Would you like to use energy more efficiently, electrify your processes, or build your own DC grid?
We’ll support you with the right components and the expertise needed for integration—from concept to implementation.
Why It's Worth Taking a Closer Look at Direct Current
DC microgrids are not a replacement for the AC world, but rather a useful complement to it in situations where generation, storage, and consumption already operate on the DC level—such as with PV, battery storage, drives with frequency converters, or uninterruptible power supplies for critical loads.
DC grids thus offer clear advantages when it comes to meeting the growing demands for efficiency, grid stability, and energy integration.
What We Offer
We see ourselves not only as a component supplier, but as a solutions provider.
We have in-depth knowledge of the product portfolios of leading manufacturers such as Danfoss, but we also understand the system into which a DC solution must be integrated, and we bridge the gap between these two worlds. Together, we work to ensure that the optimal solution is found for your application.
Consulting & Concept Development
Selecting the Right DC Components
We recommend the solution that best fits the investment—not necessarily the one with the highest margin.
Integration of DC Components into Existing Systems
Through our ODCA membership, we continuously monitor the development of new DC products and standards and always stay up to date.
Support for Implementation and Commissioning
Our track record in the power plant sector shows that we have actually built DC systems ourselves—not just presented them.
Reference Project: Emergency Lubrication System for a Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle Power Plant
An example of the successful implementation of a DC concept in an application where reliability is not an option, but a requirement.
Initial Situation:
The lubricating oil pumps for turbines and generators must continue to run reliably even during power grid disturbances. A failure of the emergency lubrication system can lead to bearing damage and downtime.
Our solution:
The implementation of a DC-based emergency lubrication system in which a DC-capable frequency converter—powered by a battery-backed DC circuit—takes over the drive of the pumps without interruption during power grid disruptions.
Benefits for the operator:
This ensures continuous lubrication even in an emergency, thereby reducing the number of moving switching components required compared to traditional UPS designs.
Our Portfolio
Comprehensive Solutions for Modern Energy Infrastructures
From grid connection and bidirectional power distribution to the integration of renewable energy and smart energy storage.
We offer a comprehensive portfolio of power electronics and power supply solutions for demanding applications.
Our solutions are used in data centers, industrial and commercial facilities, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, and residential buildings. Select the relevant application area in the graphic to go directly to the appropriate products and system solutions.
Why This Issue Is Becoming Increasingly Important
How We Help Shape the DC Universe
The ODCA is a working group within the ZVEI in which manufacturers, users, research institutions, and associations collaborate on an open, vendor-neutral ecosystem for direct current (DC) technology, with the goal of bringing DC applications in industry and related fields to market readiness.
As a member, we not only follow this development but also actively contribute our practical experience from Swiss projects.
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