Forestry system
AssigneeKomatsu Forest AB
InventorsErik Nilsson, Peter Assarsson
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a forestry system (1). The forestry system comprises a harvester (10) comprising an electrical energy generator, and a plurality of self-driving shuttles (20a-f) for transporting logs harvested by the harvester. Each shuttle comprises an electrical energy storage and at least one electrical motor powered by the electrical energy storage. The electrical energy storage of said shuttle is configured to be coupled to the electrical energy generator and charged thereby. The harvester is configured to load a harvested log onto a coupled shuttle and charge the electrical energy storage of said coupled shuttle using electrical energy from the electrical energy generator.
Claims15
A forestry system (1), comprising,
- a harvester (10) comprising an electrical energy generator, and
- a plurality of self-driving shuttles (20a-f) for transporting logs harvested by the harvester (10),
- wherein each shuttle (20a-f) comprises an electrical energy storage and at least one electrical motor powered by the electrical energy storage, wherein the electrical energy storage of said shuttle (20a-f) is configured to be coupled to the electrical energy generator and charged thereby, and
- wherein the harvester (10) is configured to load a harvested log onto a coupled shuttle (20a-f), and charge the electrical energy storage of said coupled shuttle (20a-f) using electrical energy from the electrical energy generator.
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