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Energy Technologies Exhibits Latest Designs at AFCEA North Carolina Chapter Expo

AFCEA NC Chapter 2008 to be held August 12-13 in Ft. Bragg, NC

  • bullet  Mansfield, OH, March 22, 2008: Energy Technologies, Inc. (ETI) will be exhibiting it latest rugged products at the AFCEA (Armed Forced Communications Electronics Association) NC Chapter 2008 conference and exhibit show to be held in August 12-13, 2008 at the Fort Bragg Officers' Club.

Expanded TacticalPower® Generator, Inverter, UPS, Solar and Fuel Cell Product Lines to be featured.

Energy Technologies, Inc. (ETI), the Standard in rugged power conditioning, will be exhibiting its expanded TacticalPower rugged Fuel Cell, Inverter, Generator, Solar and UPS product lines. Featured products will include:

  • bullet  Tactical Generator® products including Tactical Power Plant®
  • bullet  Tactical Inverter® self contained inverters that quickly and safely setup in 2 minutes or less.
  • bullet  Deployable Tactical UPS® units that will accept any AC input and convert it to US grade power.
  • bullet  Tactical Solar® flexible solar panels, charge controllers, power converters and battery backup.
  • bullet  Tactical Fuel Cells® rugged hydrogen powered plant with rapid start and temperature tolerance..

The TacticalPower lines of AC and DC products are readily deployable providing the Warfighter with reliable computer or medical grade power for all C4ISR applications. These rugged units are designed to be deployable worldwide and can operate from any AC power in a given country or from the 12 VDC or 24 VDC in HMMWV, other military vehicles  and aircraft.  

The Tactical Solar family consist of rugged, flexible solar panels, charge controllers and complete portable solar power solutions including solar UPS in water-tight cases for global applications in hostile environments. These systems range from small, light-weight solar totes for individual use in powering and/or charging notebooks and radios to larger deployable systems with AC and DC battery backup for 24-7 operations of complete networks or communications systems.

The Tactical Inverter Series are totally self-contained in rugged enclosures with NATO connections for quick no-tool setup. These inverters range in power output from 150 watts to 10,000 watts and are  available in transit case or universal mount with cabling to quickly connect to NATO Slave connectors found in most military vehicles including HMMWV, Stryker, Abrams and other tactical vehicles. They produce clean sinewave AC at 120 VAC, 60 hertz allowing the use of both military grade and commercial electronics.

The Tactical UPS units range in output from 250 VA to 24,000 VA, which is more than adequate to support the critical electronic computer and communications equipment in most applications. They are designed to accept commercial power or mobile generator power ranging from 85 to 270 VAC. The input frequency can range from 45 to 440 hertz allowing even the use of aircraft power. These voltages and frequencies cover all standard AC voltages worldwide. The UPS converts these inputs to standard 120 VAC, 60 hertz used by most electronic equipment manufactured in the USA. This allows the use of standard military equipment including commercial off the shelf (COTS) to be operated reliably anywhere in the world. Other output voltages with 50, 60, 400 or 1000 hertz output frequency are also available. Besides converting the voltage and frequency, the ETI UPS eliminates all the voltage and frequency fluctuations, transients and distortions, providing only clean sinusoidal power to the crucial equipment.

Tactical Generator advantages include using diesel, JP-8 and JP-5 fuels, being lighter weight with quieter operation. Unlike most generators, one Tactical Generator P/N can produce high-quality 50, 60, 400 or 1000 Hz AC and/or DC suitable for direct use with electronic equipment.

Tactical Power Plant combines the advantages of ETI's generator, inverter and UPS products into a small deployable package. TPP can use local AC input, vehicle DC input and/or its own generator to produce clean, uninterrupted power to the command center continuously.

ETI's Tactical Fuel Cells are being incorporated into the TPP in place of the engine-generator. These fuels cells offer a unique metal-hydride approach over traditional PEM technologies. Compared to PEM, they are more rugged, operate over a wider temperature range, do not have expensive platinum that is subject to poisoning, store energy like a battery and have instant start capability; all advantages needed in a tactical environment.

ETI products are already successfully deployed in military and industrial applications worldwide. For example,

  • bullet  TTWCS - Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System
  • bullet  SSDS - Navy's Ship Self Defense System (Phalanx, Sea Sparrow)
  • bullet  CAC2S - Marine Corp's Common Aviation Command and Control System
  • bullet  THAADS - Theater High Altitude Area Defense System (Patriot)
  • bullet  WAAS - FAA's Wide Area Augmentation System (flight navigation)

Energy Technologies, Inc. (ETI) provides field proven reliability in its cost effective, well-engineered power products. These product solutions cover the production, conditioning, and control of AC and DC power in a wide range of environments. These rugged products meet the demands and rigors of military, government, industrial, medical and telecommunications sectors. Mobile applications include shipboard, submarine, vehicular, aircraft and field deployment. Stationary applications consist of factories, process plants, utilities, networks, even offshore platforms and desert installations. The PowerStation™ and Military Power®lines are comprised of intelligent UPS, power distribution units, frequency converters, and battery systems. The intelligent features include the ability to monitor and control the equipment and their loads via local and/or remote interfaces such as SNMP and HTTP. WorldPower™ versions operate from all voltages and frequencies worldwide including aircraft or vehicular power. AirbornePower™ units provide frequency conversion and backup power aboard commercial or military aircraft to provide 50, 60, 400, or 1000 hertz power to operate commercial equipment. TelecomPower™ covers telecommunications grade DC rectifiers, chargers and battery systems. ETI's unique packaged power system, UPStart™, combines the advantages of a standby generator and an UPS. The MedicalBackup™ includes medical grade AC and DC power products for both stationary and mobile applications.

Each product is modular in design and may be configured to suit a particular application or integrated into a total system solution. All lines are available as either Military Grade (MilSpec) or Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS).

For More Information Regarding ETI, Contact:

Energy Technologies, Inc.
Rugged Power <> Global Solutions
219 Park Avenue East, Mansfield, OH 44902-1845
Tel: 419.522.4444
FAX: 419.522.4466
Internet: sales@ruggedsystems.com

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