I-EcoPower Solutions isisheshise yaba amandla aguqukayo emkhakheni wamandla emhlabeni wonke, yaheha ukunakwa abaholi bemboni nabakhuthaza ukusimama. Le nkampani igxile ekwakheni nasekukhiqizeni izinhlelo zamandla ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezilinganisela ukusebenza okuphezulu nokuzibophezela kwemvelo. Emihlathini yamuva nje, i-EcoPower Solutions izuze isikhundla esinamandla emakethe ngokuletha njalo imikhiqizo ehlisa izindleko zokusebenza ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa ukwethembeka kwamandla. Isimemezelo sabo sakamuva—ukwethulwa kohlelo lwamandla olulandelayo—kubonisa igxathu elikhulu phambili ezindabeni eziqhubekayo mayelana nokuqanjwa kwamandla okube kulindeleke ngabomvu ochwepheshe kulo mkhakha. Ngendawo eqinile emikhakheni yezentengiso neyemboni, le nkampani manje isilungile ukuchaza kabusha ukuthi amabhizinisi aphatha kanjani ukuphathwa kwamandla nokusatshalaliswa kwawo. Abahlaziyi bemboni baphawulile ukuthi indlela i-EcoPower Solutions ekhula ngayo ifana nesidingo esikhulayo emhlabeni wonke sezixazululo zikagesi ezihlakaniphile, eziluhlaza ezingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezingcindezi eziguqukayo zomthetho nezomnotho. Ezinhlanganweni ezifuna ukubambisana negama elinokwethenjwa kulo mkhakha, ukuqonda umbono wamasu we-EcoPower kubalulekile ekwenzeni izinqumo zokuthenga ezinolwazi. Ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni kukuvumela ukuthi uhlale phambili ezintshontshini ezihamba kancane ukwamukela izixazululo zamandla ezihlanganisiwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukubambisana kwabo namanethiwekhi okusabalalisa asungulwe, okuhlanganisa nabameleli abanjengeqembu le-Delixi Electric e-lifei, kuqinisekisa ukuthi imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphezulu ifinyelela izimakethe zamazwe omhlaba ngempumelelo nangokwethenjwa.

Uhlelo lwamandla olusha olwethulwe yi-EcoPower Solutions lwakhelwe phezu kwesakhiwo esiguquguqukayo esivumela ukwanda okungenamihawu ezindaweni zazo zonke izinhlobo. Ekuqaleni, uhlelo luhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe be-solid-state transformer, obubuyisela iziguquli zethusi ezijwayelekile ngamayunithi asekelwe ku-semiconductor alula, ancane, futhi asebenza kahle kakhulu. Lesi sici esisha sibhekana ngqo nokungasebenzi kahle okuhlala njalo ekusabalalisweni kwamandla okujwayelekile ngokunciphisa ukulahleka kwamandla ngesikhathi sokuguqulwa kwamandla kagesi kufika ku-40%. Uhlelo luphinde lube nesikhombimsebenzisi sokulawula sedijithali esikhathini sangempela esivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi babheke ukulinganisa umthwalo, ukuhlanekezelwa kwe-harmonic, kanye nokulungiswa kwe-power factor kusuka ku-dashboard eyodwa. Imininingwane eyinhloko ihlanganisa ububanzi bamandla obulinganiselwe kusuka ku-50 kVA kuya ku-2 MVA, ukuhambisana kwamandla okokufaka kusuka ku-380 V kuye ku-11 kV, kanye nokusebenza kahle okungu-98.5% kumthwalo ogcwele. Lezi zici zibeka uhlelo olusha lwamandla phambili kakhulu kumamodeli amaningi ancintisanayo atholakala emkhakheni wamandla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iyunithi yakhelwe ngezindlu ezilinganiswe nge-IP54, okwenza ilungele ukufakwa ngaphandle ezindaweni ezinzima. Uhlelo luhlanganisa amandla okuhamba kwamandla anezinhlangothi ezimbili, okubalulekile ezindaweni ezihlanganisa ukukhiqizwa kwamandla avuselelekayo endaweni njengamaqoqo elanga noma ama-wind turbine. Lo mklamo obheke phambili uqinisekisa ukuthi amabhizinisi atshala kuleli buchwepheshe namuhla azolungela izinhlelo zamandla zesikhathi esizayo ezihlakazekile, ezinokungcola okuphansi. Ukubuyekezwa kwezobuchwepheshe kwakuqala kudumise ukuphathwa kokushisa kohlelo, okusebenzisa ukupholisa okungasebenzi ukuze kuqedwe isidingo samabhande enomsindo, enesidingo sokugcinwa.

Lapho uhlola noma iyiphi ubuchwepheshe obusha bamandla, izilinganiso zokusebenza ziyindlela yokugcina yokubaluleka, futhi umkhiqizo wakamuva we-EcoPower uhlinzeka ngakho konke. Ukusebenza kahle kohlelo lwe-98.5 percent kuguqulela ngqo ezibilini zikagesi eziphansi, njengoba amandla amancane echithwa njengokushisa phakathi nezinqubo zokusabalalisa nokuguqula. Esitshalweni esijwayelekile esiphakathi nesikhulu sokukhiqiza esisebenza izikhathi ezimbili ngosuku, lokhu kuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kahle kungaholela ekongeni konyaka okudlula u-$50,000 ezindlekweni zamandla ezigwijiwe. Ngaphezu kokusebenza kahle nje, uhlelo lwakhelwe ukwethembeka okungajwayelekile, nge-mean time between failures (MTBF) edlula amahora angu-200,000 ekusebenzeni okuqhubekayo. Leli zinga lokuncika kunciphisa ukulahleka kwesikhathi okubizayo futhi kunciphisa ukuphindeka kokulungiswa okungahleliwe. Uhlelo lwamandla luphinde lube nokubuyiselwa okwakhelwe ngaphakathi ezingeni le-module, okusho ukuthi uma ingxenye eyodwa yehluleka, amamoduli asele ayaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngamandla ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka. Ukumelana okunjalo kubaluleke kakhulu ezibhedlela, izikhungo zedatha, nezinye izindawo ezibalulekile lapho ukulahleka kwamandla kungavunyelwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinsiza ezithuthukisiwe zeyunithi zingabikezela izinkinga ezingenzeka ngaphambi kokuba zibe zimbi, zithumele izexwayiso emaqenjini okulungisa nge-module yokuxhumana eyakhelwe ngaphakathi. Ngokombono wezindleko, ukuba nako okuphelele esikhathini esiyiminyaka eyishumi kulindeleke ukuthi kube ngama-25 percent aphansi kunezinhlelo ezifanayo ezivela kubancintisana abahamba phambili. Leli nani libala ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuncishisiwe, umsebenzi wokulungisa ophansi, nokuncishiswa kwezingxenye ezimbalwa ezishintshwayo esikhathini sempilo yempahla. Izinkampani ezivele zamukele ubuchwepheshe obufanayo zibika ukuthi ukubuyiselwa kwezimali kuvame ukutholakala phakathi kwezinyanga ezingu-18 nezingu-24 ngemuva kokufakwa.

Emakethe agcwele izixazululo zikagesi ezikhona kakade, i-EcoPower Solutions ihlukanise uhlelo lwayo olusha lwamandla ngokusebenzisa izici eziningana ezihlukile ezisazobhekana nazo izimbangi. Enye yezinto ezihlukile kakhulu ukusebenza kokuphatha umthwalo okuguquguqukayo kohlelo, oluhlela kabusha amandla ngokuzenzakalelayo phakathi kwemithwalo exhunyiwe ngokusekelwe ekufunweni kwesikhathi sangempela nezilungiselelo zokubaluleka. Lesi sici, esisebenzisa izibalo ze-machine learning ezilolwe ngemiphumo yokusetshenziswa komlando, siqinisekisa ukuthi izinqubo ezibalulekile zihlale zithola amandla angaphazamiseki ngenkathi imithwalo engabalulekile yehliswa okwesikhashana ngezikhathi zentengo ephakeme. Esinye isici esiyingqayizivele ukusebenza kohlelo lwe-plug-and-play nokusebenzisana nenqwaba yenethiwekhi yokusabalalisa amandla ekhona, kuqeda isidingo sokulungiswa okubizayo noma ukuguqulwa kwezinsiza. Ngokuphambene, izinhlelo eziningi ezincintanayo zidinga izinto zokushintsha ezine-proprietary noma izilungiselelo zesimiso sebhasi ezikhethekile ezikhuphula kakhulu ubunzima bokufaka nezindleko. Iyunithi ye-EcoPower iphinde isekele izivumelwano eziningi zokuxhumana—kuhlanganise ne-Modbus, i-BACnet, ne-DNP3—iyenza ihambisane nezinhlelo zokuphatha izakhiwo ezivela kubahlinzeki abakhulu. Le ndlela yokwakhiwa evulekile inikeza abaphathi bezindawo ukuguquguquka kokuhlanganisa uhlelo lwamandla ezindaweni zabo zokuqapha nokulawula ezikhona ngaphandle kokukhiya komthengisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, indawo yomzimba yeyunithi incane ngamaphesenti angu-35 kunezixazululo eziqhathaniswayo, ikhulula indawo eyigugu esitezi noma odongeni emakamelweni kagesi agcwele. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinhlelo ezakhiwe kusetshenziswa i-transformer yakudala, ukuncipha kwesisindo kuphinde kunciphise izindleko zokusekelwa kwezakhiwo ngesikhathi sokufakwa. Ochwepheshe bemboni bagcizelele ukuthi lezi zinzuzo ezihlanganisiwe zinikeza i-EcoPower inzuzo yokuncintisana ecacile ezingxenyeni ezifana ne-real estate yezentengiselwano, ukukhiqiza okulula, kanye nezindawo zezikhungo. Ezamabhizinisi asevele asebenza nabasabalalisi abafana nalabo abatholakala kuIkhaya ikhasi, ukuguqukela kuleli yesikhulumi esisha kungahlanganiswa ngokusebenzisa isiteshi esisodwa esinokwethenjelwa.

Impumelelo yangempela yobuchwepheshe be-EcoPower ibonakala kangcono ngokusebenzisa izipiliyoni zabantu bokuqala abafake uhlelo ezindaweni ezahlukene zokusebenza. Isibhedlela esikhulu esifundeni eMidwest, ngokwesibonelo, sifake amayunithi amathathu ezindaweni zaso futhi sabika ukuncipha kwamaphesenti angu-22 ezindlekweni zamandla phakathi nezinyanga ezintandathu zokuqala zokusebenza. Onjiniyela besibhedlela baphinde baqaphela ukuthi izexwayiso zokugcinwa kwesistimu ezihambisana nesikhathi zavimbela ukwehluleka okungenzeka kwe-transformer, kwagcinwa cishe u-$120,000 ezindlekweni zokulungisa eziphuthumayo futhi kwagwenywa ukuvalwa okubucayi kwezindawo zokuhlinzwa. Emkhakheni wokukhiqiza, umphakeli wezingxenye zezimoto wafaka uhlelo lwamandla emgqeni wokuhlanganisa futhi wathola ukuthuthukiswa kwamaphesenti angu-30 ekusebenzeni okuphelele kwemishini (OEE) ngenxa yokuncipha kokwehla kwamandla kagesi nokuthuthukiswa kwekhwalithi yamandla. Lezi zindaba zempumelelo azizange zibonakale yimboni. I-EcoPower Solutions isanda kuthola umklomelo we-"Innovation in Power Systems" ovela ku-International Energy Management Association, futhi umkhiqizo wayo omusha wafakwa njengomunye wabagijimi bomklomelo ku-Global Sustainable Technology Summit. Le nkampani iphinde yabonwa yi-Department of Energy ngeminikelo yayo ekuthuthukiseni amazinga okusebenza kahle kwamandla ezindaweni zokwakha ezamabhizinisi. Ubufakazi bamakhasimende buhlale bugcizelela ukulula kokufakwa kohlelo, ukwesekwa kwezobuchwepheshe okuqinile, kanye nezinzuzo ezibonakalayo zezimali ezivelayo esiphelweni, zingakapheli iminyaka. Ezinkampanini ezihlola ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yamandla azo, ukufunda okwakamuvaIzindaba izihloko mayelana nempumelelo ye-EcoPower zingahlinzeka ngomongo obalulekile kanye nokuzethemba emlandweni obonisiwe wobuchwepheshe. Uhlu olukhulayo lwezindawo ezifakiwe ezifakwe isitifiketi manje seluhlanganisa izindawo ezingaphezu kuka-200 emazweni angu-15, ubufakazi bokusebenza okubanzi kwesistimu kanye nokusebenza okuthembekile ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene zesimo sezulu kanye nenethiwekhi.

Ngokubheka phambili, i-EcoPower Solutions ihlele uhlelo oluqinile oluhlose ukwandisa ukufinyelela kwayo ezimakethe ezintsha kanye nezinye izindawo zobuchwepheshe. Le nkampani ihlela ukwethula inguqulo encane yasekhaya yohlelo lwayo lwamandla phakathi nezinyanga eziyi-18 ezilandelayo, ihlose abanikazi bezindlu asebevele basebenzisa izinhlelo zelanga ophahleni kanye nezokugcina amandla ngebhethri. Lesi sinyathelo sihambisana nomkhuba omkhulu embonini oya ekulawuleni amandla ahlukanisiwe kanye nokwenza kahle ukuzisebenzisa ezingeni lasekhaya. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwezohwebo, i-EcoPower yenza inkundla yokuhlaziya amandla esekelwe emafini ezohlanganisa idatha ezinkulungwaneni zamayunithi afakiwe ukuze inikeze imininingwane yezinkampani ezinkulu ezinamabhizinisi amaningi. Le nkundla kulindeleke ukuthi inikezwe njengohlelo lokusebenza njengesevisi (SaaS) yokubhalisa, ekhiqiza imithombo yenzuzo ephindaphindayo ngenkathi iletha inani elengeziwe kumakhasimende. Le nkampani iphinde yenze izivumelwano zokubambisana nabathuthukisi abahamba phambili bamandla avuselelekayo ukuze kwakhiwe izixazululo ezihlanganisiwe ze-microgrid ezihlanganisa ukukhiqizwa kwelanga, ukugcinwa kwamandla ngebhethri, nokusatshalaliswa kwamandla okuhlakaniphile ephakeji elilodwa eliqediwe. Ukubambisana okunjalo kungavumela amabhizinisi ukuthi athole ukuzimela okukhulu kwamandla ngenkathi kuncishiswa umthelela wawo wekhabhoni. Ngokwanda kwamanye amazwe, i-EcoPower isungule izivumelwano zokusabalalisa nabadlali besifunda eNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia, eLatin America, naseMiddle East, lapho ukwanda kwezimboni okusheshayo kudala isidingo sezixazululo zikagesi zesimanje.Amandla amashaingxenye yenhlangano ye-lifei, esele imele imikhiqizo ye-Delixi esezingeni eliphezulu, ibekwe kahle ukweseka ukwethulwa kwalawa masistimu ezimakethe ezibalulekile zokuthekelisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani itshala imali ocwaningweni lwezinto eziqinile zesizukulwane esilandelayo ukuze yandise kakhulu amandla futhi yehlise izindleko zokukhiqiza kulo mjikelezo womkhiqizo olandelayo. Ngombono ocacile kanye namakhono aqinile okufeza izinto, i-EcoPower Solutions izohlala isezingeni eliphambili emkhakheni wamandla oshintshashintshayo iminyaka ezayo. Kubantu abanentshisekelo namakhasimende afuna ukusatshalaliswa kwamandla okuthembekile, okukulungele ikusasa, indlela yenkampani inikeza izizathu ezihehayo zokubandakanyeka kusenesikhathi.I-DELIXI Electric Ithimba kwa-lifei liyaqhubeka nokuba yinsiza ebalulekile ezinhlanganweni ezifuna ukufunda kabanzi mayelana nokuthi lezi zinto ezintsha zingahlanganiswa kanjani ezinhlelweni zikagesi ezikhona namasu okuthenga.