Stop Idling – Start Saving with our proprietary “Banana” APU
exterior Auxiliary Power Units
Save on fuel without sacrificing Crew Comfort
From the team that brought you the world’s first commercially available locomotive APU, and supplied tens of thousands of APU’s to the transportation industry,
INPS Environmental Products (IEP) presents the patent pending Banana Locomotive Auxiliary Power Unit. Why needlessly burn up to 13 gallons of diesel fuel per hour at idle when instead, you can install the Banana?
Key Features
- Save fuel – Up to 20,000 gallons or more per year.
- Safely shut down the locomotive engine when not in use.
- Reduce locomotive engine wear expenses and “oil out of the stack” problems.
- Improve operating efficiencies.
- Reduce noise to meet local noise ordinances.
- Reduce harmful emissions.
- Potentially become eligible to earn Emissions Greenhouse Gas Credits.
- Improve relations with authorities and stakeholders.
Performance
- Heats the locomotive coolant and lube oil.
- Powers heaters, lights and AC units.
- Charges and extends the life of the locomotive batteries.
- Fits On Virtually Every Locomotive.
- Compact design, 18.9 kW of power.
Specifications
- Weighs a mere 690 pounds.
- Measures 32 inches long by 17 inches wide by 37 inches high.
- Variable mount control panel.
- US EPA Tier-4F CAT/Perkins 400 Series diesel engine governed at 2,800 RPM
- 130A, 72 VDC (11 kW) generator
- CAN Bus Communication enabled
- Automatically starts up / shuts down on coolant temperature and battery voltage
- Integrated diagnostics
Environmental
EPA SmartWay Verified Technology. RAPU2174
You may be eligible for a grant through the National DERA Program.
Proud member of South Shore Clean Cities.
Save on fuel, and idling emissions
