Truck & Off-Highway Engineering - February 2024 - 7

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Off-highway vehicles require switches and relays that open and close the
electrical circuits that power their advanced systems.
Tom Perry, Product Manager, Industrial and Commercial
Transportation, TE Connectivity. " Commercial trucks often log
long miles, making electrification a challenge. And off-highway
vehicles, which are ruggedized and powerful, have operating
lifespans of 20 years and beyond. As a result, it's not
uncommon for next-generation vehicles to work side by side
with legacy vehicles powered by ICE powertrains. However, as
batteries become more powerful and ranges increase, we will
see greater electrification across the sector. "
Productivity key, but safety first
The high cost of commercial vehicles makes their productivity
essential to ensure a proper return on investment. " With so
much capital investment locked in vehicles, owners and operators
want to maximize their productive working time, "
Perry said. Owners can not only lose thousands of dollars a
day when this machinery is out of service, but they also can
increase their returns if the useful life of those vehicles can be
improved or extended.
Electronification is also improving productivity. Vehicles with
high-speed data connectivity can be more precisely controlled
and tracked, allowing them to optimize routes so they can
achieve more within a specified amount of time. They also can
be remotely monitored and analyzed so that predictive maintenance
can be performed, and problems avoided before a vehicle
is taken out of service.
With fewer moving parts, electric vehicles are predicted to
be more reliable. If a problem is experienced that is unrelated
to the powertrain, such as running over an item in a field and
having it get tangled in the equipment, switches and relays
that disconnect batteries quickly and easily enable technicians
to service these vehicles in the field, restoring them to
full productivity faster.
" However, field maintenance creates safety issues that must
be addressed to protect machine operators and maintenance
technicians as they work on and around vehicles, " Perry said.
High-power and high-voltage systems, as well as other moving
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