Komatsu HB365LC gives a real meaning to the hybrid

Unlike the model HB215LC Hybrid Plus (resized cylinders with an extra lifting capacity of 800 kg), the hybrid excavator Komatsu HB365LC 36t is used as a production operations, which ensuring a real savings on the consumption and the emissions generated.

The hybrid excavator HB365LC of Komatsu has opted for the same architecture as its lower model, that means the recovery of the turret braking energy, providing both a capacitor who powers an electric rotary motor and the hydraulic pump, thus relieving the cooling engine. The latter is being more or less identical to the traditional model, this excavator presents an increased power of 60 Kw. In power saving-mode, that means, with the electric assist operating in full-time, the manufacturer announced a consumption of 6 to 7 l / h less than a standard version…..

"This model of an excavator of 36t presents an ideal tonnage to deliver the full benefits of the hybrid technology, as it will be mainly posted in truck loading cycle therefore the turret swivel continuously" explains Alexis Mühloff, Product Manager of Komatsu France. A further argument of weight, a reduction of 25% in CO2 emissions compared to the standard model PC360 equipped with an engine Step IV with FAP and SCR and a cab noise level of 68 dB that means quieter than the model of 20 t.