AWARD YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Affordable & Clean Energy
KEYWORDS
off-grid, solar power
COUNTRY
Switzerland
DESIGNED BY
Powerblox
WEBSITE
https://power-blox.com
PBX-200
The PBX series combines the simplicity of a solar home system with the power of a mini-grid.
How does it work?
The PBX-200 system is «Plug and Power», extensible and requires no configuration, specific know how or maintenance. It consists of intelligent energy cubes with an integrated battery (available as lead or lithium ion version). Each cube provides 200 Watt of alternating current and can be powered by a solar unit or from any external source (such as wind, hydrothermal, biomass, or a generator, etc.) to supply a household or small commercial business with electricity.
The Power-Blox PBX-200 series, the first product that was developed based on our swarm technology, is a revolutionary extensible energy system producing DC and AC from 200 Watt up to the Kilowatt range and serves as a portable socket for off-grid power needs.
The modularity of the PBX-200 allows a stepwise growth of generation capacity. Similar to building blocks, new PBX-200s are simply plugged in when the demand for electricity increases, without any interruption to the power supply and within a few minutes.
Why is it needed?
From productive use to public institutions and private households. The areas of application for Power-Blox technology are vast.
Small businesses - Barber shops, internet cafes, copy shops, small grocery shops, telephone charging services.
Education - Electrification of schools, lighting of classrooms, overhead projectors, digital learning.
Food and agriculture - Operation of grain mills, drying machines, egg incubators and water pumps.
Public services - Electrification of rural police stations, fire stations, voting stations, border stations.
Health centers -Lighting of birth stations, cooling of vaccines, powering emergency communication etc.
Craft industry - Craft workshops, repair workshops and souvenir production.
Private households - Lighting, radio and TV, cooling and processing of food.
Disaster relief - Powering of communication devices, mobile water testing lab, water purification kit.
How does it improve life?
Many villages are too remote for the maintenance-intensive operation of a mini-grid and have only limited productive use development potential due to the limited capacity of solar home systems.
Modular, mobile, simple and affordable - the PBX-200 series is our answer to the challenges of rural and off-grid electrification. We are convinced that SDG 7 «Easy and affordable access to energy» can only be achieved by bridging the gap between simple solar home systems, which are not expandable, and larger mini-grids, which are complex and maintenance-intensive.
It is the promotion of this socio-economic development potential that ultimately determines the success of an electrification project. This is why our holistic approach always focuses on productive use, taking into account local potential.