I-R brings power onboard

Ingersoll-Rand Co. has ventured into the onboard power market with a line of compressor, generator and welder products designed specifically for use aboard vehicles. Designated Onboard Power Solutions, I-R offers the system in a variety of configurations that can be packaged above or below the chassis in trucks a half ton or larger.

Operators can run light air tools, power tools, pneumatics or perform welding applications from the compressor, generator and welder options from one system which can be installed on an existing vehicle, said Devin Biehler, operations manager for I-R's Onboard Power Solutions. These functions can be done without the need to fuel another piece of equipment, he noted.

Using the power from the truck's primary engine, the Onboard Power Solutions system is driven off the transmission PTO in either a side or split shaft mount. I-R matches the installed PTO to the output of the power options installed, Biehler said, allowing the engine "to operate at an acceptable speed."

When the Onboard Power Solutions system is configured as an above-deck system, I-R offers its VHP90CMH and HP185CMH reciprocating compressors and VHP30RMH and VHP40RMH rotary screw compressors. Both are installed into the bed of the truck and driven off the PTO through a hydraulic pump or underhood clutch pump system The compressors have an air capacity of 30, 40, 90 and 185 cfm at 150 psig and 175 psig. Weight is 342 to 500 lb. depending on model.

To free up the bed space in the vehicle, I-R also offers a below chassis option including, generator, welder, jump starter and compressor. These can be combined with the above-deck compressor or installed as a complete below-the-chassis system.

Operators can select from three categories of rotary screw compressors including: Cat I rated 30 to 90 cfm, Cat II rated 100 to 220 cilia and Cat III rated 160 to 240 cfm. These below-deck units are produced by I-R in Mocksville, N.C., or its subsidiary GHH-Rand in Oberhausen, Germany.

Several 5.2 to 10 kVa generators are available for installation below the chassis. The synchronous self-regulating brushless generators can either be belt or pump driven off the PTO. They include 120 and 240 V receptacles, single-phase power at 60 Hz and weigh 24 to 38 lb. Welder/generator packages are also available ranging from 4 to 10 kW.

Other installable Onboard Power Solutions accessories include vehicle jump starters. These are offered in 1000 amps at 12 V or 600 amps at 24 V and are also hydraulic or belt driven.

Hydraulics are cooled using an ASA Hydraulik fan cooler assembly as an above-deck option, typically installed on the bed rails of the truck. For below-deck cooling, a WTT America plate-type heat exchanger can be installed that mounts within the truck flame main rails.

I-R also has an electronic throttle control that modulates the truck's engine speed based on the tool demand. The throttle is installed in the vehicle cab and I-R said, is compatible with current electronic throttle equipped gas and diesel engines. A pneumatic/ mechanical throttle version is also available for non-electric throttle vehicles.

The Onboard Power Solutions system can be installed by any of I-R's network of master distributors or by its factory-trained dealers. The company assembles the Onboard Power Solutions package in Mocksville, NC, where it is headquartered