iBS

Sustainable ground support equipment (GSE), that not only benefits the environment but also offers attractive alternatives to more traditional equipment through increased longevity and component modularity, is becoming increasingly important for a growing number of airports as they adhere to ‘green’ government policies.

We recognised the wind of change some years ago and have worked hard to bring to market the next generation of GSE with a heavy emphasis on electric power plants, (including the ability to retrofit into older equipment), interchangeable components by utilising the very latest cutting-edge technology.

One new technology that is generating a significant amount of industry interest is their in-house developed Intelligent Battery System (TLD iBS) using the safest Lithium-ion technology. The TLD iBS concept is simple – each TLD iBS battery comprises of individual packs that can be combined like building blocks, to build larger batteries in 22 kWh increments.

These batteries can be assembled, and installed, into all TLD electric GSE making it a universal replacement to the older lead acid batteries currently in use. Size and dimensions of the packs were carefully defined to match the space and geometry of all existing battery compartments of current electric TLD GSE as a “drop in” solution. This highly flexible and versatile solution is managed by a state of the art battery management system (BMS) which monitors all cell voltages, temperatures, currents, and States of Charge to ensure swift power distribution.