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The rising energy
costs are creating
the need for more
efficient vehicles
while meeting/
exceeding
performance,
productivity,
and cost metrics.

be achieved with electric drives if careful attention is paid to the system
design. there is a great deal of future
work needed in the area of electric
drive reliability, product packaging and
thermal management, and cost-effectiveness in these harsh applications.
Future work in improved energy
recovery technologies and methods is
also encouraged to optimize these
systems and WBG devices, and technology could play a vital role in the
integration of energy recovery systems
to capture the energy from regenerative braking of the electric drive systems, deployed on the heavy-duty
vehicles. Development in these areas
for the automotive sector should help accelerate implementation of robust, low-cost drives and systems for offhighway vehicles.

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Biographies
For Further Reading
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Wiley, 2003.
t. J. e. Miller, Electronic Control of Switched Reluctance
Machines (newnes Power engineering series). new York:
oxford, 2001.
e. a. Buning. (2010). electric drives in agricultural
machinery-approach from the tractor side. [online]. Presented at 21st annual Meeting, eMia international, Bologna, nov. 13-14, 2010. [online]. available: http://www.
clubofbologna.org/ew/documents/Knr_Buning.pdf
J. Deere. (2007, oct.). e-Premium tractor introduction at
the 2007 agritechnica show in hannover Germany. [online].
available: http://www.deere.com/en_GB/info_fun/press_
room/press_room/2007/oct07/7030e.html.
J. l. Borge. (2013, Mar. 7). Deere's first hybrid construction
machine. [online]. p. 25. available: www.offhighway-online.org
letourneau technologies. (2008, sept.). l-1150 Generation2.
[online]. available: http://www.letourneautechnologies.com/
mining/resources/docs/l-1150-2.pdf
(2013, Feb. 5). Deere launches hybrid loader at Woc.
[online]. available: http://www.dieselprogress.com/
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Bowman Power. [online]. available: http://www.
bowmanpower.com/technology/turbo-compounding/
c. t. vuk. (2006, aug. 24). electric turbo compounding-
a technology who's time has come. [online]. available:
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(2005). 2500e e-cut hybrid Gas. [online]. available:
http://www.deere.com/en_Us/Productcatalog/Gt/servlet/
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Brij N. Singh (singhBrijn@JohnDeere.com) received the
Ph.D. degree from the indian institute of technology
Delhi, the master's degree from the indian institute of
technology, roorkee, and the bachelor's degree from
Madan Mohan Malviya technical University, Gorakhpur,
india. he joined John Deere electronic solutions, Fargo,
north Dakota, in 2007, where he is currently a technical
specialist. he leads power electronics r&D projects in the
JDes advanced technology Department. he has published
more than 90 research papers and has a number of issued
and pending patents in the areas of power electronics,
sensors, and energy harvesting systems. he is a senior
Member of the ieee.
Kent D. Wanner (WannerKentD@JohnDeere.com) earned
the B.s.e.e. degree from north Dakota state University in
Fargo in 1996. he then joined the electronic Design Department in what was then known as Phoenix international
(now part of John Deere). he spent the next 11 years designing robust controllers, displays, sensors, and telematics systems for ruggedized vehicle applications. in 2007, he
became a design team lead in power electronics, applying
his vehicle application design expertise to vehicle electrification projects. he is currently an electronic design technical manager at John Deere electronic solutions in Fargo. he
holds several patents in the areas of application of power
electronics and electric motor drive systems.
Zimin W. Vilar (vilarZiminW@JohnDeere.com) earned
the Ph.D. degree from the University of south carolina
and the bachelor's degree from Wuhan University, china.
she is the lead design engineer for electric drive in the
John Deere construction and Forestry Division, Dubuque,
iowa. she joined John Deere in March 2007. she has a
number of issued and pending patents. she is a Member
of the ieee.

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