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AC Electronic control systems for forklift trucks

Over the last few years many manufacturers have moved away from DC control systems and moved on to AC, (alternating current)

These systems offer some advantages over the old systems as follows:

AC controllerAs a battery only generates a DC voltage an inverter is used which changes the voltage to AC which then drives a brushless motor. The controller can be made quite small as the Toyota controller shown here indicates.

The AC motor can be made much smaller than its equivalent DC counterpart and this leads to other benefits as described.

AC Motor Details
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