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<p>This article deals with the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption in machines using cut-to-length (CTL) technology with the help of electro-hybrid systems. The text discusses the individual components of these systems. Furthermore, the article contains technical solutions for current electro-hybrid drive systems of harvesters, forwarders and forwarding trailers, including their description and available parameters. The current technical and technological development of electro-hybrid drive systems and their components leads to a significant improvement in the performance of drives of the new generation of CTL machines and to higher energy efficiency. Thanks to this, the use of electro-hybrid drive systems in these machines could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as operating costs.</p>
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This article deals with the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption in machines using cut-to-length (CTL) technology with the help of electro-hybrid systems. The text discusses the individual components of these systems. Furthermore, the article contains technical solutions for current electro-hybrid drive systems of harvesters, forwarders and forwarding trailers, including their description and available parameters. The current technical and technological development of electro-hybrid drive systems and their components leads to a significant improvement in the performance of drives of the new generation of CTL machines and to higher energy efficiency. Thanks to this, the use of electro-hybrid drive systems in these machines could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as operating costs.

Advancing sustainability in forestry machinery: Electro-Hybrid drives for greenhouse gas reduction and enhanced energy efficiency

Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology

Central European Forestry Journal

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This article deals with the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption in machines using cut-to-length (CTL) technology with the...

Advancing sustainability in forestry machinery: Electro-Hybrid drives for greenhouse gas reduction and enhanced energy efficiency

Published Online: Mar 04, 2024

Page range: 41 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2023-0024

Keywords
CTL (cut-to-length) technology, harvester, forwarder, hybridization, emissions, fuel consumption

© 2023 Václav Mergl et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Advancing sustainability in forestry machinery: Electro-Hybrid drives for greenhouse gas reduction and enhanced energy efficiency

Published Online: Mar 04, 2024

Page range: 41 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2023-0024

KeywordsCTL (cut-to-length) technology, harvester, forwarder, hybridization, emissions, fuel consumption

© 2023 Václav Mergl et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
CTL (cut-to-length) technology, harvester, forwarder, hybridization, emissions, fuel consumption