2 Phase 60A System Battery Charging Contacts

Battery charging system battery charging contacts for automated guided vehicles

The operation of Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) requires high utilization of these vehicles in order to achieve an optimum of profitability. Often, recharge of the batteries which are required for the drive of the AGVs, presents a problem.

The development of powerful batteries, which allow for quick recharge within seconds, enables the integration of charging contacts into the production cycle without removing the AGVs from the production process.

Battery charging stations may be installed anywhere within the system where the production process allows the AGV to stop (staging areas, turn arounds, loading stops etc.). 

A battery charging contact consists of a base plate, which is installed on the floor or laterally at a bracket adjacent of the AGV runway, and a current collector which is installed on the vehicle.

A battery charger supplies current to the base plate. Once the AGV is in charging position and the collector has made contact with the base plate, the AGV computer turns on the current.

The base plate has chamfered entry/exit ramps to facilitate smooth drive-on/drive-off of the spring loaded collector.