Loughborough — Thecommercial UAV industry is set to benefit from the latest addition to Intelligent Energy’s product range, launched today. The fuel cell engineering company’s new Power Path Module (PPM) enables customers to double the power output from its UAV Fuel Cell Power Modules (FCPMs).
The Power Path Module (PPM) is a small unit which has been designed to facilitate ‘plug and play’, linking two of Intelligent Energy’s FCPMs in series. It enables customers to fly larger UAVs with heavier payloads. With the PPM connecting the FCPMs in series, two 650W modules will provide 1.3kW of continuous power and two 800W modules will provide 1.6kW.
The PPM, which has been designed in accordance with CE and FCC certification requirements, is being launched at Japan Drone, Chiba-City, near Tokyo (13-15 March) and is an additional product now available in the company’s range for UAVs. Its launch highlights Intelligent Energy’s commitment to providing a solution enabling commercial UAVs to fly significantly longer than those powered by traditional batteries.
Lee Juby, Chief Sales Officer at Intelligent Energy, said: “We already have the lightest and most power dense fuel cells available on the market and we continue to innovate to ensure we are leading the way in fuel cell power for commercial UAVs. This small PPM unit will enable our customers to use our modules on larger UAVs, carry a heavier payload and it can easily be affixed to a UAV.
“As well as launching the PPM at Japan Drone, we will also be showcasing it next month at AUVSI Xponential in Chicago (29 April – 2 May).”
Visitors to Japan Drone will be able to see Intelligent Energy’s fuel cells in action as the company will be flying a DJI M600 powered by two 800W FCPMs on Wednesday 13 March from 1.15-1.45pm. See Intelligent Energy on stand D13.
To find out more about Intelligent Energy’s fuel cell power products, read our customer stories and to view videos of our products, visit www.intelligent-energy.com/our-products/ . Alternatively, email [email protected] to book a meeting at the show or to request further product details.
About Intelligent Energy
About Intelligent Energy: Intelligent Energy is a world-leading fuel cell engineering company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialisation of its Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell products, for customers in the automotive, stationary power and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sectors. Fuel cells are used in multiple applications, where clean, lightweight, high efficiency and cost-effective power is required. The company is headquartered and manufactures in Loughborough in the UK, with additional offices and representation in the US, Japan, India and China.
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