Electric power: lithium batteries for tracked boom lifts

Flash Battery can also bring huge benefits with its next-gen lithium batteries to the electric power sector.

Traditional batteries are subject to continuous maintenance, and the sector of aerial platforms also suffers the consequences of this issue. The main reasons for machine downtime include problems linked to the use of lead-acid batteries and the continuous maintenance operations they require.

Platform Basket, a company specialised in the design and construction of aerial platforms, self-propelled boom lifts and tracked spider lifts, has decided to use Flash Battery lithium batteries in place of the more common lead-acid batteries. It therefore opted to produce industrial machines that are more flexible and maintenance-free.

In addition to the obvious benefits to the environment, this choice of energy supply compared with a lead-acid battery also has other advantages. They include:

• no periodic maintenance
• twice the range 
• fast charging that allows partial charging during use
• a three times lighter battery weight (which significantly affects the total weight of the platform)
• lithium battery lifespan three times longer 
• no gas emissions during charging

A motor drive powered by a lithium battery also makes it possible to use the platform in any environment: in fact, the absence of gas emissions makes it possible to charge the platform anywhere in the facility in complete safety.

So, also in the industrial sector, the high efficiency of lithium batteries, up to 25% higher than lead-acid batteries, provides significant energy savings and considerably reduces carbon dioxide emissions.