Charging plan implemented
October 1st 2010 An advanced battery management
system from EnerSys that manages
change and charge operations for
warehouse truck batteries has been
installed by Ventura Network
Distribution at its distribution centre
at Wath on Dearne.
The installation is designed to
optimise the performance of
Ventura's warehouse truck fleet over
the entire five year contract,
minimise energy consumption and
provide the company with flexibility
to adapt its operations in line with
business requirements.
"We are looking for good
performance from the batteries and
warehouse trucks through to year
five of the contract," says Harry
Dooley, group MHE
manager for Ventura
Network Distribution.
"The EnerSys battery
management system
will allow us to manage
the batteries over the
whole lifetime and help
us reduce overall costs
and power
consumption."
The lift truck
supplier worked with Ventura and
EnerSys to agree the final
specification for the battery
management system. Unlike smaller
warehouses, which tend to have a
single battery installation, it was
decided to have separate charge and
change areas located throughout the
warehouse close to where specific
types of truck are operating.
The battery area for the 40 order
picking trucks, for example, is on the
mezzanine floor of the main picking
and order assembly warehouse. The
precise position was finalised during
the warehouse planning phase to
take into account the pick paths and
one way system employed in the
area. It is against a wall and close to
one of the ventilation points for
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