Mobile platform biomass harvester and processor
OwnerJason Forceinventor
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Abstract
A mobile platform biomass harvester has a header, a biomass processor, a storage container, a guidance system, an engine, an electric generator, and a guidance system. The header harvests biomass. The biomass processor includes a shredder, a press, a dryer, and a densifier. The densifier compacts the biomass into a multitude of compressed biomass pieces. The storage container receives compressed biomass pieces from the biomass processor. The guidance system guides the mobile platform at a speed determined by the operating capacity of the mobile platform. The engine generates shaft power. The electrical generator converts the shaft power to electricity to power the guidance system.
Claims20
A mobile platform comprising:
- a) a cutter to cut grass;
- b) a grass processor comprising:
- i) a shredder to convert the cut grass into shredded grass;
- ii) a press to extract water from the shredded grass to produce pressed grass;
- iii) a dryer to generate dried grass from the pressed grass;
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- iv) a pelletizer to compact the dried grass into a multitude of grass pellets;
- c) an storage container to store the grass pellets;
- d) a guidance system configured to guide the mobile platform at a speed determined by the operating capacity of the mobile platform;
- e) an engine configured to generate shaft power;
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- f) an electrical generator powered by the shaft power and configured to power at least the guidance system.
A mobile platform comprising:
- a) a header to harvest biomass;
- b) a biomass processor comprising:
- i) a shredder to shred the biomass;
- ii) a press to extract water from the biomass;
- iii) a dryer to dry the biomass;
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- iv) a densifier to compact the biomass into a multitude of compressed biomass pieces;
- c) an storage container to receive compressed biomass pieces from the biomass processor;
- d) a guidance system configured to guide the mobile platform at a speed determined by the operating capacity of the mobile platform;
- e) an engine configured to generate shaft power;
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- f) an electrical generator powered by the shaft power and configured to power at least the guidance system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.