Electrification of agricultural machinery and vehicles

Battery and drive systems for agricultural vehicles – robust, scalable and ready for rapid series production.

Every hour counts in the field.
Within tight seasonal timeframes, the technology must be available at all times, even under changing conditions. Anyone electrifying agricultural vehicles therefore needs robust systems with the right power and range. At the same time, the transition to series production must be achieved quickly and reliably.

Seasonal peaks leave no room for downtime.

When the weather, soil conditions and harvest time all align, the machine must be up and running. A breakdown not only costs operating time, but can also jeopardise an entire operational window. Battery and drive systems for agricultural vehicles must therefore be designed for high availability and reliable continuous operation.

Dust, dirt, moisture, and vibration are part of everyday life.

Agricultural machinery operates off-road and is subjected to high mechanical stress. The housing, electrical connections, cooling system and battery management must function reliably even in dusty, muddy and wet conditions and when subjected to constant vibrations.

Load profiles and vehicle architectures vary greatly.

From farm loaders to feed mixers, shredders and chippers, right through to tractors, the installation space, energy requirements, voltage, peak power and operating time vary considerably. What is needed are scalable battery systems that can be adapted to different machine platforms without having to start from scratch for each variant.

Battery systems · Propulsion solutions · Industrialisation

From standardised battery systems to bespoke agricultural solutions.

Many small and medium-sized agricultural machinery OEMs wish to electrify farm loaders, feed mixers, shredders, choppers, farm tractors or larger tractors without having to build up their own battery expertise or additional development resources. Handtmann offers a quick start with MODUBAT and, where required, expands the solution to include bespoke development, system integration and scalable series production.

  • MODUBAT – a standardised, modular and scalable battery system for rapid integration into agricultural vehicles

  • Customised battery systems – for the specific packaging, performance and application requirements of agricultural machinery

  • ePowertrain integration – coordinated battery, drive and control systems from a single source

  • Industrialisation – scalable series production, from small batches to growing volume requirements
About our battery systems

What makes us well-suited to the electrification of agricultural machinery.

Get started quickly without having to develop your own batteries

MODUBAT offers agricultural OEMs a standardised and scalable platform to help them make the transition to electrification. This reduces development costs, shortens lead times and creates a robust foundation for different machine variants.

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Scalable for different machines and performance profiles

MODUBAT can be adapted to the specific application in terms of capacity, voltage and dimensions. The available capacity range of 12.1 to 1,270 kWh and voltages from 115 to 1,000 V DC provide scope for compact vehicles as well as for high-power agricultural machinery.

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Development and series production remain under one roof

Handtmann combines system development, validation, industrialisation and series production. 164 MWh of battery capacity already industrialised demonstrates that what we develop does not remain at the prototype stage. It is brought into series production in a reproducible, reliable and scalable manner.

 

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What agricultural vehicle manufacturers are asking.

MODUBAT is generally suitable for a variety of mobile agricultural applications, including farm loaders, feed mixers, shredders and choppers, farm tractors and larger tractors. Other self-propelled machinery can also be accommodated. The specific design depends on the installation space, power requirements, peak load, operating time, loading window and environmental conditions.

The relevant environmental and load requirements are defined at an early stage of the project and incorporated into the design, cooling system, interfaces and validation. Our systems can be validated for a temperature range of −40 to +90 °C. The protection concept and test programme are tailored to the specific agricultural application.

A standardised system is ideal when the priority is rapid, cost-effective integration into series production and the vehicle architecture can be accommodated within the available configurations. Where there are specific requirements regarding installation space, performance or functionality, we develop a bespoke battery or ePowertrain system.

Related topics.

Standardised battery systems

MODUBAT – the modular battery platform for the rapid and scalable electrification of agricultural vehicles.

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Customised battery and ePowertrain systems

For agricultural machinery with specific requirements in terms of installation space, performance, range and system architecture.

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The industrialisation of mobile applications

Scalable series production for battery and drive systems in agricultural vehicles – from small-batch production to industrialised production lines.

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An overview of our solutions for other mobile applications and sectors.

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Your machine. Our system. Ready for the field.

Whether it’s a farm loader, feed mixer, shredder, forage chopper, farm tractor or larger tractor: get in touch with us to discuss your new electric vehicle platform, battery integration or scaling up to series production.

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