WIRELESS

BASE STATIONS

MEET THE COST

AND CARBON
CHALLENGE
WITH HYBRID
POWER SOLUTIONS
 TELECOM
POWER ECO-CONSCIOUS
SOLUTIONS
FOR AN WORLD
The telecom division of AEG Power
Solutions, delivers a steady stream
of innovative products and services
tuned to customers’ changing needs.
Building on six decades of expertise
and customer service, we offer a full
range of premium DC systems for
telecom and power supplies designed
to meet the challenges of an increasingly
environmentally-conscious world.
AEG Power solutions telecom experience
is built upon the heritage of Saft Power
Systems, Harmer & Simmons and Alcatel
Converters which have been integrated
in our group.

ecopx Hybrid System

The cost and carbon

challenge for wireless
base stations
Communications Service
Providers continue to expand
their network coverage into
rural and remote areas lacking
access to reliable electrical Diesel generators are:
grid power. These base
station sites are traditionally » Costly to operate: A diesel genset typically accounts
powered by diesel generators. for 35% of the total operating cost of a wireless base station
(BTS), including skyrocketing fuel and expensive on-site
An estimated more than maintenance costs
460,000 diesel-powered base
stations operate around the » Inefficient: Gensets usually run at only 20-25% of their load;
world today, with the number this is inefficient, inducing frequent maintenance and high
expected to grow significantly fuel consumption. One result is that genset lifespans are
over the next four years. inevitably shorter than manufacturer specs
Diesel fuel consumption » Unreliable: Genset failures are responsible for a whopping
and generator management 65% of BTS outages
present significant OPEX
challenges to network » Environmentally unfriendly: Gensets burn fossil fuel and emit
operators. They can even high volumes of CO2 as well as noise and odors
make the difference between
profit and loss in low
ARPU markets.
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BASE STATIONS

Powerful ecopx
controller manages
Reduce costs & energy all energy sources to
consumption, maximize production
increase reliability & minimize consumption
The AEG PS ecopx hybrid The ecopx hybrid power • Intelligent diesel generator
power solution combines solution delivers a world of management reduces fuel
renewable solar or wind benefits for your network: consumption by 50% or more
energy with battery storage • Use any combination in generator/battery hybrid
and, if needed, a stand-by, of diesel, solar and wind configurations by operating
diesel generator. The result is power sources the generator for short
an innovative, highly-reliable periods at optimum load to
solution that optimizes the • A single controller
charge the battery. The results
entire energy system. (ACMi1000e) manages the
include reduced fuel
power solution end-to-end,
consumption, less frequent
seamlessly selecting the
servicing and prolonged
appropriate source
generator lifetime - all of
• The flexible, modular solution which help further reduce
can easily adapt as your OPEX
needs evolve
• A single controller manages
• Innovative, autonomous the complete power solution,
redundancy enhances seamlessly selecting the
reliability and site availability appropriate power source for
• MPPT-enabled solar lowest OPEX
converters maximize solar • By constantly monitoring load
energy production and demand and battery charge,
protect your PV investment the controller eliminates
• High temperature-rated unneeded energy production
components avoid the need during low traffic periods
for special cooling
• Wini1000e Manager provides
• Innovative, embedded N+1 remote monitoring, control
redundancy means that, just and system optimization
like standard telecom power
systems, a single-event fault Smart diesel genset usage
will not compromise system means lower fuel consumption ...
performance or availability. In longer maintenance intervals
the unlikely event of ... longer genset life
a component failure, the
controller identifies the failed Smart battery management
component, isolates the lowers maintenance costs &
failure and flags an alarm. extends battery life:
There is no impact on
• Battery charge rate optimised
revenue generation and you
according to discharge history
choose when to schedule a
service visit • Extended maintenance intervals
• Battery life extended by up
to 25%
 TRADITIONAL SOLAR SOLUTION ecopx NEW HYBRID TELECOM ARCHITECTURE
PV field PV field

Junction box ecopx

Integrated
hybrid Local-Remote
Coupling Charge system supervision
box regulator
LOAD
Wind Wind
turbine turbine
LOAD

Battery Charge
box regulator

Diesel
Generator Diesel
Generator
Battery
Battery & battery
& battery container
container

Traditionnal Regulator systems process only one type of power source. They are an The ecopx solution manages network site power from end-to-end: from energy
assembly of heterogeneous products which makes hybrid very complex and requires generation to energy storage, load surveillance and remote management.
many options. The cabling is also very complex (large cable sections, junction boxes, ecopx offers unmatched OPEX, security and reliability benefits.
coupling boxes, egulators… are required). The system has no redundancy.

Compare Our ecopx

Solution Be ready
The ecopx solution manages • As a telecom power expert, With our off-grid and grid-
network site power from AEG PS offers an integrated connected hybrid solutions,
end-to-end from energy solution, designed and optimized cost of ownership,
generation to energy storage, backed by more than six network design/build and
load surveillance and remote decades of telecom expertise sophisticated data acquisition
management. ecopx offers • Our solutions are specifically expertise, you’re ready for
unmatched OPEX, security designed for use in hybrid the migration to distributed
and reliability benefits. telecom systems - in generation and smart grid
autonomous, remote off-grid energy for your telecom
systems and grid-connected network
configurations
• Our specialists will optimize
the sizing of each power
source to provide the best
balance of system (BOS)
equipment for each site
• Find a complete solution for
all your needs; consulting,
system design, products,
installation and maintenance
 WIRELESS
BASE STATIONS

Turn to a Telecom Hybrid ecopx program

Power Expert for Complete turn-key
a Reliable Solution integrated solution
Environmentally-sound power • Integrated hybrid solution
solutions, combining renewable - Selection and engineering
energy sources with back-up of all power elements
batteries, enable network (panels, genset, wind turbine,
operators to lower costs batteries)
by reducing reliance
on diesel gensets. - Installation
• Reduce operating costs - Commissioning and site
by selecting the best hybrid acceptance
combination for each - Training
base station site - Maintenance
• Grow revenues and profit - Factory repairs
margins
- Spares
- Expand your customer base
- Industrial partnerships
through reliable network
coverage extension
- Improve ARPU and customer
loyalty by improving network
service and reliability
• Benefit from a rapid return
on investment
• Reduce your carbon footprint
while supporting Corporate
Social Responsibility initiatives
and enhancing brand value.

ecopx: Flexible Hybrid Migration Road Map

Yearly OPEX

CAPEX

24/7 Dual Genset Single Genset Cycling Battery Solar Panels

Battery 4 hours Cycling Battery Standby Genset Battery
DC System ecopx ecopx ecopx

ecopx - Green power Migration Program

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