System and Method for Reducing Fuel Consumption of a Work Vehicle

A method for educing the fuel consumption of a work vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining, with a controller, a load power requirement for the work vehicle;
• analyzing stored efficiency data for a transmission and at least one additional component of the work vehicle to determine a plurality of power loss values associated with achieving the load power requirement;
• determining candidate engine settings based on the load power requirement and the power loss values;
• and
• analyzing stored fuel efficiency data based on the candidate engine settings to determine a target engine speed for the work vehicle.

A system for reducing the fuel consumption of a work vehicle, the system comprising:

• an engine;
• a transmission coupled to the engine;
• a controller communicatively coupled to the engine and the transmission, the controller being configured to:
• determine a load power requirement for the work vehicle;
• determine a plurality of candidate engine speeds at which the load power requirement is achievable;
• analyze stored efficiency data for the transmission and at least one additional component of the work vehicle to determine a power loss value for each candidate engine speed;
• determine a candidate engine power for each candidate engine speed based on the load power requirement and the power loss values;
• and
• analyze stored fuel efficiency data for the engine based on the candidate engine powers to determine a target engine speed for the work vehicle.