An advanced battery management
system that manages change and
charge operations for warehouse
truck batteries has been installed by
Ventura Network Distribution at its
state-of-the-art distribution centre at
Wath on Dearne. The installation is
designed to optimise the performance
of Ventura’s warehouse truck fleet
over the entire five year contract,
minimise energy consumption and
provide the company with the
flexibility to adapt its operations.

It was decided to have separate
charge and change areas close to
where specific types of truck are
operating. For order pickers, for
example, EnerSys supplied 80 Perfect
Plus batteries which offer extended
work cycles between charges.

Charging is achieved using
Powertech high frequency chargers
which are said to be up to 20% more
efficient than traditional 50Hz units.

They automatically detect the
battery’s level of discharge and supply
just the amount of power needed to
restore full charge. The EnerSys
management system ensures batteries
are allocated in strict rotation.