The present invention refers to an applicator (20, 30, 40, 50) for applying electrical current into a plant, the applicator arranged to be carried by a moving carrier, comprising: at least one support structure (18) comprising a connecting member (17) for attaching the applicator to the moving carrier and locomotion means (22, 31, 36) for moving the applicator along with the carrier; and at least one conductive electrode (24, 34, 35, 54) attached to the support structure (18) and connectable to a terminal of an electrical power source, the at least one conductive electrode (24, 34, 35, 54) comprising a contacting surface for contacting the plant as the applicator is moved by the carrier, wherein a length of the contacting surface extends in the movement direction and is greater than a width of the contacting surface.

A device for damaging weed is provided, the device having a working tool, which is designed to damage the weed; a classification unit, which has positional data of the weed and/or which is designed to detect weeds; a localization unit, which is designed to ascertain a relative position between the working tool and the weed; and a manipulator unit, which is designed to correspondingly position the working tool as a function of the ascertained relative position.

A method for plant treatment, including: receiving a first measurement for a plant from a sensor as the sensor moves within a geographic area comprising a plurality of plants; in response to receipt of the first measurement and prior to receipt of a second measurement for a second plant of the plurality, determining a set of treatment mechanism operation parameters for the plant to optimize a geographic area output parameter based on the first measurement and historical measurements for the geographic area; determining an initial treatment parameter for the plant; and operating a treatment mechanism in a treatment mode based on the set of operating parameters in response to satisfaction of the initial treatment parameter.

An apparatus and a method for increasing the movement speed of the rail vehicle while carrying out measures for controlling weeds on track systems A rail vehicle equipped with an apparatus for increasing the movement speed of the rail vehicle while carrying out measures for controlling weeds on track systems.

The invention relates to a system, a method and the use of the system according to the invention for controlling undesirable plants, in particular on railway tracks, using electrical energy.

Electrical apparatus to kill a plant or at least attenuate plant growth, the apparatus comprising: an electrical energy supply unit; a applicator unit comprising an applicator electrode; a return unit comprising a return electrode; the electrical energy supply unit arranged to apply electrical energy through a transmission circuit comprising the applicator electrode, and the return electrode, the electrical energy supply unit including a plurality of transformers, each transformer having a low voltage side and a high voltage side, wherein the high voltage sides of the transformers are electrically connected to implement transmission circuit, and/or the low voltage sides of the transformers are electrically connected.

An electrical energy processing unit of an apparatus to kill a plant or at least attenuate plant growth is disclosed. The electrical energy processing unit includes a converter and a control circuit. Also disclosed are an apparatus that includes the electrical energy processing unit and a method of utilizing the apparatus. Further disclosed are a computer program for a processor of the control circuit of the electrical energy processing unit and a non-transitory computer readable medium that includes the computer program.

In a device and method for introducing high voltage into a substrate containing biological material, an applicator module having two or more applicators with simultaneously differently polarized applicators is used, through which the electrical high voltage is delivered in metered quantities to change the substrate. Different variants make it possible to introduce the high voltage into the substrate in controlled manner and selectively.

A method for plant treatment, including: receiving a first measurement for a plant from a sensor as the sensor moves within a geographic area comprising a plurality of plants; in response to receipt of the first measurement and prior to receipt of a second measurement for a second plant of the plurality, determining a set of treatment mechanism operation parameters for the plant to optimize a geographic area output parameter based on the first measurement and historical measurements for the geographic area; determining an initial treatment parameter for the plant; and operating a treatment mechanism in a treatment mode based on the set of operating parameters in response to satisfaction of the initial treatment parameter.

An arrangement of electrodes for removing weeds by contact electrocution comprising: a general support (1) formed by a first connection means (2) associated with the proximal end of a deformable frame (3), and a first mounting means (5); a first electrode support (8) associated with said general support (1) by said first connection means (2); a second electrode support (22) associated with said general support (1) by the distal end (4) of said deformable frame (3); wherein said first electrode support (8) includes a first electrode (15); and wherein said second electrode support (22) includes at least one electrode (29).