MODULAR SOLUTION
Deutz have developed a modular hybrid
electrical solution, E-Deutz, which enables
customers to choose whatever is the optimum
combination of conventional drive and
alternative fuel components for their particular
vehicle application.
Vehicle designers are leading specifications
for all types of engine. “The entry into
modularity is no longer selected by the engine,
but by the customer’s required power class in
kilowatts,” says Michael Ziegler at Deutz. “In the
chosen performance class, the customer can
select a drive system technology from the
modular product kit of diesel, gas, hybrid and
all-electric drive systems. If market
requirements change, customers can quickly
switch to a different drive system technology.
Not only do companies become more flexible
and faster, they can also calculate the risk of
changing market demands more easily.”
In terms of power output and
capacity, every E-Deutz component
is scalable. “The aim is to achieve a
significant increase in efficiency which
will reduce overall running costs, fuel
consumption and emissions in equal
measure,” says Ziegler.
Deutz has produced two
demonstrator vehicles. Two Liebherr TL
432-7 telescopic handlers, which are normally
powered by a 74kW Deutz TCD 3.6 diesel engine
were converted, one to a hybrid drive and the
other to a full-electric drive, at the Deutz
development plant in Cologne.
Deutz has also unveiled two E-Deutz drive
prototypes: a hybrid and a full-electric
telescopic handler.
Dr Frank Hiller, chairman of the board for
Deutz explains: “An interdisciplinary team of
Torqeedo and Deutz design engineers
HYBRID POWERTRAINS
“THE CUSTOMER CAN
SELECT A DRIVE
SYSTEM FROM THE
MODULAR PRODUCT
KIT OF DIESEL, GAS,
HYBRID AND
ALL-ELECTRIC”
Michael Ziegler, Deutz
The E-Duetz system can
have a battery pack added
to the engine
succeeded
in integrating
our drive concept into
two prototype machines
in just six months.”
Deutz is currently working on
prototypes with several customers, such as
Manitou for telescopic handlers or Kobelco for
mini excavators.
“Kobelco and Deutz are planning to bring the
concept to production readiness within the next
two years and launch it on the European market
in 2021,” says Ziegler.
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