Patent ID: 8610445
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A01D,G01N

Abstract:
1. An agricultural working machine for harvesting crop material embodying a forage harvester and including a measuring device for measuring a moisture content of a crop material flow passing through the agricultural working machine during harvesting operation, the measuring device comprising: at least one conductance sensor, said at least one conductance sensor comprising at least two electrodes arranged on a base plate and configured for determining the moisture content, and only one temperature sensor provided for temperature compensation and integrated in said conductance sensor, wherein the only one temperature sensor is arranged on the base plate with the at least two electrodes, and the baseplate is installed on the agricultural working machine, wherein the moisture content is determined at the conductance sensor via a temperature-compensated detection of conductance of the crop material flow contacting the at least two electrodes; and wherein the conductance sensor is positioned in a region of impact of the crop-material flow accelerated by a post-accelerator, wherein the region of impact is located on a top wall of an inside of an upper discharge chute of the forage harvester that ejects the crop-material.