AUTOMOTIVE electrical tools producer and developer, Projecta, has launched an evolution of its fashionable IDC25 DC/DC charger referred to as the IDC25X.
Constructing on the strong foundations laid by its predecessor, the brand new mannequin goals to win extra brownie factors from its hardcore consumer group, and is designed to resist greater temperatures than earlier than, making it ideally suited to under-bonnet purposes.
Projecta says its philosophy of fixed enchancment has resulted within the ‘X’ unit including “new ranges of efficiency which will reset business requirements for DC/DC chargers”. The improved mannequin was designed to be the “hardest and most dependable DC/DC charger ever made”, Projecta says.
Designed, developed and extensively examined in Australia for excessive circumstances, the Projecta IDC25X incorporates a super-efficient design that gained’t de-rate in scorching circumstances and is able to performing in temperatures as excessive as 90 levels Celsius.
The unit supplies a full 25A of cost at temperatures as much as 75 levels Celsius, some extent at the place “even one of the best competitor reduces its cost by as much as half”.
Projecta says the IDC25X is “totally potted” with thermal epoxy resin that pulls warmth away from electronics to the outer housing to assist it preserve a constant cost output of 25A. It mentioned it took nice pains to make sure the unit is vibration- and shock-proof (to heavy-vehicle requirements), guaranteeing the corrugated roads of the outback pose no drawback.
Ratifying the unit’s general efficiency and sturdiness are IP68 and IP69K scores that guaranteeing superior safety towards the ingress of mud, water and even high-pressure water as is the case with strain washing an engine bay.
Projecta says these sturdiness options make the IDC25X good for 4WD, RV, tenting, boating and different purposes, and that the unit options “intelligent expertise” that delivers extraordinarily environment friendly operation for customers.
Homeowners will “respect the pliability and scope of the customisable IDC25X which is appropriate with multi-chemistry expertise” supporting the charging of AGM, GEL, WET, calcium and lithium batteries with pre-set charging modes.
The unit additionally affords computerized temperature compensation, additional defending precious batteries, and is supplied with voltage drop compensation expertise permitting it to be mounted at a distance from the battery.
Different cool options of the IDC25X are a built-in photo voltaic controller that prioritises photo voltaic charging as default, and mechanically adjusts to the alternator utilizing Intelli-Cost if there’s inadequate daylight obtainable. This reduces energy draw from the car’s electrical system with no guide switching wanted.
In comparison with the sooner IDC25, the IDC25X is considerably extra environment friendly harnessing solar energy and may accommodate photo voltaic inputs of as much as 360W.
Monitoring the efficiency of the unit is facilitated by utilizing the Intellix-IQ sensible show which is supported by a state-of-the-art app appropriate with sensible telephones and tablets. The perform lets house owners regulate battery cost profiles and even set-up future charging parameters to go well with new batteries as they enter the market.
Intellix-IQ incorporates LINbus expertise, permitting a number of gadgets (as much as 15 merchandise) to be linked to a LINbus hub which could be managed by way of the Intelli-IQ show or on a wise system by way of Bluetooth, and have all of them managed utilizing customized charging profiles, with out the necessity for classy wiring or a number of switches.
The LINbus tech offers the IDC25X the flexibility to natively talk, permitting parallel charging with a number of IDC25X models with out overcharging.
“To totally futureproof the IDC25X, software program and firmware updates might be obtainable by way of Bluetooth and can solely take minutes to put in,” mentioned Projecta in an announcement.
“This performance will enable house owners to introduce new charging profiles for upcoming batteries, enhance MPPT effectivity, and even get pleasure from added options like computerized lithium wake-up mode, a brand new characteristic that may quickly be obtainable.”
The brand new Projecta IDC25X DC/DC charger is backed by a five-year guarantee and is offered now. It’s priced from $595.00.
