Electrical powered street furniture – Parking meters

Parking meters are evolving into smart objects. At first, you could only pay inserting coins, but nowadays a cash machine is often integrated in the parking meter and they are usually equipped with a digital screen. Moreover, linking the car license plate to the parking right is becoming more and more a common practice. Al these functions require a power supply of the parking meter.

Depending on the specifications of the parking meter and the requests, we offer a number of standard possibilities for connecting and if requested also for metering the parking meters.

In order to improve passenger comfort, more and more Dynamic Route Information Panels (DRIP) are installed along ring roads and motorways, and Dynamic Passenger Information Systems (DRIS) for passengers are integrated in public transport. In case of DRIP and DRIS, it is of utmost importance that they can be updated with actual information at any time. This requires a power supply.

Depending on the DRIP or DRIS, and depending on the requests, we offer a number of standard possibilities for connecting and if requested also for metering the DRIP or DRIS. Our standard connection boxes for the DRIP or DRIS are suitable for 400V, 50Hz and are secured up to 25A maximum.

The world is becoming smarter. Even the waste bins are, equipped now with detectors. These detectors can guarantee a signal, for instance as soon as the waste bin is full, or allowing to compress the waste in it, in order to add more waste into the bin. These smart applications require a power supply.

Depending on the waste bin and the requests, we offer a number of standard possibilities for connecting and if requested also for metering the waste bin. Our standard connection boxes for waste bins are suitable for 400V, 50Hz and are secured up to 25A maximum.

Wind is the result of uneven warming of the earth by the sun. Wind turbines thus get a rotational movement; this movement can be converted into electricity by using generators. Wind energy is clean, which we definitely needed in order to have a sustainable energy supply in the future. The generated energy is then transported by a network administrator, which ensures it ends up in the grid.

Depending on the required specifications, we offer a number of standard transformers for protection, measurement and revenue purposes concerning energy gained by wind.

Solar energy is energy that is extracted from the heat and light of the sun. For example, by using solar panels. These consist out of rows of solar cells. A solar cell is made of two layers of silicon. When light shines upon a solar cell, there will be an electric current between these two layers. However, this is direct current, and alternating current is needed for the energy grid. An transducer is able to convert this direct current into alternating current. It is possible to convert about 20% of this sunlight into electricity.

Depending on the required specifications, we offer a number of standard transformers for protection, measurement and revenue purposes concerning energy gained by solar.

This type of energy (also called hydroelectric energy) is generated by the height difference of falling water or by the speed of running water. More than 10% of the electricity in the European Union is won by hydroelectric power. On a global level, it’s more than half. Energy is generated from hydropower by the gravity of the water. The harder the water stream, the more energy can be gained.

Depending on the required specifications, we offer a number of standard transformers for protection, measurement and revenue purposes concerning energy gained by water.

Combined heat and power (CHP) can lead to a high-energy efficiency. When electricity is generated in power plants, heat is generated and will be lost as residual heat. A CHP can reuse this residual heat for heating tap water. This method achieves a return that is twice as high as compared to separate production of electricity and heat. 

The operation of CHP is quite simple: a fuel turns a motor, which in turn turns an alternator into motion, and thus electricity can be produced. In addition, the alternator movements will also generate heat; this is cooled by a cooling liquid to prevent overheating. A heat exchanger recycles this heat from the cooling liquid and uses it to generate warm water. Additionally, the heat from the combustion gases is recovered via condensation and used for the production of hot water.

Geothermal heat is using heat that is released from the ground. The process of geothermal heat (geothermia) consists out of pumping warm water from a minimum depth of about 500 metres underground, to the surface. The deeper the drilling, the higher the temperature. A heat exchanger removes the heat from the pumped water, which is then delivered to a distribution network that will provide it to consumers. A giant advantage of geothermal heat is that it is immediately applicable. If the water temperature is high enough, there’s even a possibility to produce electricity.

Depending on the required specifications, we offer a number of standard transformers for protection, measurement and revenue purposes concerning energy gained by geothermal heat.

Biogas is actually a gas mixture composed of methane and carbon dioxide. Biogas comes to be when organic matter (also called biomass) such as wood, vegetables, fruit and garden waste, sewage sludge and manure comes into a fermentation process. Biogas is a source of sustainable energy, and is often used as fuel in heat and power stations. Burning biomass can generate electricity and heat. Both power plants and waste incinerators use this process.

Depending on the required specifications, we offer a number of standard transformers for protection, measurement and revenue purposes concerning energy gained by biogas.