MPower Provides the Power

Dundee, Scotland-based MPower Solutions, one of Europe ‘s leading designers and manufacturers of custom batteries, provides the power for Sepura’s Tetra radios. Sepura, based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, designs and develops digital Tetra radios for use by the emergency services as well as by those in the military, transport and utilities sectors.

The officers and personnel using these lightweight hand-portable terminals are totally reliant on the effectiveness of the radios and their lithium-ion batteries for their own safety and overall performance.

The Li-ion batteries used in Sepura’s SRP2000 and the recently launched SRP3000 hand portable are produced in normal and high capacity versions – both incorporating interconnected cells and electronic protection circuits. The batteries also incorporate a coulomb-counting gas gauge that communicates with the radio to provide the operator with an accurate prediction of the state of battery charge. The cells and associated protection circuit are enclosed in rugged injection mouldings, ultrasonically welded together to form a robust waterproof package suitable for use in adverse terrains.

John Blinkhorne, MPower’s managing director, stresses, “MPower ensures that the safety and security of the users are given the highest priority.”