Design and static characteristics measurement of Permanent Magnet Linear Motor (PMLM) for oil palm cutter

• Main Authors: Abdul Shukor, Fairul Azhar, Misron, Norhisam, Wakiwaka, Hiroyuki, Tashiro, Kunihisa, Nirei , Masami
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14122/
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Mechanization of oil palm cutter is one of the ways to improve oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) harvesting productivity. Introduction of CantasTM has become a breakthrough in an effort of developing a mechanized oil palm FFB cutter especially in Malaysia. The CantasTM has proven its capability to improve the harvesting activity through several fields testing result. However, due to operational limitations, a new oil palm FFB cutter named E-Cutter has been proposed. This paper focused on the design and development of E-Cutter’s actuator. A prototype of the E-Cutter’s actuator has been manufactured, and its static characteristics have been measured.