Custom Power’s in-house engineering expertise is fully utilised in the design and manufacture of complex power systems for UAVs.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), like many other autonomous vehicle systems can be very power hungry, but unlike surface vehicles, weight is a fundamentally limiting factor in determining how much power can be provided by the on-board battery packs. This makes UAV power systems particularly complex, but designing and assembling lightweight, high power battery packs is an area where we have exceptional experience and expertise. The following gives an indication of our extensive in-house design capabilities.
UAV Capability - Power Business Unit | ||||
UAV Capability | Cell and Configuration | Battery Management System | Design and Manufacture | Certification and Accreditation |
Up to 12S | Custom BMS | Cradle to Grave Design | AS9100 | |
Tier 1 Li Ion Cells | Master/Minion BMS | Altium / Solidworks | ISO 9001:2015 | |
Direct Supply Polymer Cells | High Current PCB Design | Full Case Design | UN38.3 Certification Management | |
CANBUS | Ultra Lightweight Case Material | IEC Certification Management | ||
Custom Firmware | Cell Holder Design | Multi-Channel EOL Testing | ||
Custom Interface | Active Heating | JOSCAR | ||
Cell Characterisation | Resistive Welding | Cyber Essentials Certified Plus | ||
Thermal Management | Laser Welding | |||
Fuel Gauging | ||||
Additional Capability Options | 14S | In House 3D Printing | EMC Pre-Compliance | |
Wire Bonding | ||||
Pulse Arc | ||||
UAV Capability - Power Business Unit | ||||||||
UAV Capability | Cell and Configuration | Battery Management System | Design and Manufacture | Certification and Accreditation | ||||
Up to 12S | Custom BMS | Cradle to Grave Design | ISO 9001:2015 | |||||
Tier 1 Li Ion Cells | Master/Minion BMS | Altium / Solidworks | UN38.3 Certification Management | |||||
Direct Supply Polymer Cells | High Current PCB Design | Full Case Design | IEC Certification Management | |||||
CANBUS | Ultra Lightweight Case Material | AS9100 | ||||||
Custom Firmware | Cell Holder Design | Multi-Channel EOL Testing | ||||||
Custom Interface | Active Heating | JOSCAR | ||||||
Cell Characterisation | Resistive Welding | Cyber Essentials Certified Plus | ||||||
Thermal Management | Laser Welding | |||||||
Fuel Gauging | ||||||||
Additional Drone Capability | 14S | In House 3D Printing | EMC Pre-Compliance | |||||
Wire Bonding | ||||||||
Pulse Arc | ||||||||
UAV Capability | Additional UAV Capability | |
Up to 12S | X | X |
14S | X | |
Cylindrical Cells | X | X |
Pouch Cells | X | |
Thermal Management | X | X |
Active Heating | X | |
Full Case Design | X | X |
Wire Bonding | X | |
Custom BMS | X | X |
Custom Firmware | X | |
CANBUS | X | X |
Master/Minion BMS | X | |
Cradle to Grave Design | X | X |
High Voltage | X | |
High Current PCB Design | X | |
Altium/Solidworks | X | X |
IEC 62133/UN38.3 Testing | X | X |
EMC Pre Compliance | X | |
Cell Holder Design | X | X |
Cell Characterisation | X | |
Spot Welding | X | X |
Resistive Welding | X | X |
Laser Welding | ||
Ultra Lightweight Case Material | X | |
Multi-channel End of Line Tester | X | X |
AS9100 | X |
Cold batteries are inefficient and at best will provide limited run time, at worst they will fail to operate correctly at all. To overcome the problems associated with cold operation we custom design heaters that are capable of heating core battery packs from -20°C to +5°C in less than 20 minutes.
These Mylar based thermo foil heaters have uniform heat output and exceptional heat transfer properties resulting in superior pack heating. Each is custom designed for the specific requirements of the battery pack and features a number of specific attributes including embedded temperature sensors (thermistors).
Our design and engineering capabilities, coupled with decades of complex custom build battery pack experience enables us to provide a complete solution to our UAV customers.
From the initial choice of most suitable cells for a given application to the final enclosure design and use of the latest rugged composite materials our engineering teams are at the forefront of battery pack design.
With large state-of-the-art design and production facilities in the UK and the USA utilising the very latest equipment and processes, our customers can be assured that their custom power system will be of the utmost quality and work seamlessly within their product.
To compare the features of our Harrier AF-Zoom cameras and Oriole board cameras and see which one will best suit you, download our “Cameras for UAVs and Gimbals” brochure.