Energy

Energy is a physical quantity that makes transport, heating and lighting possible – it is what powers everything

For this reason, it has always been the backbone of human progress, from the time the first people mastered fire to the steam engine of the industrial revolution, and it continues to be an indispensable element in the latest electronic devices. However, global warming has changed the situation, and once again, the way we use energy must change.

The HENSOLDT Group has a long history of working on energy-related topics. With our traditional foundation in electronic control, our power converter product range gives us the ability to develop and manufacture tailor-made integrated converters for a range of highly demanding applications, including industry, mobility and military applications. The Motion Control product line features COTS control boards as well as specific developments for industrial tools where safety and ergonomics are major focuses.

Our hydrogen-related activities have been growing steadily for more than a decade, allowing our teams to work on topics such as off-grid electricity supplies and energy storage via high-pressure H2. Our range of hydrogen products is the result of the broad skill set we have acquired in the field of energy. HENSOLDT has recently strengthened its position with new premises for manufacturing and assembling H2 tanks using filament wound carbon.

Portfolio

  • Energy self-sufficiency
  • Complete hydrogen chain

Hydrogen Power Solution

Electricity generation

HENSOLDT France develops hydrogen-based energy supply solutions.

These products use fuel cells in complex systems that are capable of providing green, environmentally friendly electricity to consumers.

The primary goal is to enable remote sites or those that are connected to an unstable power grid to become energy self-sufficient.

Portfolio

  • Energy self-sufficiency
  • Complete hydrogen chain

Portfolio

  • Centralised production
  • Assembly of  hydrogen tanks
  • Total safety and collect data
  • Designing and manufacturing tanks

Hydrogen storage and transport

HENSOLDT France and its subsidiary MAHYTEC develop hydrogen storage and transport solutions.

MAHYTEC offers a wide range of hydrogen storage tanks from low pressure up to 500 bar. This range is based on two primary families, which are Type IV tanks for gaseous storage and  hydride tanks for solid storage. Our storage tanks are PED or TPED certified. They are designed for stationary use, hydrogen transport, and certain specific mobility applications or transportable solutions.

HENSOLDT France incorporates these tanks into dedicated hydrogen transport systems like the HighCube multimodal HDS container.

Portfolio

  • Centralised production
  • Assembly of  hydrogen tanks
  • Total safety and collect data
  • Designing and manufacturing tanks

Portfolio

  • AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies: 3kW to 9kW, different voltage/current configurations available, air or liquid cooled
  • Inverter solutions
  • Speed controllers for specific applications
  • Power solutions and equipment like rectifiers, single and three-phase chargers
  • Studies & System Engineering
  • Repair of CONVERGY and third party installed equipment
  • Obsolescence monitoring and treatment
  • System redesign and refurbishment
  • Lifetime support and on-site intervention

Power Conversion

To tackle today’s energy challenges, HENSOLDT offers more reliable, more durable modular and connected equipment to its customers, with power outputs ranging from a few watts to several hundred kilowatts.

HENSOLDT builds on 60 years of power conversion expertise to supply custom power solutions and services to the defence, transport, maritime, energy and aerospace industries to secure and maintain their installations.

Under the CONVERGY brand, we provide a wide range of off-the-shelf and custom products for applications ranging from a few watts to hundreds of kilowatts. Our products feature a broad variety of mechanical designs to meet any and every need. Tried and tested, they are the result of a carefully controlled design process, guaranteeing their longevity. They comply with all current regulations and standards in force across their fields of application.

Our extensive catalogue of technological power conversion and supply modules enables us to develop specific solutions at low cost and within short timeframes.

We are committed to our customers throughout the life cycle of their installations, providing them with services including performing diagnostics, maintaining equipment in operational condition (both HENSOLDT and third-party equipment), and monitoring and handling obsolescence to anticipate when components are reaching the end of their lives and propose alternative solutions. We also offer refurbishment and reverse engineering services for systems of any size, whether simple or critical.

Portfolio

  • AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies: 3kW to 9kW, different voltage/current configurations available, air or liquid cooled
  • Inverter solutions
  • Speed controllers for specific applications
  • Power solutions and equipment like rectifiers, single and three-phase chargers
  • Studies & System Engineering
  • Repair of CONVERGY and third party installed equipment
  • Obsolescence monitoring and treatment
  • System redesign and refurbishment
  • Lifetime support and on-site intervention

Portfolio

  • A degaussing system protects naval platforms 
  • To protect bearings by reducing corrosion

Degaussing / Active Shaft Grounding 

Electromagnetic discretion is essential for naval defence vessels. To achieve this, HENSOLDT France offers magnetic degaussing solutions and active shaft grounding systems.

HENSOLDT France has a long history of designing and installing magnetic degaussing solutions on naval platforms, including warships, submarines and frigates. Its systems are extremely reliable and are tailored to meet the specific needs and requirements of each installation perfectly.

Our systems are available with different power levels, and use either a “centralised” cabinet-based architecture with an air/water heat exchanger cooling system, or a modular “decentralised” architecture with naturally cooled cabinets.

We also supply our customers with active shaft grounding systems to protect ships’ and submarines’ shafts and bearings against electrolytic damage.

These active systems offer significantly better protection than the passive systems typically found on the market, regulating and significantly reducing the current that flows between the shaft and the hull via the bearings.

Portfolio

  • A degaussing system protects naval platforms 
  • To protect bearings by reducing corrosion

Portfolio

Catalogue products:

  • Controllers for autonomous or communication bus-controlled motors (brushless, bipolar stepper, DC and piezo)
  • Programmable single-/multi-axis systems
  • Generic and custom supervision software

Custom products for:

  • Hand-held power tools (cutting, drilling, etc.)
  • Mobile and industrial robotics
  • Specialist machinery and mechatronics
  • Battery management systems (BMS)

Motion Control

Experts in motor control and mechatronics for over 30 years.

Our subsidiary MIDI INGENIERIE has been an expert in motor control and mechatronics since 1985. Based in Toulouse, it joined the HENSOLDT Group along with NEXEYA in 2019.

To meet your electronic board, integrated electronic motor and mechatronics system needs, MIDI INGENIERIE offers a wide range of catalogue products as well as the development and industrialisation of your specific products.

We can produce from 10 to 100,000 units per year, guaranteeing both long-term manufacturing solutions and support. Thanks to the many technological modules we have developed in the past, we can shorten development times and respond quickly to your needs.

We specialised in a wide range of areas, including mobile and industrial robotics, specialist machines, hand-held power tools, scientific and medical research, and industry. We have previously completed projects including boards for mobile robots, multi-axis PLCs, motors with integrated command electronics, and motor controllers (brushless, bipolar stepper, piezo and DC).

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Portfolio

Catalogue products:

  • Controllers for autonomous or communication bus-controlled motors (brushless, bipolar stepper, DC and piezo)
  • Programmable single-/multi-axis systems
  • Generic and custom supervision software

Custom products for:

  • Hand-held power tools (cutting, drilling, etc.)
  • Mobile and industrial robotics
  • Specialist machinery and mechatronics
  • Battery management systems (BMS)

Portfolio

  • Functional analysis of instrumentation and control (I&C) systems
  • Risk analysis based on a structured approach: PHA using HAZOP, FMECA
  • Definition of I&C architectures
  • Definition of SIL safety control systems (IEC 61508/IEC 61513)
  • Analysis of cybersecurity-related risks
  • System validation and qualification
  • Reliability and maintainability (FMECA)
  • Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)

Industrial control and automation solutions

Industrial instrumentation and process control with a high level of safety and availability

HENSOLDT France is renowned for its expertise in industrial automation and process control in the defence, nuclear, renewable energy and Big Physics sectors.

We operate in the field of industrial instrumentation and process control on new installations and as part of total or partial refurbishment programmes. We offer high-performance solutions that meet the most demanding needs in terms of both safety and availability.

Our automation engineers are highly qualified, allowing them to work on major command and control projects with thousands of inputs and outputs. HENSOLDT provide comprehensive process control solutions, from programmable automation (PLC) to supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), as well as the associated network communications (IT) architecture.

We cover the entirety of these systems’ life cycles: we are involved throughout every development stage (design, production and integration) right through to commissioning, training and on-site maintenance.

Portfolio

  • Functional analysis of instrumentation and control (I&C) systems
  • Risk analysis based on a structured approach: PHA using HAZOP, FMECA
  • Definition of I&C architectures
  • Definition of SIL safety control systems (IEC 61508/IEC 61513)
  • Analysis of cybersecurity-related risks
  • System validation and qualification
  • Reliability and maintainability (FMECA)
  • Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)