HYDROELECTRICALLY-CHARGED AGRICULTURAL HOSE REEL PRIME MOVER, MOBILE AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND HYDROELECTRICALLY-CHARGED AGRICULTURAL TRAVELING GUN PRIME MOVER

摘要

A hydroelectrically-charged hose reel prime mover [100] includes: a carriage [105]; a plurality of wheels [101/102] coupled to the carriage [105]; a hose reel [140] rotatably connected to the carriage [105]; a flexible hose [141] configured to receive a pressurized fluid, the flexible hose [141] arranged on the hose reel [140] and open into a turbine inlet pipe [123]; an electric drive system; and a hydroelectric charging system. The electric drive system including: a battery pack [132] and a motor [133] electrically connected to the battery pack [132] and configured to rotate at least some of the wheels [102], The hydroelectric charging system including a turbine [128] fluidly connected to the turbine inlet pipe [123] to receive at least some of the pressurized fluid via the flexible hose [141] and a hydroelectric generator [129] connected to the turbine [128], The hydroelectric generator [129] is configured to charge the battery pack [132],