• 농업과학연구
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.133-146
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• 2024

Selection of gear reduction ratio is essential for machine design to ensure suitable power and speed during agricultural operations. The goal of the study was to evaluate the gear reduction ratio for a 1.6 kW four-wheel-drive (4WD) multi-purpose agricultural electric vehicle platform using workload data under different off-road conditions. A data acquisition system was fabricated to collect workload (torque) of the vehicle acting on the gear shaft. Field tests were performed under three driving surfaces (asphalt, concrete, and grassland), payload operations (981, 2,942, and 4,903 N), and slope conditions (0 - 4°, 4 - 8°, and 8 - 12°), respectively. Commercial speed reduction gear phases were attached to the input shaft of the vehicle powertrain. The maximum required torque was recorded as 37.5 Nm at a 4,903 N load with 8 - 12° slope levels, and the minimum torque was 12.32 Nm at 0 - 4° slope levels with a 981 Nm load for a 4 km/h speed on asphalt, concrete, and grassland roads. Based on the operating load condition and motor torque and rotational speed (TN) curve, the minimum and maximum gear reduction ratios were chosen as 1 : 50 and 1 : 64, respectively. The selected motor satisfied power requirements by meeting all working torque criteria with the gear reduction ratios. The chosen motor with a gear reduction ratio of 1 : 50 was suitable to fit with the motor T-N curve, and produced the maximum speeds and loads needed for driving and off-road activities. The findings of the study would assist in choosing a suitable gear reduction ratio for electric vehicle multi-purpose field operations.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.138-144
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• 2012

Recent environmental issues such as exhaust gas and greenhouse effect make the agricultural machinery market takes into account the hybrid and electric propulsion technology used in automotive engineering. Generally the agricultural machinery, particularly an agricultural tractor, needs large load capacity and long continuous operating time comparing with conventional vehicles. In case of a pure electric tractor, it is necessary for considering large capacity batteries and long charging time. Therefore we take an AER extended PHEV (All Electric Range extended Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) power transmission system in developing an electric tractor in this study. First we propose a PHEV powertrain structure in order to substitute the conventional diesel engine equipped tractor. And we performed the road tests using a conventional mechanical tractor with various load conditions, which were classified and statistically treated real agricultural works. The test results were analysed with respect to the power characteristics of the power source. Finally using the test result, we designed two-stepped reduction gear ratios in the proposed an electric tractor powertrain for carrying out typical agricultural works.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.315-329
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• 2024

This study was conducted for simulation model development of an electric all-wheel-drive vehicle to adapt the agricultural machinery. Data measurement system was installed on a four-wheel electric driven vehicle using proximity sensor, torque-meter, global positioning system (GPS) and data acquisition (DAQ) device. Axle torque and rotational speed were measured using a torque-meter and a proximity sensor. Driving test was performed on an upland field at a speed of 7 km·h^-1. Simulation model was developed using a multi-body dynamics software, and tire properties were measured and calculated to reflect the similar road conditions. Measured and simulated data were compared to validate the developed simulation model performance, and axle rotational speed was selected as simulation input data and axle torque and power were selected as simulation output data. As a result of driving performance, an average axle rotational speed was 115 rpm for each wheel. Average axle torque and power were 4.50, 4.21, 4.04, and 3.22 Nm and 53.42, 50.56, 47.34, and 38.07 W on front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheel, respectively. As a result of simulation driving, average axle torque and power were 4.51, 3.9, 4.16, and 3.32 Nm and 55.79, 48.11, 51.62, and 41.2 W on front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheel, respectively. Absolute error of axle torque was calculated as 0.22, 7.36, 2.97, and 3.11% on front left, front right, rear left, rear right wheel, respectively, and absolute error of axle power was calculated as 4.44, 4.85, 9.04, and 8.22% on front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheel, respectively. As a result of absolute error, it was shown that developed simulation model can be used for driving performance prediction of electric driven vehicle. Only straight driving was considered in this study, and various road and driving conditions would be considered in future study.

• Agribusiness and Information Management
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.40-48
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• 2014

As basic research to develop HEV and EV agricultural field machinery, the present study analyzes the technical trend of electric agricultural field machinery through product analysis, paper analysis, and patent analysis concerning HEV and EV in the automobile, construction machinery, and agricultural machinery sectors. For product analysis, the homepages of companies in these sectors were consulted to analyze the number of products of each company. For paper analysis, key words related to HEV and EV were selected, a search formula was drawn up, and articles search sites were consulted. And for patent analysis too, key words were selected and then a search formula was drawn up to examine published patent applications or registered patent applications, and trends were analyzed by structure, country, and year. The number of HEV and EV products were 17 in the automobile area, 8 in construction machinery, and 4 in agricultural machinery. Notably, in the agricultural machinery area, all HEV and EV products were from advanced companies overseas. In terms of papers, papers published in the past 5 years were searched and 33,195 papers were from the automobile area, 3,806 were from construction machinery, and 2,687, the fewest papers, were from the agricultural machinery area. A search of patents in the electric drive technology area in Korea, USA, and Japan, and Europe showed 1,927 valid patents, with 1,120 in Japan, 497 in USA, 193 in Korea, and 117 in Europe. Analysis of the trend of research on electric agricultural field machinery by product, paper, and patent shows the development of HEV and EV technology in Korea is insufficient compared to USA, Japan, and Europe, which means rapid technological development is needed.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 농업용 전기차의 경량성과 생산의 효율성을 개선하기 위한 전면부의 진공성형 방식의 3차원 설계 방법을 제안한다. 농업용 전기차는 충돌에 대비한 재질의 강도적인 측면에서 다소 자유로움을 가지지만, 경량성 및 생산의 효율성이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 레이저 가공, 절곡, 도장 등의 복잡한 가공 공정을 대체할 수 있는 진공성형 설계 방법을 제안한다. 전기차 전면부의 3차원 설계 및 진공성형 금형 기술 개발을 통하여 제품의 안정성과 생산성 및 편의성을 향상시키는 것이 연구의 주요 목적이다. 연구는 CATIA를 이용한 모델링, ABAQUS를 이용한 구조 안정성 해석, 시제품 제작 및 3D Scan을 이용한 치수 확인 및 실제 전기차 사용환경에서의 실제 주행시험의 순으로 진행되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 전기자 전면부 진공성형 방식의 타당성이 검증되었으며 이 결과는 농업용 전기차의 생산자 및 농업 종사자들에게 널리 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2018

In electric agricultural machine a reduction gear is needed to convert the high speed rotation motion generated by DC motor to lower speed rotation motion used by the vehicle. The reduction gear consists of several spur gears. Spur gears are the most easily visualized gears that transmit motion between two parallel shafts and easy to produce. The modelling and simulation of spur gears in DC motor reduction gear is important to predict the actual motion behaviour. A pair of spur gear tooth in action is generally subjected to two types of cyclic stress: contact stress and bending stress. The stress may not attain their maximum values at the same point of contact fatigue. These types of failure can be minimized by analysis of the problem during the design stage and creating proper tooth surface profile with proper manufacturing methods. To improve its life expectation in this study modal and stress analysis of reduction gear is simulated using ANSYS workbench based on finite element method (FEM). The modal analysis was done to understand reduction gear deformation behaviour when vibration occurs. FEM static stress analysis is also simulated on reduction gear to simulate the gear teeth bending stress and contact stress behaviour.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.391-396
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• 2009

The percentage of those aged 60 and over is 43.5% among our country's 3,186 thousands farming population, so farm village is getting aging society rapidly. Moreover agricultural competitiveness has being weakened due to labor shortage by degradation in quality of labor configuration from elderly porson. For realisms easy workability, we developed a motor vehicle for agricultural activity. The vehicle has an automatic guidance system which could follows a track of magnetic tape on the floor for easy moving to given working position. We collected data from two guidance sensors, located on front and rear end of the vehicle and calculated displacement and angle deviation from the track. This traveling system was stably controlled with processing information deflection S, angle of deviation, D and angle velocity, Vt = $k_1D$ - $k_2S$ from two guidance sensors attached on front and rear of th motor vehicle. Also this system have been tested under various condition of $k_1$, $k_2$ for comparison on both stepped and turning routes. The results show that traveling performance is best at $k_1$=0.7, $k_2$=3.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.994-1002
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• 2019

본 논문은 농업용 전기차량의 전기식 동력인출장치용 전력변환시스템에 대해 제안한다. 대부분의 전기식 동력인출장치(Electric Power Take-Off : e-PTO)는 상용전원 $220V_{AC}$를 사용한다. 농업용 전기차량의 낮은 배터리 전압을 사용하여 높은 출력 전압을 공급하기 위한 DC-DC 컨버터와 DC-AC 인버터로 구성된 2단 구조를 갖는 양방향 전력변환시스템이 적합하다. 제안하는 전력변환시스템은 1단의 Dual Active Bridge(DAB)컨버터와 2단의 양방향 풀 브릿지 인버터로 구성된다. 또한, 초기 구동시 DC 버스단 커패시터 충전에 의해 발생되는 돌입 전류 저감을 위해 소프트 스타트 알고리즘을 제안한다. 3kW급 전력변환시스템 시제품 및 알고리즘을 구현하고 실험을 통해서 실용성을 입증하였다.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2022

농업의 탄소 중립 및 기후변화 대응을 위해 그동안 내연기관 중심으로 발전해 왔던 농업기계도 온실가스의 배출이 없는 전동 기반의 기술로 전환이 필요하다. 이 연구에서는 농업용 전동 UTV의 진동과 충격을 저감시키고, 차량의 주행안정성과 조종성능을 향상하기 위하여 전동 UTV 서스펜션 설계를 위한 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 시뮬레이션은 차체의 공차 하중과 화물을 적재한 하중 상태로 나누어 수행되었다. UTV의 서스펜션 스프링의 가동 범위는 조건 B가 공차상태에서 가동범위 30% 이내의 수준을 나타내고, 적재 중량을 만재한 상태의 UTV 서스펜션 변위는 264mm→121mm로 작아지고, 댐핑속도는 260mm/s→300mm/s로 가동범위 60% 이내의 수준에 있음을 알 수 있었다. 다목적 농작업용을 위한 전동 UTV의 서스펜션은 주행과 지형 적응뿐 아니라 경운과 같은 견인작업에서 농작업 능력을 유지하기 위해 매우 중요한 요인이다. 이 연구의 결과는 전동 UTV를 다양한 농작업에 이용할 수 있도록 적절한 댐핑 범위를 갖는 스프링 파라메터를 결정하는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.556-561
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• 2020

현대 사회의 농업 인구의 고령화 및 감소로 농업 환경 개선이 필요한 실정이고 대표적인 문제 중 하나이다. 그리고 대부분의 작업체계에서 항상 운반 작업이 필요하기 때문에 운반 작업에 사용되는 시간과 노동력의 비율이 매우 높다. 이에 따라 많은 종류의 운반차들이 개발되고 판매되고 있으며, 초기에는 대부분 화석연료를 사용하는 동력운반차가 주종을 이루고 있다. 그러나 최근에는 지구온난화와 기후변화협약 등 국제 환경규제의 강화 및 화석연료의 고갈로 인한 수소, 연료전지, 태양광, 바이오 등 차세대 친환경에너지를 주목하고 있다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 화석연료를 대체하는 친환경적이며 누구나 쉽게 조작이 가능하고 안전한 농업용 전기운반차를 개발하는 것을 최종목표로 한다. 농업용 전기운반차의 광범위한 차속 조절 및 안정성 확보에 초점을 두고 설계하였으며, 성능 및 디자인을 고려하여 프레임, 주행부, 조향부, 컨트롤러 시스템 등으로 구성되어 각 부분별 검토하였다. 본 연구의 농업용 전기운반차가 젊은 인력이 부족한 농경사회에서 고령노동자나 여성들이 쉽고 편하게 작업을 할 수 있고 높은 효율성을 통해서 농경사회에 도움이 될 수 있을 것이다.