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US 2026/0146567 A1Published application
Engine control of an agricultural system
AssigneeAGCO Power Oy
InventorEemeli Aaro Antti Pylkkänen
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Abstract
An agricultural system includes a drivetrain with an engine, and an electric machine configured to be operated in a motor mode or a generator mode, and a control unit configured to execute a method including determining a maximum total system efficiency of the agricultural system, determining an ideal operation point of the engine in accordance with the maximum total system efficiency, and controlling the engine to operate the engine at the ideal operation point of the engine.
Claims18
An agricultural system, comprising:
- a drivetrain with
- an engine;
- and
- an electric machine configured to be operated in a motor mode or a generator mode;
- the agricultural system further comprising
- a control unit configured to
- determine a maximum total system efficiency of the agricultural system;
- determine an ideal operation point of the engine in accordance with the maximum total system efficiency;
- control the engine to operate the engine at the ideal operation point of the engine.
6 more elements
A method for controlling an engine of an agricultural system comprising:
- determining a maximum total system efficiency of the agricultural system;
- determining an ideal operation point of the engine in accordance with the maximum total system efficiency;
- controlling the engine to operate the engine at the ideal operation point of the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.