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Tel-Aviv, Israel - May 28, 2009 - Kinetics Ltd. established in 1985, is a world leader in the area of Life Support Systems (LSS), Auxiliary Power Units (APU), Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems / Environmental Control Systems (ECS), Individual Crew & Equipment Cooling Systems (ICECS), NBC / CBRN Protection, and Military & Airborne Hydraulic Systems.

Kinetics develops, qualifies, produces and fields Systems and Components for a wide range of Tracked, Wheeled, Stationary and Airborne Military Platforms. These include Main Battle Tanks (MBT), Self Propelled Howitzers (SPH), Armored / Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AFV / IFV), Armored Personnel Carriers (APC), Mines Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP), Tactical & Tactical Support Vehicles (TV / TSV), Utility & Utility Support Vehicles (UV / USV), Rocket Launchers, Shelters, Tents, Helicopters and Aircrafts.

Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)

Auxiliary Power Units (APU) becomes standard equipment in many new and upgrading programs of Main Battle Tanks (MBT) & Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) for the following reasons:

- To enable Silent Mode Operation of the vehicle while keeping low Noise and Thermal Signatures
- To support the increased power demand for add-on Hi-Power Electronic Equipment. This new demand sometimes exceeds the original power generation capabilities of the platform.
- To reduce the logistics and operational costs of the vehicles. The APU low Life Cycle Cost (LCC) assures fast return on the investment.
- To improve the crew performance and reduce crew fatigue by minimizing their exposure to noise, heat and vibrations while using the APU instead of the main engine of the platform.

Kinetics' APUs:

Kinetics has developed and fielded a wide range of APUs for external and internal installation on military vehicles. The APUs are provided as standalone systems or integrated with Kinetics' Life Support Systems (LSS-APU) providing also NBC/CBRN Protection and Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning (HVAC). Main features of Kinetics' APUs are:

- Electric output range of 2- 20 kW @ 28VDC (high voltage output is also possible)
- Option for additional Hydraulic output, Compressor drive and/or PTO
- High performance while operated in extreme temperatures and high altitudes
- Designed for heavy duty automotive operation
- Designed for operation in heavy dust conditions
- Fully integrated with the vehicle fuel and control systems
- Can be operated while the vehicle is stationary or in movement
- Very compact in size

Typically our APUs has 3 operational modes:

- Stand-Alone mode when the platform main engine is off
- Co-Generation mode while operating in parallel with the platform main engine (the vehicle may be in movement)
- External Power Delivery mode to power off-board consumers

Kinetics at DSEi 2009 London

Visit Kinetics at DSEI 2009, which takes place from September 8 to 11 at ExCel, London.
The company will be based at the Israel Pavilion, stand 513.

For more information, please feel free to contact us.

 

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