Parker’s High Pressure Connectors Europe (HPCE) was approached by one of the leading players in electrification in search of an energy-efficient cooling circuit for the MV Ampere’s racks of batteries. The MV Ampere, a Norwegian ferry, is the world’s first all-electric car and passenger ferry, powered by two 450 kW electric motors with 10t lithium-ion batteries.
Their request was for an innovative solution that would be easy to install and test while offering low maintenance, leak-free, and energy-efficient performance.
“We proposed a solution with couplings that would not allow any fluid to leak out. We eliminated the tubing and the fittings so it’s just couplings, manifold, and the connection is done,” said Liana Jaskot, product unit manager.
Working directly with the partner’s engineering experts, the Parker team developed a proprietary ready-to-use solution that reduced the overall number of components by almost 80%, reduced assembly time for the customer by approximately 90%, and completely eliminated the risk of mixing connections and the need for testing.
Parker went from design to manufacture to implementation of the thermal management manifold connector in only six months. During just one year of operation, an electric ferry like the Ampere saves approximately one million liters of diesel fuel, 2,700 metric tons of carbon dioxide, and 35 metric tons of nitrogen oxide emissions.
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