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BATTERY CHARGER
BATTERY CHARGER
PowerBriX® BC
BORDLINE® BCX
Modular standardized IP65 solution
Modular standardized IP65 solution
for all rail applications
for all rail applications
The PowerBriX® BC battery
The BORDLINE®
charger BCXcompact,
is a flexible, battery
charger is a and
lightweight flexible, compact, unit
high-efficency
lightweight
designed toand high-efficency
charge vehicle unit
designed and
batteries to charge
supplyvehicle
low voltage
batteries and supply low voltage
DC loads. Up to 4 Bordline® BC
DC loads. BORDLINE®
units can be configured and BC units can
be configured
installed andin
together installed
order to meet
together in order to meet
any requirement in terms of any
requirement
voltage, in terms
current, power ofand
voltage,
current, power and reliability.
reliability.
System overview
BORDLINE® BCX is an IP65 assembly that is suitable
— Functionality
PowerBriX® BC for both roof and underframe installation.
— System overview
It consists of: BORDLINE® BCX allows connection of many
Functionality
PowerBriX® BC
PowerBriX® BC is an IP65 assembly that is suit-able BORDLINE® batteryconnection
PowerBriX® BC allows charger modules
of many that can be
Bordline®
for both roof and underframe installation. fed from different
BC battery chargersources
moduleseither AC and
that can DC.from
be fed
It consists of:
different sources either AC and DC.
• It includes BORDLINE® BC standard battery
Thanks to the usage of silicon carbide (SiC)
chargers modules based on modern SiC power
• 1 to 4 x Bordline® BC standard battery chargers technology
Thanks to the it is possible
usage to achieve
of silicon carbideultra-high
(SiC)
semiconductor technology
modules based on modern SiC power efficiency
technologyinitaiscompact-build size, moreover
possible to achieve ultra-high
• Input and output protections
semiconductor technology switching
efficiency related problems like
in a compact-build voltage
size, ripple and
moreover
• Redundancy/overvoltage protection module in
• Input and output protections pure tone noise
switching related will never belike
problems a problem.
voltage ripple and
order to increase system reliability and
• Redundancy/overvoltage protection module in The
purehighly configurable
tone noise will nevercontrol system allows to
be a problem.
overvoltage robustness
order to increase system reliability and define charging
The highly characteristics
configurable of any kind
control system of battery
allows to
• Ultra-long life fans
overvoltage robustness without any software/hardware
define charging characteristics of modification.
any kind of battery
• Communication Interface based on CAN or
• Ultra-long life fans Dead
withoutbattery start function is also
any software/hardware guaranteed for
modification.
Ethernet
• Communication Interface based on CAN or each
Deadsingle
batterymodule: as soon as
start function input
is also voltage is for
guaranteed
Ethernet present, BORDLINE®
each single module: as BCX willas
soon start
inputto voltage
charge batteries
is
Technical data BORDLINE® BCX and supplying
present, loads.BC will start to charge batteries
PowerBriX®
Input AC Voltage From 360VAC to 528VAC and supplying loads.
Technical data BORDLINE® BC BOX
Input AC frequencies From 48Hz to 62Hz Characteristics
Input AC Voltage
Technical data From 360VAC toBC
BORDLINE® 528V
BOX
Input DC voltage From 420VDC to 800 VDC
AC
•Characteristics
High flexibility: selectable voltage and power
Input AC Voltage
frequencies FromFrom360V 48Hz to to 62Hz
528V
Output nominal Voltage
AC
24 VDC, 36 VDC, 72 VDC, 110 VDC
AC • High power density
flexibility: selectable voltage and power
Input DC voltage
AC frequencies From 420V
From 48Hzto to800 V DC
62Hz
Output power
DC
From 6.5 kW to 38kW • Built
High with
power silicon
densitycarbide (SiC)
Output
Input DCnominal
voltageVoltage 24 V DCFrom
, 36 V420V, 72 V to , 110
800 V • DC orwith
Three phase AC voltage
Output current
DC DC DC
Up to 675A for 24/36 VDC
DC Built silicon carbide (SiC) input
Output power
nominal Voltage From
24 V DC, 36 V DC6.5
, 72kW
V DCto 38kW
, 110 V • Decoupling
Up to 300A for 72/110 V DC
DC
DC or Three OR-ing
phase ACoutput
voltagediode included
input
Output power Up to 675A
From 6.5for
kW24/36 V DC
to 38kW
Protection degree IP65 • Flexible cabinet
Decoupling OR-ing(roof and underframe)
output diode included
Output current Up to 300A for 72/110 VDC
Up to 675A for 24/36 V DC • High- Efficiency up toand
96%underframe)
Operating temperature -25°…+45°C Flexible cabinet (roof
Protection degree
Output current Up to 300A for 72/110IP65
V
• High-degree of redundancy
DC
range High- Efficiency up to 96%
Operating temperature
Protection degree IP65
Communication Interface
range Any
-25°…+45°C • Air forced cooling
High-degree of redundancy
Operating temperature
Dimension and weight
Communication
range Interface 785 mm xCANopen
653 mm-25°…+45°C
x– 405mm
Ethernet • Air forced cooling
3 Units
Dimension
Communication Interface From
1028
CANopen 70–xto
x 755 90 kg
485 mm
Ethernet
Weight
Dimension
Dimension and weight xFrom
785 mm 1028 60kg
923xmm to 100kg
755xx405mm
485 mm
5 Units
Weight From
From 60kg
105 toto125
100kg
kg
3AC or DC
Input
Redundancy BOX
BC1
LP1 LP
BP1
QAC1
BN1
DC Loads
From 1 to 4 BORDLINE® BC A A
BP
24V,36V,72V,110V
Battery
Vehicle
LP4
BP4
QAC4
BN4 BN
BC4
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01 Block diagram of
Flexibility Cooling system
BORDLINE® BCX The BORDLINE® BCX is a highly flexible system Each BORDLINE® BCX module is cooled by forced air
that fits most common battery voltages with using integrated fans.
different power demands simply selecting the BORDLINE® BCX is cooled by one main external fan,
BORDLINE® BC model and numbers to be redundant if needed.
installed inside the IP65 cabinet. Fan speed is controlled by the needs of the device
With this approach the battery charger can be (depending on load conditions and current ambient
customized according needs with a short time to temperature) avoiding fast fan aging.
market.
Mechanical design and maintenance
Redundancy management The converter be mounted underframe or on the
BORDLINE® BCX modular design allows a high level roof of any kind of railway vehicle.
of redundancy at vehicle level, giving the customer a Air inlet position can be easily customized.
more reliable and cost-optimized solution. The layout foreseen one big front panel that allows
direct, easy and quick access to any LRU that never
exceed 10kg. The external fan is also easily
accessible from the back.
Diagnostics and service
For maintenance, a CAN or Ethernet diagnostic
interface is available, using CANopen, SAE J1939, or
TRDP protocol to share real time status such as
current loading, temperature, errors, and warnings.
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