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Batteries, chargers and circuit protection
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Batteries are optimised for engine starting
Briefing note describes sizing considerations for engine starting batteries.
News from Industrial Batteries (UK) (21 April 2008)
Batteries power army modernisation
Saft will provide a high voltage, 4kWh battery as part of the energy storage subsystem for the FCS manned ground vehicles family. Brochure available
News from Saft Lithium Battery Division (11 April 2008)
Battery balancer keeps charging on the level
Tests on go-kart batteries showed a 75% increase in battery performance when using the CEQ12 balancer.
News from Camden Electronics ( 7 April 2008)
Batteries provide power for space station link
User application article Saft primary lithium and Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries provide power to the Jules Verne automated transfer vehicle, which has successfully docked with the International Space Station. Brochure available
News from Saft Batteries ( 4 April 2008)
Battery partnership marks tenth anniversary
Nickel-cadmium cells can perform reliably for 20 years or more with minimal attention, a factor that can reduce lifecycle costs and benefit the environment
News from Industrial Batteries (UK) (31 March 2008)
Batteries survive constant draining and recharging
Offering nominal capacities from 12 to 70Ah in industry standard sizes, BEV batteries feature flame-retardant cases.
News from Camden Electronics (17 March 2008)
Airbus adopts Li-ion chemistry to start
User application article Contract illustrates the successful adaptation of Saft's 10-plus years of research in advanced Li-ion battery technology for specific, demanding applications. Brochure available
News from Saft Batteries (14 March 2008)
Maintenance-free battery aids security
Battery is specifically designed to help engineers meet all installation and system specifications as defined by EN50131 for the security industry.
News from Yuasa Battery Sales (UK) (11 March 2008)
Software eases battery choices
Alcad Solar storage batteries are purpose-built to operate in photovoltaic and other renewable energy applications.
News from Industrial Batteries (UK) (25 February 2008)
Overcurrent protection is optimised for automation
Electronic active current limitation responds much faster to overload or short circuit conditions than switch-mode power supplies. Brochure available
News from E-T-A Circuit Breakers (20 February 2008)
Battery management system frees up floorspace
User application article Company has also eliminated manual handling of batteries and expects battery efficiency and lifetimes to be improved.
News from EnerSys Motive Power (15 February 2008)
Electric canal boat is an educational experience
User application article Exide has supplied the batteries and chargers for Elsdale II, an electric powered canal boat that takes local schoolchildren and community groups on educational trips along the Grand Union Canal.
News from Exide Technologies (15 February 2008)
Valve-regulated battery offer large capacity
The SWL2300FR gives 40% extra discharge capacity than a standard NPL battery.
News from Yuasa Battery Sales (UK) (12 February 2008)
Battery endures constant high temperatures
Vantex cells are assembled in blocks of up to six cells to facilitate transportation and are delivered ready-filled with electrolyte to make installation fast and simple.
News from Alcad (12 February 2008)
Website redesign eases battery choices
IBLUK's principle battery applications are covered by a range of downloads which give information on the application and the battery requirements.
News from Industrial Batteries (UK) (28 January 2008)
Electrical system helps handle frozen foods
User application article In order to prevent tripping, Block UK recommended adding a motor reactor (choke) that would smooth out the PWM (pulse width modulated) waveform.
News from Block UK (17 January 2008)
Batteries chosen for vehicle prototypes
SAIC's demonstration fleet is helping to usher in a new age of extremely fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly, urban transportation in the People's Republic of China. Brochure available
News from Saft Batteries (16 January 2008)
Hybrid battery helps cut vehicle emissions
User application article Chery Automobile has chosen nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries from Johnson Controls-Saft for its latest vehicle. Brochure available
News from Saft Batteries (16 January 2008)
The true price of power supply harmonics
Technical background article Bob Liddle explains how to reduce the effects of harmonic distortion on power supply lines, thereby eliminating equipment failures and cutting production downtime, repair and replacement costs.
News from Block UK (15 January 2008)
Gel batteries promise power without maintenance
User application article A new fleet of Linde materials handling equipment at the new Eurostar terminal in London is powered by Exide Technologies' Sonnenschein Dryfit gel batteries.
News from CMP Batteries (11 January 2008)
Earth-leakage relays spots small currents
Operational status is indicated by green and red LEDs which indicate whether there is an earth leakage current flowing which is insufficient to trip the device.
News from Eaton Corp (10 January 2008)
Batteries survive visit to the top of the world
User application article Exide Technologies batteries powered equipment used at up to 7900m above sea level, surviving low temperatures and rough treatment.
News from CMP Batteries ( 8 January 2008)
Circuit breakers meet aerospace industry demands
Breakers combine high interrupt capacity and tolerance to adverse conditions with the small physical size and low weight essential for use in aircraft and aerospace vehicles.
News from Aerco (19 December 2007)
Isolators incorporate diagnostics
On-load isolators provide safe, reliable isolation protection for downstream electrical equipment. Brochure available
News from Rittal (12 December 2007)
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