The 1700W Generator Control Unit manages the generation and storage of electrical energy to supply the needs of small to medium-sized UAVs.
The GCU is designed to complement the functionality of the 900W PDU. When installed together, these two units form a complete power supply solution including electrical power generation, battery management, power distribution and redundancy for critical sub-systems.
Features
- Main power output provides up to 900W at 58.5V for powering UAV electronics directly or via PDU
- Two battery chargers, each providing up to 400W of charging power for rapid in-flight recharging
- Battery chargers user-configurable for both voltage and current, allowing a wide variety of battery chemistries and sizes to be accommodated. Supported battery types:
- LiPo: 10-12S
- LiS: 15-20S
- LiFe: 10-14S
- Active rectification of 3-phase inputs achieves highest possible efficiency, minimising self-heating
- Outputs powered by interleaved, spread-spectrum modulated DC-DC converters for best possible EMI/RFI performance
- Umbilical input: 35 – 60 VDC
- RS232 and CAN monitoring interfaces provide extensive reporting of voltages, currents and temperature