PRACTICAL REPORT: ENERGY SUPPLY FOR INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS AND AGVS IN INDUSTRY AND LOGISTICS

What are the advantages of lithium-ion batteries for industrial applications and what charging concepts do they require?

Whether forklift trucks, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) or the classic “ant” – modern industrial trucks in industry and logistics are now predominantly equipped with powerful lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion technology offers significant advantages over lead-acid technology in terms of performance, durability, efficiency and handling. A real game changer is the batteries’ ability to be charged intermediately. Vehicle batteries previously had to be fully discharged to avoid a memory effect whereas, lithium-ion batteries allow many partial charges at any given energy level.