Diamond-Charging – Automatic Charging for Buses
In the quest for autonomous transportation, a key challenge is automatic charging. An autonomous bus will need its battery re-charged during the night at the depot or during the day at special stops. It will require automated charging, or else there will be a special personnel for that.
If an autonomous bus has a short circular duty cycle (Airports, universities, campuses, shuttles) – it is only logical to charge it several times during the day in-order to minimize battery cost and weight. This can be done only with automatic charging.
And even before the autonomous bus era – there are strong arguments for the use of automatic charging today!
- Safety – No falling over cables in the depot. No collisions with charging stations.
- Reducing driver’s tasks or avoiding need for a charging personnel.
- Option of reducing battery size and weight for opportunity charging cases.
- Gaining valuable area for parking bays in the charging depot.
Smart use of Diamond Charging may save 10-15% of total fleet cost! – Let us show you how!
Diamond-Charging developed the Top-Down Automatic Device* and the Bus Receiver* to meet the industry standards and the OppCharge requirements.
*The Top-Down Automatic Device and the Bus Receiver are Patent Pending.
Technical Data
Compliance with EN 61851 and ISO 15118
Nominal Voltage 750V
Maximum Voltage 1500V
Power Range 75, 150, 300 KW
Lowering time – 6-8 seconds
Raising time – 8-10 seconds
Ambient Temperature -30C to +45C
Heated electrodes when required
Wi-Fi Communication