Powerful Tethered Power Station for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Drones
Product overview
This product includes two parts: the ground end tether box and the sky end airborne power supply. The tether box integrates AC/DC DC power supply, automatic take-up and pay-off device, tether cable and intelligent control module to convert single-phase AC power of the mains, generator or mobile power supply into high-voltage power and transmit it to the airborne power supply through the tether cable. The airborne power supply can safely replace an original battery and provide constant voltage stabilization, continuous and reliable long-endurance power supply for the UAV without reducing the standard load weight. The system has the function of automatically retracting and releasing the line synchronously following the rise and fall of the UAV.
Adaptive UAV
It is matched with corresponding UAVs to form a tethered drone system.
1) Support flight height: 120~200m (cable length: 220m, reserved safety length);
2) Support takeoff weight: 30~55kg (UAV force efficiency is different, this data is for reference only).
Environmental characteristics
1) Ambient temperature: - 20~45 ºC (working), - 40~65 ºC (storage);
2) Relative humidity: 10~80% RH (working), 5~90% RH (storage); 3) Altitude: 0~3000m.
Air module power supply
| Input voltage |
580~810Vdc wide range input, constant voltage output |
| Output voltage |
50 ± 0.5Vdc, supporting output voltage customization |
| Output power |
1200W (rated long-term output), 15000W (peak value ≤ 30s) |
| Communication function |
CAN communication, reporting voltage, current, temperature and other data and status |
| Installation method |
reserved installation lug and fixed with screws |
| Heat dissipation mode |
built-in fan active heat dissipation, reserved air duct forced air cooling |
| Interface |
input XT60, output wire shedding, or output XT90, support interface customization |
| Size |
295*254*71 ± 0.5mm (excluding installation ears and interfaces) |
Protection function
A. Input over-voltage and under-voltage protection: turn-off protection, fault elimination and self-recovery;
B. Output overcurrent protection: constant current step-down protection, fault elimination and self-recovery;
C. Output short circuit protection: output current limiting operation, fault elimination and self-recovery;
D. Output over-temperature protection: the shell temperature is 95 ± 2.5 ºC, and after the cooling and self-recovery;
E. Output overvoltage protection: automatically shut down and lock, restart and power on for recovery;
Tether cable
| Material |
Multi stranded silver plated copper wire, composite fluoroplastic insulation layer, tightly wrapped fiber optic unit, high-temperature resistant copolymer sheath, high modulus tensile aviation grade fiber woven layer |
| Working current |
15-20A |
| DC resistance |
2.5 ± 0.2 Ω, 100m loop @ 20 ºC |
| Tensile strength |
≥ 150kg, resistant to repeated retraction and release times ≥ 1000 times |
| Insulation strength |
≥ 3000Vdc, no breakdown for 1 minute |
| Cable length |
220 ± 2m; optical fiber cable 1 core inside the tether cable and FC connector (Optional) |
| Outer diameter |
5.0 ± 0.2mm |
| Weight |
29 ± 0.5g/m |
Ground module power supply
| Input voltage |
277~490Vac @ full load output, 85~176Vac @ half load output, 50/60Hz |
| Output voltage |
400~750Vdc adjustable, factory default 750Vdc |
| Output power |
20000W |
| Data display |
4.3 inch touch screen displays current, voltage, temperature, cable reel out length, operation record, fault record and other data |
| Alarm function |
when the system has faults, the display screen will display the fault information, and the fault warning light will flash red and beep |
| Communication function |
reserved network interface, Modbus tcp communication, support wired communication and mobile phone synchronization display |
| Cable reel in and out max. speed |
0~2m/s, 10 gears adjustable |
| Cable reel in and out tension |
Cable reel in and out tension is divided into 10 gears, which can be adjusted |
| Working mode |
passive reel out, active reel in, automatic wire arrangement, and can press button to forced reel in the rest cable |
| Carrying transportation |
Transportable or mobile in vehicles |
| Interface |
input 5-core aviation socket, optical fiber FC port (optional), communication network port, CAN port |
| Buttons and switches |
high-voltage output button, cable reel in forced button, AC input switch, alarm lamp |
| Size |
645*550*350mm (storage status) |
| Weight |
36kg (excluding optional components) |
Protection function
A. Input over-voltage and under-voltage protection: turn-off protection, fault elimination and self-recovery;
B. Output overcurrent protection: constant current step-down protection, fault elimination and self-recovery;
C. Output short circuit protection: output current limiting operation, fault elimination and self-recovery;
D. Output over-temperature protection: the shell temperature is 95 ± 2.5 ºC, and the cooling is self-recovery;
E. Output overvoltage protection: automatically shut down and lock, restart and power on for recovery;
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