Compliant with California Energy Commission standards (taking effect on Jan. 1, 2014), the Revolution line of industrial battery chargers by Power Designers achieves greater than 92% peak charging efficiency with high total charge cycle efficiency of more than 90% over the whole charge cycle.
This results in extremely low energy costs: for a typical 36V/850Ahr battery, savings translate into about 3.5 kilowatt hours per charge cycle.
Features include soft switching that enables switching of power semiconductor devices at or near zero voltage, or zero current, conditions for minimal switching losses and higher charging efficiencies. It also allows operation at very high switching frequencies to minimize charger size and weight. Power Designers, 608-231-0450, http://www.powerdesigners.com.
