{"id":11045,"date":"2017-09-27T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T14:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=11045"},"modified":"2019-07-15T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T13:44:34","slug":"victron-energy-ready-for-automechanika-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/27\/victron-energy-ready-for-automechanika-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Victron Energy ready for Automechanika Johannesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the start of Automechanika Johannesburg, which is South Africa\u2019s leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry targeting trade visitors from the Sub-Saharan Region. The show runs until this Saturday 30 September 2017, at the JHB Expo Centre, Nasrec. The Victron stand is in Hall 6 at Booth J20.<\/p>\n<p>If this is your locale and area of interest why not pop along to the stand and have a chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/contact#Andr%C3%A9duRand\" target=\"_blank\">Andre du Rand<\/a>, or indeed Gerrit Tromp or Peter Bakker who are all there to help with any questions you may have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Worth a visit? &#8211; Victron customer Roberto Soares, owner and director of Trailersol said about the stand:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8220;Thrilling display of Victron products and solutions in one place.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Trailersol<\/h3>\n<p>A bit about Victron Energy customer <a href=\"https:\/\/trailersol.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trailersol<\/a>, as an example of Victron product integration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-11055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577-690x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577-690x518.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/trailer_50367577.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>Trailersol are the first company to provide solar powered solutions to commercial truck fleets with solar powering their tail lifts &#8211; with over 700 systems deployed in the last 16 months. Their latest solution is the E-Fridge cooling solution which is powered by a LiFePO4 battery system.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/e-fridge_50367541.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-11054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/e-fridge_50367541-690x920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/e-fridge_50367541-690x920.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/e-fridge_50367541-730x973.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/e-fridge_50367541-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/e-fridge_50367541-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/e-fridge_50367541.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trailersol Director Roberto Soares remarks that the fleets are enjoying big savings on fuel and maintenance costs, which he links directly to the solar power solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The unique onboard Trailersol telemetry systems enables full visibility for fleet managers &#8211; plus with Victron&#8217;s\u00a0Bluetooth Smart technology that all assists them in offering a country wide 24\/7 back up service. Roberto adds that Victron&#8217;s Bluetooth Smart technology enables for a quick turn around on maintenance calls, as\u00a0Bluetooth Smart immediately assists with diagnostics and fault finding.<\/p>\n<p>Victron products used in each vehicle are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/solar-charge-controllers\/mppt-100-30\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSolar MPPT 100\/30<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/accessories\/ve-direct-bluetooth-smart-dongle\" target=\"_blank\">VE.Direct Bluetooth Smart dongle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/battery_protect\/battery-protect\" target=\"_blank\">BatteryProtect<\/a> 220A<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/chargers\/blue-smart-ip67-charger-waterproof\" target=\"_blank\">BluePower IP67 Charger<\/a> 24\/5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/dc-dc-converters\/buck-boost-dc-dc-converter-25a-50a\" target=\"_blank\">Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter<\/a> 25A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/inside_50367629.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-11056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/inside_50367629-690x920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/inside_50367629-690x920.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/inside_50367629-730x973.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/inside_50367629-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/inside_50367629-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/inside_50367629.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Rushworth<\/p>\n<h5>Update 30th September &#8211; Trailersol wins award<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-11075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/award_50621769-690x920.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/award_50621769.png 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/09\/award_50621769-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Links<\/h5>\n<p>Trailersol website: <a href=\"https:\/\/trailersol.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/trailersol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trailersol on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Trailersol\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Trailersol<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the start of Automechanika Johannesburg, which is South Africa\u2019s leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry targeting trade visitors from the Sub-Saharan Region. 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