Press Officer, Author at Powerstax Ltd

Powerstax Powers Carbon Capture Installation

20 September 2017 by Press Officer

Reduces CO? emissions and produces commercial grade CO? for sale

Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added and industrial power solutions manufacturers has supplied a high power rectifier system to leading waste management company Future Environmental Technologies Ltd., for a carbon capture installation at a factory in Wales. The installation allows the end user to its reduce C0? emissions and store and sell recovered commercial grade C0? for other applications.

“We were approached by Future Environmental Technologies (FET) to discuss a carbon capture application which at the beginning presented us with many unknowns” Comments Tim Worley, CEO of Powerstax. ”At our initial concept meetings we started to determine a specification for the power requirements of the system but output voltage was still not determined as it was dependent on the requirements of the chemistry utilised in the carbon capture cells.”

A pilot design for a rectifier was agreed and the carbon capture technology was proven in a laboratory environment. During trials the optimum voltage was selected for a full production system along with an output current profile based on the number of carbon capture cells that would be required to meet the end customer’s exhaust rate.

FET selected a target company for the project for whom carbon capture had become important to their ethos of reducing climate change. A specification based on the specific requirements of the end user was agreed and provided to Powerstax.

The carbon capture line was to be installed in two shipping containers placed on-site near to the factory’s power station stack. To minimise the amount of heat generated by the Powerstax installation a high efficiency rectifier system was essential. Switched Mode technology was selected as the most efficient and cost effective at the required voltage and power ratings and also offered the required control interface enabling the rectifiers were to be linked to the FEC control system.

The high power required by the application required 6 individual rectifier stacks to be installed in parallel in the upper container. Due to the carbon capture chemistry requiring a low DC operating voltage but very high current, the voltage drop between the rectifiers and the carbon capture cells required careful consideration in the design and an integrated bus-bar was provided by Powerstax to ensure minimum losses at the cells located in the lower container. The final rectifier system delivered 10VDC at 28,000A running from a 3-phase input with <3% output ripple over its operating range.

Worley continues “The trial at the end user site in Wales proved very successful and we are confident that a permanent installation can follow as soon as legislation catches up with the climate change evidence”. This pilot installation clearly demonstrated that FET’s carbon capture technology, powered by Powerstax, can help towards the UK’s drive to reduce CO? emissions and slow climate change. The system also allows the customer to store recovered commercial grade CO? which can be sold/used onsite for other applications.

Powerstax designs and manufactures an extensive range of standard, value-added and custom AC and DC power solutions for a broad range of fixed and mobile applications including hot-swap front-end AC-DC bulk power, DC-DC converter bricks and modules and programmable, modular, rack mounted power supplies.

Drake® range of transformer rectifiers from Powerstax offers output currents to 5,000A and output power up to 1000kVA and beyond. Power solutions are available for harsh (marine, offshore, desert) and hazardous (Zone 1 and Zone 2) environments and can be oil, air or water cooled and can be sealed up to IP65 if the environment dictates with purge and pressure systems and heat exchangers incorporated if required

The main markets served by Powerstax include high-end industrial, defence, vehicle and transportation, defence and avionics, impressed current cathodic protection, water treatment, test, measurement and control and medical equipment.

Simple to customise AC Power Sources at low off-the-shelf prices from Powerstax

13 September 2017 by Press Officer

Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added and industrial power solutions is the UK distributor for Behlman Electronics Inc., known for its leadership in providing power products for industrial and commercial applications as well as military shipboard, airborne and mobile systems.

An options list is now available illustrating how their fifteen BL High-Power Series AC Power Sources/Frequency Converters can be selectively customised in many ways, without the typically high cost of engineering a bespoke power supply.

According to Tim Worley, CEO of Powerstax, “Since a recent cost reduction of the Behlman BL High-Power Series AC Power Sources, the demand for a number of options became more evident. The V and F options, for fixed output voltage and fixed output frequency, became so popular that their cost was also reduced. A chart showing 13 options is now available on each of the BL Series specification sheets to help engineers customise these power sources to better meet their needs.”

Behlman’s BL High-Power Series AC Power Sources supply clean, regulated AC power in a compact design at competitive prices. The BL High-Power Series with Options V and F are available with either single- or three-phase output in a wide range of power, from 1 KVA to 20 KVA. Inputs are any worldwide three-phase mains power with some models available with single-phase input. The BL High-Power Series delivers all the quality features our customers have come to expect from Behlman: clean sine wave output with excellent line and load regulation, high efficiency, and low harmonic distortion. A multi-pulse input transformer offers low-input harmonic distortion and high power factor as required by MIL-STD-1399. Unique protection circuitry provides over-temperature and short-circuit protection, as well as voltage fold-back during overloads, to maintain undistorted waveforms. Line drop compensation, phase angle adjust, output on/off, and 0-10V analogue control come standard.

Options include remote interfaces (RS-232 or IEEE-488) for setting and monitoring a motor test option that has the capability to soft-start motors, pumps and compressors, thereby eliminating the need for higher-power devices. See chart for all options.

Small size, quiet operation, and high efficiency make the BL High-Power Series with options V and F ideal for industrial product testing, precision avionic test and power conversion, ATE, bulk power, and motor generator replacement.

Other models are available with variable voltage and frequency, using ten-turn potentiometers or remote interfaces (Analog, RS-232 or IEEE-488).

Powerstax awarded ISO 9001 on recently combined Manufacturing Facility

28 June 2017 by Press Officer

Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added and industrial power solutions manufacturers has been awarded ISO 9001 on its recently combined manufacturing facility in Wickford, Essex.

The long-term home to the ‘Drake’ brand of power conversion products now also houses production of the Powerstax range of ultra-high efficiency DC:DC converters and front-ends and value-added system assembly. After due process the complete facility is now ISO 9001 approved.

Powerstax acquired Drake power products and their manufacturing facility in in 2012 and the recent relocation of the Powerstax manufacturing completes the planned restructuring of the company to manufacture and support all Powerstax products from this one facility.

Tim Worley, CEO of Powerstax, comments, “When we acquired Drake we knew that eventually all of our manufacturing and support would be best served by being located under one roof. We have now realised this objective and expect that the efficiencies of scale and combining our engineering and commercial teams will bring added benefits to our customers, ensuring we offer them the best possible service from a single location. The same sales and engineering personnel will continue to support customers via our normal channels”

Powerstax relocates to offer customers economies of scale and single point of contact

27 June 2017 by Press Officer

Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added and industrial power solutions manufacturers is consolidating its two business divisions into a single facility in Essex. In 2012 Powerstax acquired the ‘Drake’ brand of power conversion products and their manufacturing facility in Wickford, Essex. From Monday 8^th May 2017 both product ranges will be sold, manufactured and supported from this facility.

From Monday 8^th May Powerstax may be contacted as follows;

Powerstax Ltd.
Units 5-6 Heron Avenue
Wickford
Essex
SS11 8DL

Telephone: +44 (0) 1268 568 200

New Appointment

11 January 2017 by Press Officer

Rachel Loynes appointed Office Administrator

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Loynes as Office Administrator. Based at our Wickford facility, Rachel will be supporting customers by handling incoming enquiries, for both new sales and service visits, and following through to conclusion with our professional in-house team.

Rachel’s previous roles have been in both sales and operations for conference centres and hotels, with varying experience in sales, financial and budget control as well as team management and operational excellence.

“Coming from a different industry, I am pleased to have this opportunity to work with a highly professional team of people and to bring my skills to this new role,” said Rachel.

“We are excited to have someone of Rachel’s calibre joining Powerstax. I believe her skills will help to further improve our already excellent reputation for supporting our customers’ needs,” said Tim Worley, Chief Executive Officer.