Electric Machines in Agriculture: Origins, Developments and Applications

by Kevin Desmond

As far back as 1873, experiments were carried out to see whether the electric trolley system applied to omnibuses could be adapted to ploughing and tilling fields. In 1913, 1,600 "trolley/cable ploughs were in use across Germany. The arrival of the gasoline tractor relegated the use of electricity to electroculture, short haul farm machinery and lawn mowers. But it is only with the availability of the lithium-ion battery during the last decade,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9389547962
• ISBN13: 9789389547962
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: New India Publishing Agency- Nipa
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"