Quattro road sweeper goes electric 04 April 2023
Quattro Plant has collaborated with Technical Services to develop an electric vehicle cooling loop necessary for converting a road sweeper from diesel to battery electric.
The cooling loop needed to work with non-conductive dielectric coolant. Technical Services achieved this by integrating a range of components that have been subjected to enhanced durability testing, specifically with dielectric coolants. Careful application engineering was needed due to the changes in coolant viscosity when using a dielectric oil vs, a Glycol based coolant.
The cooling system schematics and CAD drawings, defining the architecture and component selection for the cooling loop was approved. For ease of installation, the complete cooling loop was supplied to Quattro Plant with semi-constructed sections and components to speed up installation.
Technical Services collaborated closely with the engineers throughout the project, including the installation process.
The switch to battery electric proved to be a cost-effective way of upgrading the road sweeper to be compliant with Clean Air Zones and Ultra Low Emission Zones where charges apply for diesel vehicles.
Author
Transport Engineer
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Quattro Plant Ltd
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