Epic Power Converters » Markets » Cranes Cranes and industrial elevators Elevation systems as cranes and industrial elevators have been designed to lift and lower big loads at medium-high speed. This process, also quite repetitive, creates a very high peak power for a low average power requirement. Also, the type of movement and the absence of counterweight makes these machines simple in terms of consumption/generation. epic power solutions plug to the DC link of industrial AC hoisting drives to improve the energy, power, and the CO2 emissions efficiency of such machines. Years of work in the elevation sector taught us the way of implementing peak shaving and energy reduction features in a simple and automatic way. Plug and play solution to save energy/fuel Via monitoring the DC link of a drive epic power converters can absorb the energy from the braking in batteries/supercapacitors and return it to the drive in the next consumption trip to reduce the overall energy/fuel consumption. Intelligent management of energy An intelligent management of energy allows to reducing peak power consumption while new state of the art control create a big reduction in power contract or diesel generator sizing as the starting dP/dt slope and peak power are highly reduced. Case studies Case study Cranes A hybrid powered solution for cranes achieve reductions in fuel consumption, size of generator and braking resistor bank. Energy stored is used by a DC/DC converter to counterweight the power requirements and save the braking energy. Case study Industrial Elevator Electronic counterweight and peak shaving can be provided by a bidirectional DC/DC converter-based solution working with batteries and/or supercapacitors. Case study Energy recovery system for elevators in office building. Case study. Case study Marine DC power supply. A case study of electric boats. Case study Solar powered elevators in a residential building: A case study. Case study A high-tech hybrid boat powered by solar energy: Sobe Sunset Case study DC-DC CONVERTERS FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS Case study Occupant evacuation elevators technology: A case study. Case study AGVs & shuttles (supercapacitor powered) Bidirectional DC/DC converters applied to shuttles allow energy consumption from supercapacitors and charge from the grid with only one component. Electrified monorails become unnecessary in warehouses. Case study Logistics – AGVs (battery powered) Reduction in size, cost and weight in battery powered industrial vehicles through DC/DC converters. DC motors are removed in favour of AC more standard and smaller solutions. Case study Passengers Elevator The use of less power from the grid or the reduction of the overall energy consumption can be achieved with battery and/or supercapacitor powered DC/DC converter-based solutions. Case study Hybrid boats Combine a traditional fuel generator with a battery- powered system based on DC/DC to make a hybrid boat. Charge your batteries from the wind and move the boat freely without the need for it in the harbour. Case study Off-grid hydrogen generation Off-grid solar panel powered solution to feed hydrogen fuel cells through isolated DC/DC converters. Each converter provides MPPT per solar string to achieve highest efficiency. Case study On-grid hydrogen generation Flexible solution for grid-connected hydrogen fuel cells through isolated DC/DC converters. High efficiency, robustness and easy parallelization for infinite combinations of power requirements. Related contentLiftAGVs – ShuttlesDC MicrogridEESMarineCranesElectro Mobility
Case study Cranes A hybrid powered solution for cranes achieve reductions in fuel consumption, size of generator and braking resistor bank. Energy stored is used by a DC/DC converter to counterweight the power requirements and save the braking energy.
Case study Industrial Elevator Electronic counterweight and peak shaving can be provided by a bidirectional DC/DC converter-based solution working with batteries and/or supercapacitors.
Case study AGVs & shuttles (supercapacitor powered) Bidirectional DC/DC converters applied to shuttles allow energy consumption from supercapacitors and charge from the grid with only one component. Electrified monorails become unnecessary in warehouses.
Case study Logistics – AGVs (battery powered) Reduction in size, cost and weight in battery powered industrial vehicles through DC/DC converters. DC motors are removed in favour of AC more standard and smaller solutions.
Case study Passengers Elevator The use of less power from the grid or the reduction of the overall energy consumption can be achieved with battery and/or supercapacitor powered DC/DC converter-based solutions.
Case study Hybrid boats Combine a traditional fuel generator with a battery- powered system based on DC/DC to make a hybrid boat. Charge your batteries from the wind and move the boat freely without the need for it in the harbour.
Case study Off-grid hydrogen generation Off-grid solar panel powered solution to feed hydrogen fuel cells through isolated DC/DC converters. Each converter provides MPPT per solar string to achieve highest efficiency.
Case study On-grid hydrogen generation Flexible solution for grid-connected hydrogen fuel cells through isolated DC/DC converters. High efficiency, robustness and easy parallelization for infinite combinations of power requirements.