System and method for cleaning a grille of a work vehicle

A work vehicle, the work vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a plurality of wheels supporting the chassis;
• an engine compartment supported on the chassis;
• a grille defining an inner side facing towards the engine compartment and an outer side facing towards an exterior of the work vehicle;
• and
• a cleaning system comprising:
• a plurality of nozzles within the engine compartment and directed towards the inner side of the grille, the plurality of nozzles and the grille being fixed relative to each other;
• a pressurized fluid source configured to supply pressurized fluid to the plurality of nozzles, the pressurized fluid received by the plurality of nozzles being expelled from the plurality of nozzles and directed through the grille from the inner side to the outer side;
• a valve fluidly coupled between the pressurized fluid source and the plurality of nozzles, the valve being configured to regulate the supply of pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source to the plurality of nozzles;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the valve, the controller having an electronic cleaning module configured to monitor field conditions, the controller being configured to selectively open and close the valve to regulate the supply of pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source to the plurality of nozzles based at least in part on the monitored field conditions.