English Version: Electric Motors for Sanitation Vehicles – Powering Smart & Clean Cities

Introduction: Electric Sanitation Vehicles are Leading the Urban Green Movement

As urbanization increases globally, cities are raising the standards of sanitation initiatives. Traditional diesel sanitation vehicles have high fuel and low efficiency, are noisy, and produce harmful emissions, and have few remaining days of utility. The increasingly dire climate and environmental regulatory pressures, combined with emissions and carbon reduction targets, have led to the rise of electric sanitation vehicles as the accessible solution for most municipalities. At the heart of the changes taking place to transform sanitation fleets will be the electric motor, which will determine the performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness of the vehicle over its service life.

1. Motor Requirements for Sanitation Vehicles in Urban Spaces

Sanitation vehicles endure severe limitations in operating conditions, demanding robust drive train performance. Core motor requirements include:

High torque & low-speed operation

Electric garbage trucks for example or even sweepers, require traction at low speeds with significant load.

Reliability in harsh environments

Reliable motors should withstand heat, humidity, dust, and water to performance under any weather condition.

Quiet operation

In urban residential areas, noise reduction is essential for garbage collection or cleaning.

Compatibility with smart controllers

Mechanical, electrical and programming design should ensure that solutions are intended to interface with controllers; also various protections for overcurrent, thermal shut down, and diagnostics can be provided.

2. Depuda Motor Solutions for Sanitation Vehicles

Shandong Depuda Electric Co., Ltd. has various lines of drive motors tailored for electric sanitation vehicles. When electric trash trucks and sweepers are mentioned we think about Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) and AC induction motors from the Depuda family of motors.   

Product Highlights:

Heavy & low-speed operating optimized

IP67 for dust and water

Quiet and efficient

Smart controller simulation CAN/RS485 support, or similar

Custom mug and jamb design for shaft, flange, and mount.

3. Application Scenarios

Depuda motors have been used in:

Electric garbage transfer truck

Electric sweepers and washer combinations

Electric sprinkler vehicles

Kitchen waste collection vehicles

Smart compact city sweeper

Multi-functional park sanitation vehicles

4. Future Prospects

The changes occurring in cities are  start to create smart fleets by utilizing autonomous driving features in garbage trucks, real-time dispatching of fleet vehicles for effective service and maintaining fleets of vehicles equipped with issues diagnosed by the Internet of Things (IoT) provided system of the electric motors. Depuda remains commited to developing intelligent motors which are high performance, whilst supporting cities move cleaner and smarter.