How Long Can an Agricultural Aircraft Work Continuously?

Agricultural drones are becoming an indispensable tool in modern agriculture. Because they run on batteries, many customers wonder how long they can work? In the article below, we will answer in detail as well as reveal the technology that helps drones maintain long-term operation time.

I. TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAKE AGRICULTURAL DRONES WORK CONTINUOUSLY

Although the working time of a battery is not long, thanks to technologies such as super fast charging, great working speed, and many batteries, agricultural aircraft can work almost continuously.

1.1.How Long Does a Battery Last on an Agricultural Drone?

Each agricultural drone line will have different working time, however with new generations like today, each battery will help the drone operate as follows:

a. No-load flight can reach 12-15 minutes

That means without carrying fertilizers or pesticides, a battery can help the drone fly continuously for 12 minutes. This is the ideal time to perform light tasks such as surveying fields, mapping or moving between areas.

b. Loaded Flight: 7 To 9 Minutes

With a large payload, when the drone performs tasks such as spraying pesticides and spreading fertilizers, the working time of a drone is reduced to about 7-9 minutes. The reason is that the payload increases the battery’s energy consumption, causing the operating time to be shortened. However, thanks to modern technology, this is not a big barrier.

1.2.Technology Helps Agricultural Drones Work Continuously

Although each battery only helps the agricultural drone work continuously for 7-15 minutes, thanks to modern technology combined with high working speed, the agricultural drone can work almost continuously thanks to the following factors:

a. Equipped with multiple batteries

Most modern agricultural drones are equipped with 3 batteries. This allows users to quickly replace the battery after each flight. So we always have a working battery, a standby battery and maybe one charging.

b. Super Fast Charging Technology

Charging technology is one of the final bottlenecks for high-power devices such as electric vehicles to be put into practice, showing how important their role is for agricultural aircraft. Currently, to fully charge a battery, it only takes us 9-12 minutes, equivalent to the working time of a battery. In addition, during the working process, we also have to calibrate, add fertilizer and pesticides, so we almost have no time to rest related to the issue of waiting for the battery to charge.

But why can drone batteries charge so quickly? The secret lies in the battery material. Batteries are often made from advanced materials such as lithium-ion or lithium-polymer, which are capable of withstanding high currents, so we can increase the voltage to fully charge the battery in a short time.

c. High Working Speed

In addition, agricultural drones are designed to complete work at high speed. For example, during pesticide spraying, the G700 drone can spray up to 40 liters/minute, covering a large area in just a few minutes. Combined with the ability to change batteries and charge quickly, the drone hardly needs to rest for long, providing outstanding performance.

II. HOW LONG IS THE WORKING TIME OF THE G700 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT?

In the context of modern agriculture changing strongly, GlobalCheck G700 agricultural aircraft emerges as a breakthrough solution, they not only have large capacity but are also equipped with many modern technologies that help them work continuously.

2.1. Outstanding working power

The G700 is considered one of the largest agricultural drones on the market today with impressive parameters such as:

Spray tank capacity: 70 liters.
Spreader tank capacity: 100 liters.
Spraying speed: can reach 40 liters/minute (4-nozzle version).
Fertilizer spreading speed: can reach 300 kg/minute.
Maximum flight speed: can reach 13.8 m/s.

2.2. The secret to “non-stop” work

With such a high working speed, the most important task is how to dissipate heat as quickly as possible for the battery when working and charging. Because when working at high capacity, the drone generates a lot of heat.

The G700 agricultural aircraft is equipped with many modern technologies that help them quickly cool the battery, thereby helping the G700 work almost continuously, specifically technologies such as:

The wind can directly contact each battery cell to help accelerate heat dissipation.
Smart charger, equipped with automatic cooling fan.
The battery is placed in the front, not covered, so it can take advantage of the wind to cool the battery.

Details: Special design of G700 battery accelerates heat dissipation

The G700 agricultural aircraft uses a 30,000mAh (18S) smart battery, providing abundant energy for flight operations. 9000W super-fast charging technology. This is the key factor that helps the G700 maintain continuous performance. It only takes 9-12 minutes to fully charge a battery, combined with effective cooling capabilities to ensure safety even when operating at high capacity.

With multiple batteries (usually 3 or more in a set), the operator can quickly replace a depleted battery with a full battery. Because during the working time of a battery, we can also charge another one while still having 1 as a spare.

2.3. Virtually no waiting for charging

Combining impressive flight times (loaded or unloaded), the ability to equip multiple batteries and ultra-fast charging technology, the G700 agricultural drone can truly work almost continuously in the field. When a battery is depleted, it can be replaced immediately with a fully charged one, and the depleted battery will be put into charge to prepare for the next round. This completely eliminates waiting time for battery charging, optimizes productivity and brings outstanding economic efficiency to the user.

III. CONCLUSION OF AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WORKING TIME

Agricultural drones can fly without a load for about 15 minutes and with a load for 7-10 minutes. However, thanks to being equipped with 3 batteries, super-fast charging technology based on battery materials that can withstand high current intensity, along with high working speed, drones can operate almost continuously without much interruption. This is the reason why agricultural drones become the ideal solution for modern farming activities.

I. TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAKE AGRICULTURAL DRONES WORK CONTINUOUSLY

1.1.How Long Does a Battery Last on an Agricultural Drone?

1.2.Technology Helps Agricultural Drones Work Continuously