Development of an electrohydraulic drive system for the vibrating conveyor belt of the peanut digger-inverter

Hydraulic systems are equipment widely used in stationary industrial equipment and in moving agricultural equipment and construction machines. Currently, the rotation of the vibrating conveyor belt of the peanut digger-inverter is triggered by the tractor power take-off. Considering that for the equ...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 13; no. 10; p. e0203300
Main Authors:	Ferezin, Evaldo, da Silva, Rouverson Pereira, Dos Santos, Adão Felipe, Zerbato, Cristiano
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 30-10-2018 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Agricultural engineering Agricultural equipment Agricultural vehicles Batteries Belt conveyors Biology and Life Sciences Construction equipment Control systems Control valves Electric inverters Electric power Engineering and Technology Farm machinery Flow control Hydraulic equipment Hydraulic motors Hydraulics Inverters Laboratories Peanuts Physical Sciences Remote control Research and Analysis Methods Rotating machinery Rotation Tractor engines Valves Brazil
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Summary:	Hydraulic systems are equipment widely used in stationary industrial equipment and in moving agricultural equipment and construction machines. Currently, the rotation of the vibrating conveyor belt of the peanut digger-inverter is triggered by the tractor power take-off. Considering that for the equipment to operate at its optimal, the tractor engine needs to work at low rotation, responsible for the rotation of the power take-off, this work aimed at developing an electro-hydraulic system able to transmit varying work rotations to the vibrating conveyor belt of the digger-inverter, regardless the rotation of the power take-off and the speed used in the tractor. The electro-hydraulic system uses the oil of the auxiliary hydraulic system (remote control) and electric power of the tractor battery. The rotation of the hydraulic motor that drives the vibrating conveyor axis is controlled by a proportional flow control valve while the direction of rotation is determined by an electro-hydraulic directional valve, controlled by a Vcontrol Personal Device Assistant controller installed in the tractor cab. The electro-hydraulic system developed can be used to control the rotation of the vibrating conveyor belt of the peanut digger-inverter since it meets the torque and power requirements necessary to move the vibrating conveyor belt, with the respective rotation control.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. These authors also contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0203300