The PTX ABC-812 Adaptive Battery Charger is the lightweight, flexible, intelligent, bulk battery charger built for rugged field use.

Like all PTX Power management systems, the Adaptive Battery Charger can draw power from any source. Unlike our other systems, it has been specifically optimized as a bulk battery charger that charge multiple different types of batteries at the same time – from the same power source. Due to its intelligent power management system, the ABC-812 automatically evaluates the power source and adjusts its output to maximize charge rate and minimize charge time.

The ABC also prioritizes charging, so that the fullest battery is charged first – enabling the user to get back in operation as soon as possible with at least one fully charged battery.  Its built-in intelligence also prevents it from completely draining a vehicle battery when in scavenge mode – so you’re left stuck with a dead battery.

It is also easily adaptable to different charging needs – just plug in a new battery adapter cup and start charging, no additional programming or reconfiguration is required.  The ABC-812 currently supports a wide range of military and commercial batteries; including the BB2590, Conformal Wearable Battery, MBITR, C-SEL, Aeryon Skyranger UAV, and more.

The entire system is packed in a tough, impact-resistant, waterproof, case to ensure reliable operation in austere expeditionary environments, and has been proven on deployments with US Army, US Air Force, and NATO units.

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The PTX VPM-402 is the intelligent, rugged, “man-worn”, combined data and power management solution.

The VPM’s smart USB hub interconnects user-worn data-enabled devices, as well as enabling their constant operability from a single battery. The VPM manages data pass through, prioritizes battery usage, reports power levels, and automatically alerts the operator to any issues. And because it integrates data and power in a single device, it eliminates the need for separate power and data cables –reducing The Battery Burden and streamlining the user’s gear load.

The VPM-402 uses standard USB protocols to pass data between connected devices – regardless of manufacturer – providing backward and forward technology integration. Like its “big brother, the Squad Power Manager, the Vest Power Manager also scavenges from any available power source – vehicle, aircraft, solar, etc. – to power devices and charge batteries.

Originally developed as a central component for the US Marine Corps’ “Marine Austere Patrolling System” program, the compact-sized VPM-402’s full-sized power and data management capability is now in use among JTAC and other extended fires teams with US and Partner Nation forces.

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You might have seen the recent announcements from Protonex, and wondered just what the heck a ‘Squad Power Manager’ is. If that’s the case, or even if your unit has already been issued them, this overview / refresher might be useful.

In a nut shell, the SPM-622 Squad Power Manager intelligently manages energy transfer to and between batteries and electronic equipment. It is an intelligent power harvester and scavenger, it is an automatic voltage converter, it is a universal power hub for charging batteries and running equipment, it’s safe and easy-to-use, and it’s robust enough for tough missions in harsh environments.

It enables troops in the field to:
• connect multiple different electronic devices and batteries at one time
• run electronic devices of any type from a common battery, and from different batteries
• run multiple devices and recharge different batteries concurrently
• harvest power from solar blankets, vehicle outlets, car batteries, and other sources

The SPM-622 has proven itself as a mission-essential tactical tool with deployed teams because of its ability to drastically reduce their battery burden, while simultaneously increasing their up-time and operational effectiveness.

The SPM-622 Squad Power Manager currently supports a wide range electronic equipment for specialist applications; including Prolonged Field Care; EOD; Unmanned Systems; Radio and SATCOM Operators; Recon, Surveillance and Target Analysis; Dismounted Infantry Situational Awareness; and more…

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