Siemens - Ground Support Battery Chargers

Siemens manufactures battery chargers for ground support equipment, which prove highly cost efficient and save on maintenance costs.

Siemens is an industry-recognised company with a broad experience in the design and manufacture of innovative technical and mechanical support products. Siemens, headquartered in Berlin and Munich, is one of the world's largest electrical engineering and electronics companies.

Founded 160 years ago, the company is active in the areas of information and communications, automation and control, power, transportation, medical, and lighting.

FAST BATTERY CHARGER UNITS

The Siemens / ETEC series of fast charger units are designed specifically for electric Ground Support Equipment (GSE). The GSE-200SP single port unit and the GSE-200DP dual port unit will quickly and efficiently recharge your GSE, ensuring proper charging and higher utilisation of your GSE fleet.

A variety of mounting configurations are available that can be configured with various cabling system options.

GSE-200 SERIES FAST BATTERY CHARGERS

The GSE-200 series fast charger units utilise a patented super charge algorithm to allow for charging of the GSE batteries at their maximum charging capacity without the destructive effects of overcharging.

The GSE-200 series fast charger unit utilises the SuperCharge charging algorithm to ensure the maximum charging rate is reached without causing battery damage due to overcharging. Typical GSE battery charge times are one hour to two hours.

This product automatically charges sealed or flooded lead acid batteries (VRLA, AGM) or NiCD and NiMH advanced traction batteries, providing automatic equalisation for long battery life.

The GSE-200 series charger has a maximum output of 15kW DC, and is UL/CSE rated for safety assurance. The product also includes a shutdown feature for safe operation.

The GSE-200/250 units are available with the following options:

• Cable management system
• Vehicle conversion kits
• Power share module

FAST BATTERY CHARGE ALGORITHM

The SuperCharge fast charge algorithm fundamentally changes the way batteries have been charged for the last 100 years. The algorithm ensures that the batteries are charged as quickly as possible, based on the electro-chemistry of the battery without the destructive effects of overcharging.

Conventional charge algorithms (including those claimed to be 'fast charge') estimate a battery's ability to accept a charge rather than measure it directly as the SuperCharge fast charge algorithm does. These estimates are generally very conservative in order to ensure that the battery is not overcharged and overheated, dramatically increasing the charge time and reducing charger efficiency.

The ability of a battery to accept charge is affected by numerous factors including battery type, capacity, age, operating history, temperature, and initial state of charge. The SuperCharge fast charge algorithm interrogates the battery at least once each second to determine its ability to accept charge. With each interrogation, the charge current is adjusted to match the battery's ability to accept charge, providing the following benefits:

• Maximum charge rate provides for increased charger efficiency over conventional chargers, reducing electrical costs
• Charging times are always minimised
• Batteries are never overcharged or overheated, increasing battery life

Siemens implements a flexible and dedicated approach to the supply of pioneering products to its customers, and will strive to channel its experience into meeting specific requirements.