Variable fan drive dependent on cleaning fan drive load

Included is a combine having a feeder housing for receiving harvested crop, a separating system for threshing the harvested crop to separate grain from residue, a crop cleaning system including a cleaning fan powered by a fan drive to propel the residue into a residue system of the combine, at least...

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Main Authors Cannegieter, Todd Allen, Linde, Karl Robert
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.08.2022
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
FISHING
FORESTRY
HARVESTING
HAY OR STRAW PRESSES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
MOWING
PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE
TRAPPING
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Summary:Included is a combine having a feeder housing for receiving harvested crop, a separating system for threshing the harvested crop to separate grain from residue, a crop cleaning system including a cleaning fan powered by a fan drive to propel the residue into a residue system of the combine, at least one sensor for detecting an operational parameter of the fan drive, and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to determine a load on the fan drive from the detected operational parameter, compare the determined load to a load threshold, and control a speed of the cleaning fan based on the comparison.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916512544