Lithium forklift batteries:
Navitas Systems’ Starlifter lithium
forklift batteries are designed with an
advanced proprietary battery management system (BMS) that was created in-house and is also manufactured in-house on the company’s own printed circuit board production line. They’re built to
automotive/industrial standards and are completely encased in
an aluminum heatsink housing, the manufacturer says.
The Starlifter lithium ion batteries are also unique in that the
company separates the lithium battery from the counterweight
needed to bring the battery up to the size/weight of a lead acid
battery, so vibration of the cells is minimized (compared with
putting the weight and the battery cells in one box). Navitas says
this results in the most physically protected lithium battery on the
market due to the surrounding thickness of the steel counterweight. (Navitas Systems, www.lithiumforkliftpower.com)
High-speed charger: Douglas Battery,
a manufacturer of batteries and chargers
for material handling applications, has reintroduced its Raptor Rapid charger, a high-frequency, high-speed
fully automatic modular fast charger that the company says
could eliminate the need for battery chargers.
Engineered with digital power control technology, Raptor
Rapid chargers enable batteries designed for fast charging to
be safely charged anytime during the shift-day, according to
the manufacturer. With high charge rates, most two-shift and
some two- to three-shift operations can avoid changing batteries
during the shift, the company adds.
The modular construction of the Raptor Rapid charger adapts
to a wide range of battery capacities, allowing potential reduction of the number of chargers in a fleet. In order to achieve
optimum charging performance and maintain peak efficiency at
all times, charger modules are automatically switched off and on
based on charge cycle requirements. Should a module develop
a minor fault, the charger bypasses the module for continued
operation. (Douglas Battery, www.douglasbattery.com)
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