Falcon’s ED LIB Series 5kVA UPS includes a Lithium-Polymer battery system which is a Department of Transportation (DOT) – certified battery for use on-board Mobile Armored Vehicle (MAV), High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and other mobile applications.
Falcon said that its power conversion system converts the Three Phase, 400Hz power provided by an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) in the vehicle and converts this raw alternate power to a clean, regulated 120VAC/60Hz source for computer and communications gear on board. Currently, rackmount ED-LIB Series 5kVA models are in use by the US Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Michael Stout, vice president of engineering at Falcon Electric, said: ”The Army challenged Falcon to design a lightweight battery pack and the necessary micro-processor based battery management system for this application.
”With the Lithium-Polymer battery system weighing 55 pounds, the Army was impressed by the system’s light weight, small size and a stellar back-up time of 25 minutes at 2,300W – a lead-acid battery equivalent would weigh over 150 pounds. Every pound saved is an extra pound of armor on the vehicle and this is vital for occupant safety.”
The company said that due to its light weight and small size, the ED-LIB is suitable for powering sensitive computer-based equipment from generator-based APU sources typically incorporated into single and dual-pallet shelters, as well as tactical, hospital or laboratory shelters.
ED-LIB is designed to meet the shock and vibration requirements of RTCA/DO160, Zone A and the Munson Road Test, the company claimed.
