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Multi-Flex
Energy Management System - reduces cost of battery-operated vehicles
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -
Multi-Flex™
Energy Management System
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Officials at an Indiana
firm will demonstrate technology that could
improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of the most expensive
components of electric-powered vehicles, making them more affordable.
Indy Power
Systems, a Purdue Research Park
affiliate company based in Noblesville, Ind., will have an open house
on Monday (April 27) to demonstrate the Multi-Flex™ Energy Management
System, which improves the cost efficiency of hybrid and electric
vehicle batteries.
The
technology uses hardware and software to combine energy from different
types of power sources - including lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion
batteries and fuel cells - to optimize their price and performance
characteristics.
"This
demonstration will use a 55-volt lithium-ion
battery pack, a 48-volt lead-acid battery pack and an AC
motor/generator," said Steve Tolen, president and CEO of Indy Power
Systems. "The Multi-Flex™ will operate a golf cart equipped with
voltage and amperage readouts for each component to validate the
movement of energy."
Other
applications of the system include an alternative energy grid and
handheld and military electrical devices.
The open
house begins at 2 p.m. at 15309 Stony
Creek Way in Noblesville. The demonstration begins at 2:30 p.m. Company
officials will talk about the past, present and future of electric
propulsion and its importance to both the state and national economy.
About
Indy Power Systems
Created in
2007, Indy Power Systems has developed
the Multi-Flex Energy Management Systems, a proprietary hardware and
software energy management system that is used in the management of
electrical power in the transportation, electrical device and electric
utility grid industries. Director Bill Wylam retired from General
Motors, where he was responsible for the development of the propulsion
system for the GM EV1 electric vehicle and for the development of
advanced lead-acid, nickel-zinc and lithium-ion battery systems. COO
Bob Galyen developed the battery pack for the EV1. Senior Electrical
Engineer Quentin Kramer served for a time as chief electrical engineer
for the award-winning Rose-Hulman Solar Phantom VI.
About
Purdue Research Park
The
725-acre Purdue Research Park (http://www.purdueresearchpark.com)
has the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in
the country. The park is home to more than 160 companies. About 100 of
these firms are technology-related and another 39 are incubator
businesses. The park is owned and managed by the Purdue Research
Foundation, a private, nonprofit foundation created to assist Purdue
University in the area of economic development. In addition to the
Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, the foundation has established
technology parks in other locations around Indiana including
Merrillville, New Albany and Indianapolis.
To the Purdue Research Park,
http://www.purdueresearchpark.com
PHOTO
CAPTION:
Indy Power
Systems will demonstrate its Multi-Flex™ Energy Management System
during an open house at 2:30 p.m. Monday (April 27) in Noblesville. The
system is shown here in a golf cart. (Indy Power Systems photo/Steve
Tolen)
Purdue
Research Park contact:
Steve Martin, (765) 494-6872, sgmartin@prf.org
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