Specialty vehicle applications
Elithion BMS in airplanes, other specialty vehicles
While the focus of electric vehicles is on cars, in reality electric traction has been applied to numerous other vehicles, such as airplanes, trains, boats, submarines,... and even lawn mowers.
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The availability of large Li-Ion traction packs has finally allowed the development of electric airplanes.
In an EV airplane battery reliability is paramount; only the most trustworthy BMS may be used, and the Lithiumate BMS has a proven record.
In aviation applications, the size and weight of a BMS are a concern: by virtue of being distributed, the Lithiumate BMS adds a negligible volume to a pack, and little weight.
Today, EV airplane companies are evaluating the Lithiumate BMS to manage their traction packs.
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Direct electric motor prop drive
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Diesel trains use electric motors to achieve tremendous torque, both in traction and in regenerative braking.
Typically, the energy from regenerative braking is wasted in heat.
Adding a power pack on a diesel train allows it to recuperate a significant portion of that energy, which can then be used for subsequent acceleration.
Light rail trains do not normally need batteries: they get their electricity from their grid.
However, overhead lines are unsightly and dangerous in a city park.
In that case, an on board pack allows the train to cross a city park without overhead power lines.
Elithion prepared a study for a light rail company on implementing such a traction pack.
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Light rail train
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AMSTAF is a multi-robot autonomous perimeter security solution for protecting high value infrastructure such as nuclear plants, airports, etc. , keeping the humans out of harm's way.
The robot uses LiFePO4 cells and a Lithiumate BMS.
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AMSTAF Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)
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Golf courses use powerful lawn mowers, which are too noisy for the residents of "homes on the course".
Electric commercial lawn mowers are the solution: large enough for the job, but quiet.
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