Mobile platform based biomass powered harvester

摘要

A mobile platform based biomass powered harvester has a header, a biomass processor, a heated storage container, a guidance system, a biomass gasification reactor, a syngas engine, an electric generator, and a guidance system. The header harvests biomass. The biomass processor includes a shredder, a press, a dryer, and a densifier. The densifier compacts the biomass into a multitude of compressed biomass pieces. The heated storage container receives compressed biomass pieces from the biomass processor. The guidance system guides the mobile platform at a speed determined by the operating capacity of the densifier. The biomass gasification reactor generates syngas from compressed biomass pieces. The syngas engine generates shaft power. The electrical generator converts the shaft power to electricity to power the guidance system.

主权项

1. A mobile platform based grass powered harvester comprising:
a) a cutter to cut grass; b) a grass processor comprising:
i) a shredder to convert the cut grass into shredded grass;ii) a press to extract water from the shredded grass to produce pressed grass;iii) a dryer to generate dried grass from the pressed grass; andiv) a pelletizer to compact the dried grass into a multitude of grass pellets; c) an heated storage container to store the grass pellets; d) a chemical reactor configured to:
i) generate syngas by gasifying at least some of the grass pellets; andii) generate a first source of heat; e) a guidance system configured to guide the mobile platform at a speed determined by the operating capacity of the pelletizer; f) a syngas engine configured to:
i) generate shaft power; andii) generate a second source of heat; and g) an electrical generator powered by the shaft power and configured to power at least the guidance system.