In 2013, General Engineers was called to a high-security location to design and install a Hybrid Power Unit for special IDF surveillance technology. General Engineers’ electrical, mechanical and control engineers worked in a team with the client to define, optimize, purchase and install the various components to provide the optimal solution.

The HPU (acquired from Ascot, Italy) is comprised of an efficient DC diesel generator, a high-cycle deep-discharge battery bank, fuel tanks and a solar panel, all packaged in a compact integrated solution.

This installation produces all the required power with minimal operating costs and maximum reliability and efficiency. The solar panels are maintenance-free, and their thin-film construction (from Solar Frontier, Japan) enables them to work well under unfavorable conditions: partial shade, radiation, temperature, dust, etc. The long-life batteries and the controller governing the system are also maintenance-free.