Latest battery technology May 1st 2007 Narrow gauge industrial locomotive
manufacturer Clayton Equipment
has decided to specify Hawker
batteries made by EnerSys as
standard. Recent contracts include
the supply of a fleet of locomotives
used in the upgrade to the
Waterloo and City line in London
and two locomotives for use in a
large mine in China.
The two 10 tonne locomotives
for the mine in China have
specially designed battery packs
comprising 60 type 10PZB550
Hawker cells to provide 550 amp
hour capacity. The batteries are
banked to provide a 200V supply,
much more than required for a
conventional industrial product
such as a fork lift truck.
The battery packs, controllers and
other potentially hazardous
electrical components are
contained in special flameproof
enclosures, this is designed to
minimise the risk of any
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