Solar and Fuel Cell Power Pack for LIDAR

Solar and Fuel Cell Power Pack for LIDAR installed in a flight case and a metal frame

Description

  • Solar and methanol fuel cell based power supply for LiDAR devices
  • 3 Options:
    • Solar and Fuel cell (standard)
    • Solar only (for sunny countries between 40°N and 40°S)
    • Fuel cell only (for maximum mobility)
  • Customized product to meet any LiDAR model

The solar and methanol fuel cell based power supply is especially designed for LiDAR devices.

The power supply is recommended for all climates, except artic conditions with only little hours of
sunshine.

The system combines a powerful Methanol-based EFOY Pro fuel cell and 2x 460 W solar modules (optional 4x) . The system is equipped with two 28 liters fuel cell cartridges.

The EFOY Pro fuel cell is equiped with an EFOY cloud web monitoring platform. Alarms, such as low fuel or low battery voltage, can be configured. Thus the system automatically informs via email or SMS in case of triggering alarms.

Further we control power supply output through an ON/OFF relay triggered on the Victron cloud.

Specifications

Solar and Fuel Cell Power Pack for LIDAR
General
Order Number M58160
Output
Total output peak power 200 W
Output voltage 24 VDC
Battery Bank
Battery bank 130 Ah / 24 V (two Victron Lead GEL battery batteries 130 Ah/12 V each)
Victron low voltage battery protector
Solar Supply
Solar supply 2 solar modules @ 460 - 490 W / 24 V (Total: 920 - 980 W)
PV Solar array extension cable with MC4 connectors and splitters
PV frame for 2 × 460 W system Unistrut steel framing
4 solar modules instead of 2 is possible as an option (with a Unistrut framing for 4)
Solar charger: Victron SmartSolar 150/35 charging controller
Fuel Cell
Fuel cell reference EFOY Pro2800 fuel cell with FM2 fuel manager
Power output 125 W
Nominal voltage 12/24 V DC
Fuel cell cartridge 2 × 28 liters Methanol, M28 cartridge + FM2 adapter
Fuel Sensor FS2
Remote Monitoring Operational panel to display status
Modem 4G protection box
Remote monitoring set:
Industrial router (no SIM card)
EFOY cloud monitoring WEB platform
Fuel cell web link https://www.efoy-pro.com/en/efoy/efoy-efoypro/
Nominal Methanol consumption 0.9 liters/kWh
Classification of Methanol Index: 603-00100-X; EINECS, ELINCS, NLP: 200-659-6; CAS: 67-56-1
Environmental & Physical
Operating temperature -20°C ... +40°C
Total dimensions Power Pack: 120 × 80 × 51 cm (L×W×H)
Solar Module: 100 × 200 cm (L×W×H)
Total weight Approx. 216 kg
Summary
System description

Energy system enclosure, incl. assembly and wiring

Hybrid Power Pack, including:
• Flight case with 130 Ah 24V Battery
• EFOY Pro2800 fuel cell with FM2 fuel manager
• 2 × 460 W Solar Modules
• PV frame for 2 × 460 W system Unistrut steel framing with all accessories, cable extension, connectors

Remote Control Remote control through Victron cloud with load control to switch the power supply ON and OFF