Ballard's Ecostar 80 V Electric Drive System Is Set To Power Ground Support Equipment.Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002 The Electric Drives Group, part of Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BLDP BLDP Ballard Power Systems (stock symbol) ) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :BLD BLD Build BLD Blood BLD Blade BLD Blonde BLD Breakfast Lunch Dinner BLD Bukas-Loob Sa Diyos (Filipino: Open In Spirit To God) BLD BASIC Bload Graphics (File Name Extension) BLD Below Limit of Detection .) Electric Drives & Power Conversion Division (formally Ecostar Electric Drive Systems), is launching its first new product since becoming part of Ballard. Ballard has begun taking orders for the Ecostar(TM) 80 V electric drive system, designed for battery-powered airport baggage handlers and tugs - the workhorses doing the heavy pulling at all major airports. Development of this drive train for airport ground support equipment (GSE GSE general somatic efferent system. ) began several years ago when Ballard engineers met with representatives from major North American airlines North American Airlines is an American airline based in New York City, USA. It operates scheduled international services from the USA to Africa and Guyana, as well as domestic and international charter services and wet lease services. Its main base is John F. to determine their requirements for GSE systems. The result was a Ballard designed electric-powered, zero-emission drive system that meets the demanding needs of airports and can easily be integrated into GSE manufacturers' vehicle designs. "Ballard's Ecostar(TM) 80 V electric drive system has been evaluated by five major airlines and we are starting to receive orders," said John Everton, director of Ballard's Electric Drives Group. "We are ready to help clean the air at airports with the most complete electric drive system solution for ground support equipment that also offers airline operators a number of additional advantages over their current equipment." The Ecostar(TM) 80 V electric drive is a total system solution, including an integrated drive axle assembly, 80 V AC controller, DC/DC converter, brake pressure transducer for intelligent regenerative braking, electronic accelerator pedal, and an integrated display gauge with battery state-of-charge readout. The Ecostar(TM) 80 V electric drive system was thoroughly tested at component, system and vehicle levels using stringent automotive industry practices to ensure reliability and durability. Ballard can also provide a derivative of the Ecostar(TM) 80 V AC electric drive system designed to drive conventional axles or power the pump in hydraulically driven systems as well as a dual motor (60 kW, 80 hp) version for higher power applications. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 30 kW (40 hp) peak power 24 kW (32 hp) continuous power 4,700 lbs static drawbar draw·bar n. 1. A bar across the rear of a tractor for hitching machinery. 2. A railroad coupler. Noun 1. 20 mph top speed 300 Nm (221 ft-lbs) motor torque 7,500 Nm (5500 ft-lbs) axle output Ballard Electric Drives Group is responsible for electric drive systems, auxiliary motors, DC/DC converters and other advanced electronic systems at Ballard. Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD, NASDAQ: BLDP), located in Burnaby, British Columbia -- a suburb of Vancouver -- is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells. is recognized as the world leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing zero-emission proton exchange membrane A proton exchange membrane (PEM) is a semipermeable membrane generally made from ionomers and designed to conduct protons while being impermeable to gases such as oxygen or hydrogen. ("PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) A standard for secure e-mail on the Internet. It supports encryption, digital signatures and digital certificates as well as both private and public key methods. Not widely used, work on PEM later evolved into S/MIME. See MIME. ") fuel cells. Ballard is commercializing fuel cell engines for transportation applications and fuel cell systems for portable and stationary products ranging from 1 kilowatt to 250 kilowatts. Ballard offers complete fuel cell systems solutions and in developing these products has developed advanced system components that can be applied to both fuel cell and non-fuel cell applications. Ballard is commercializing electric drives for fuel cell and battery-powered electric vehicles and power conversion products for fuel cells and other distributed generation products, and is a Tier 1 automotive supplier of friction materials for power train components. Ballard's proprietary technology is enabling automobile, bus, electrical equipment, portable power and stationary product manufacturers to develop environmentally clean products for sale. Ballard is partnering with strong, world-leading companies, including DaimlerChrysler, Ford, EBARA, ALSTOM and FirstEnergy, to commercialize BALLARD(R) fuel cells. Ballard has supplied fuel cells to Honda, Nissan, Volkswagen, Yamaha, Cinergy, Coleman Powermate and Matsushita Electric Works Matshushita Electric Works (MEW), Ltd. can trace its beginnings to a company that was founded in 1918 by Konosuke Matsushita. Matshushita began making the flashlight components for bicyles, then progressed to making lighting fixtures. , among others. |
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