Applications

PowerBlock

Fields of Application: Automotive (Passenger Cars, Trucks, Busses, Military Vehicles, and Forklifts)

Application Function

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Requirements

Special Characteristics

Recuperation of Braking Energy/Power Boost

-	PowerBlock unit stores energy generatad by braking and releases it within short time for acceleration

Peak-Load Levelling

-	PowerBlock unit supports battery by covering power-peaks

Local Power Supply

-	PowerBlock unit supplies local electric system which need peak-power within short time

Boardnet Stabilisation

-	Safety backup for security relevant on-board electronic systems

Combination with Batteries in Hybrid and Electric Cars


-	Engine starting	-	Electronic stability control	-	Electric water pump
-	Start-stop	-	Electric brakes	-	Audio system
-	Electric heating	-	4-wheel steering	-	Door close/ lock
-	Electric steering	-	Electric fan

-	Low fuel consumtion
-	Low CO₂ emission
-	High dynamic
-	Low weight of battery
-	High efficiency
-	Long life-time of battery
-	High reliability of on-board electronics

Fast supply of several 100A up to 3000A in direct current operation
Operating stemperature range from -40°C to +65°C
Many years of maintenance-free operation with clearly more than 1 mio. charge/discharge cycles
Life expectancy >10 years
Significant lower weight as against batteries or secondary batteries
Environmentally friendly materials

Cranking of Engines

-	PowerBlock unit supplies peak-power within a short time to crank an engine
-	After cranking the engine the PowerBlock unit gets charged immediatly

Replacement of Starter Batteries

-	Power supply under extreme weather conditions (-40°C)
-	Long de-energized periods (vintage cars)
-	Maintenance-free

Transportation

Fields of Application: Transportation (Trains, Tram, Subway )

Application Function

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Requirements

Special Charecteristics

Recuperation of Braking Energy/Power Boost

-	PowerBlock unit stores energy generatad by braking and releases it within short time for acceleration

Peak-Load Levelling

-	PowerBlock unit supports battery by covering power-peaks

Short-Term Energy Storage

-	Network support in local traffic systems by energy storage

"Rolling Stock"

-	Integrated heat sink
-	Saving of approx. 30% of energy by recuperation
-	Efficiency >95%

-	Energy saving
-	High dynamic
-	High efficiency
-	Peak-power supply
-	Reduction of over-head contact lines in historic cities

Fast supply of several 100A to 3000A in direct current operation
Operating temperature range from -40°C to +65°C
Many years of maintenance-free operation with clearly more than 1 mio. charge/discharge cycles
Life expectancy >10 years
Significant lower weight as against batteries or secondary batteries
Environmentally friendly materials

Motor Start

-	PowerBlock unit supplies peak-power within a short time to crank an engine

Replacement of Starter Batteries
(e.g. in diesel-electric engines)

Saving:

-	approx. 90% of weight
-	approx. 25% of fuel

-	Power supply under extreme weather conditions (-40°C)
-	Low weight
-	Low fuel consumption
-	Maintenance-free

Power Supply (UPS); Telecommunication/Data Processing

Fields of Application: Power Supply (UPS); Telecommunication/Data Processing (Memory Backup)

Application Function

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Requirements

Special Characteristics

UPS

-	Short-term power supply when mains power failure

Peak-Load Levelling

-	Coverage of power peaks

UPS-Emergency Backup in Hospitals, Telecommunication Systems, Oil and Gas Extraction

(cost-intensive processes)

-	Micro-turbine short bridging

-	Emergency backup to avoid downtime after short blackout
-	Peak-power supply
-	Long life-time
-	Maintenance-free

Fast supply of several 100A to 3000A in direct current operation
Operating temperature range from -40°C to +65°C
Many years of maintenance-free operation with clearly more than 1 mio. charge/discharge cycles
Life expectancy >10 years
Significant lower weight as against batteries or secondary batteries
Environmentally friendly materials

Short-Term Energy Storage

-	PowerBlock unit stores energy for a short time e.g. after voltage drop

Memory Backup - On-Board Logic

-	Transferring data from DDR memory to flasch card

Memory Backup - Time Switch

-	Protection of clock information after voltage drop

-	Memory backup for seconds/ minutes
-	Low weight
-	Maintenance-free

New Energy

Fields of Application: New Energy (Wind, Solar Systems)

Application Function

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Requirements

Special Characteristics

Power Supply

-	PowerBlock unit supplies local electric systems which need power within short time

Pitch Drive of Windmills

-	Continuous adjustment of rotor blade angle
-	Pitch control functionally independent of line voltage
-	Emergency stop at blackout

-	Power supply under extreme weather conditions (-40°C)
-	Emergency switch-off system
-	Life-time for >10 years
-	Low weight
-	Maintenance-free

Fast supply of several 100A to 3000A in direct current operation
Operating temperature range from -40°C to +65°C
Many years of maintenance-free operation with clearly more than 1 mio. charge/discharge cycles
Life expectancy >10 years
Significant lower weight as against batteries or secondary batteries
Environmentally friendly materials

Short-Term Energy Storage

-	Intermediate storage of peak-voltage to provide continued power

Short-Term Energy Buffer in Solar Systems

-	Power supply under extreme weather conditions (-40°C)
-	Emergency switch-off system
-	Life-time for >10 years
-	Low weight
-	Maintenance-free

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