Patent ID: 11944034
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A system of adjusting threshing and separation performance of a threshing and separation system of an agricultural harvester, the system comprising:
at least one concave carried by a chassis of the agricultural harvester;
a rotor cage, and a rotor enclosed by the rotor cage; and
a controller carried by the chassis and configured to:
operably couple to a moisture sensor disposed upstream of the threshing and separation system, relative to the flow of crop material;
determine a moisture level of crop material headed for the threshing and separation system; and
output an adjustment signal to at least one component of the agricultural harvester to adjust performance of the threshing and separation system based at least partially on the determined moisture level, the at least one component including the engine which is operatively coupled to the controller, the controller being configured to output the adjustment signal to the engine to increase a power output of the engine when the determined moisture level increases and decrease the power output of the engine when the determined moisture level decreases, and
wherein the threshing and separation system further comprising at least one adjustable vane disposed on an interior of the rotor cage and a vane actuator operably coupled to the at least one adjustable vane and the controller, the controller being configured to output the adjustment signal to the vane actuator to adjust a vane pitch of the at least one adjustable vane to promote faster travel of crop material through the rotor cage when the determined moisture level increases, and adjust the vane pitch of the at least one adjustable vane to promote slower travel of crop material through the rotor cage when the determined moisture level decreases.