Modular battery swap system as an enabler for fossilfree mobile work vehicles
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| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 207 000 |
| Project duration | July 2021 - October 2023 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Fossilfria Arbetsmaskiner - FFI |
| Call | Fossil-free mobile work machines - spring 2021 |
| End-of-project report | 2021-01781svenska.pdf(pdf, 2119 kB) (In Swedish) |
Important results from the project
The project has developed and demonstrated how a modular battery swap system can be used in electric work machines in various industries. The purpose of the project was to demonstrate innovative technology where battery swap technology enables battery-powered machines in agriculture and forestry. The project has completed the following: 1. Designed and built a modular battery pack for work machines. 2. Designed and built an automatic battery swap station 3. Completed a prototype for an autonomous electric agricultural machine 4. Electrically converted a machine for forestry
Expected long term effects
We have succeeded in creating a working battery swap concept. The concept has been shown at several different demo events. The project has received a lot of positive publicity in the media. The project creates opportunities to run work machines in agriculture and forestry without the batteries needing to be unnecessarily large, heavy and expensive to carry with the machine in the field. Building electrified work machines is not a big deal. What is new in this project is that we demonstrate a battery replacement system for work machines - that works in real life!
Approach and implementation
The project group has worked hard together for two years and achieved brilliant results that we are very pleased with. As expected, it took some time to agree on a concept for the common component battery pack, but once it was set, work took off. In the project, we have built seven battery packs, two electric work machines and a battery exchange station including electrical system, control system and other adaptations. This would not have been possible without a dedicated and very talented project group!