORE, FRANCESCO; BELLUZZI, FRANCESCO. - In: ENERGY PROCEDIA. - ISSN 1876-6102. - STAMPA. - 45:(2014), pp. 352-361. (Intervento presentato al convegno 68th Conference of the Italian Thermal Machines Engineering Association, ATI 2013 tenutosi a Bologna nel 11-14 settembre 2013) [10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.038].
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