EPIC Power is a Spanish manufacturer of bi-directional DC/DC converters intended to couple high DC bus DC DC link voltages and lower battery voltages. A low voltage battery can thus feed a regular inverter directly through the DC link. And in the case of regenerative braking, the braking energy can be fed back to the battery system. This can possibly be cleverly coupled via a CAN bus. These systems from EPIC can be equipped with the charging profile of the coupled (lithium) battery to ensure optimal operation.
The EPIC DC/DC converters are available with power ratings of nominal 3.5 - 8kW insulated modules, while non-insulated modules of 40 and 80kW are available as standard. The low side DC input is available from 19 ~ 600Vdc and the high side voltage is 280 ~ 848Vdc.
Typical applications include industrial elevators, cranes, AGVs, hybrid ships, energy storage systems, etc.
