Molabo is introducing its ISCAD (Clever Stator Cage Drive) motor expertise to the off-highway, industrial, and business markets.
The ISCAD expertise can ship 25-200kW peak energy and as much as 150kW steady energy at simply 48V.
The corporate’s first off-highway software of this expertise is the ONOX, a completely electrical tractor outfitted with a battery-swapping system. The tractor integrates 4 50 kW Aries 50 drives: two principal drives and two energy take-offs (PTOs). This configuration gives ample energy for tackling robust terrain.
The 2 PTOs ship clear, quiet electrical vitality to energy farming implements like hay cutters, balers, disc harrows, mowers, diggers, or grinders.
“There have been a number of explanation why we selected to companion with Molabo. The motor delivers roughly 40% extra energy than our earlier era at simply 48 volts. The motor can also be fairly compact in design and has an built-in motor controller for simplicity,” mentioned Daniel Hornung, undertaking supervisor for ONOX.
At the moment, greater than 65,000 farms in Germany produce renewable vitality. The ONOX tractor, when mixed with on-farm biogas, wind, or photo voltaic photovoltaics, enhances independence and resilience to fluctuating diesel costs, reduces emissions, and should decrease operational prices whereas growing revenue margins.
The ONOX tractor’s battery-swapping system eliminates downtime for charging and doesn’t require a strong grid connection—an set up that may be costly or unavailable in rural areas. As a substitute, the batteries cost from the renewables generated on the farm, and operators swap depleted batteries in simply 5 minutes.
Moreover, ONOX batteries can function auxiliary or emergency vitality storage for the power, serving to to stabilize the native electrical grid. The ONOX tractor is appropriate for gentle farming or homesteading purposes and is presently in its ultimate approval and testing phases.
“After profitable entries within the leisure and business marine segments, we’re thrilled to supply our low-voltage electrical drive programs to the off-highway, industrial, agricultural and business segments,” mentioned Adrian Patzak, COO of Molabo GmbH. “Our touch-safe Aries drives are a recreation changer for tools producers. Previously, low-voltage drives had been solely accessible as much as 30 kW. Due to our patented ISCAD expertise, OEMs can now develop highly effective emission-free autos and tools which might be straightforward to certify, service, and keep.”
At the moment, most electrified off-highway autos are constructed on high-voltage automotive platforms. Nevertheless, off-highway tools is commonly utilized in distant or rural areas the place entry to high-voltage educated service personnel and specialised instruments could also be restricted. With Aries drives, service and upkeep will be carried out on-site.
“We needed to make it as straightforward and secure as potential for present educated employees to keep up the tractor,” mentioned Hornung.
Whereas the ONOX tractor is breaking new floor within the agriculture business, Molabo expertise can also be being utilized in different heavy-duty sectors similar to mills and manufacturing unit tools that beforehand relied on high-voltage motors.
“The alternatives are countless,” mentioned Patzak. “We’re trying ahead to working with extra revolutionary corporations to affect their product choices.”
