Cost comparison of energy supply concepts for electrical agricultural machinery

Abstract: As in the transport sector, it is also necessary to investigate alternatives to fossil diesel fuel in the agricultural sector. In addition to technical feasibility, ecological viability and social acceptance, economic viability is ultimately decisive in determining whether an alternative energy source is competitive. Against this background, in this paper, a cost calculation model is described to analyze the competitiveness of different future technologies and applied on the case of future electrical energy supply concepts. The model is applied to compare a continuous energy supply system via a wide-span system (WSS) with a discontinuous battery swapping system (BSS) on the example of tillage. The results show that on area sizes of more than 100 ha, a continuous energy supply for agricultural machinery with a WSS is competitive to a discontinuous BSS. https://www.agricultural-engineering.eu/landtechnik/article/view/3319

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Cost comparison of energy supply concepts for electrical agricultural machinery ; volume:79 ; number:3 ; year:2024 ; Agricultural engineering.eu ; 79, Heft 3 (2024)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Buck, Lennart ; Witte, Thomas de

Further information

• DOI: 10.15150/ae.2024.3319
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410302021068.610470000148
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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