ILufthansa LEOS, ingcali yokujongana nomhlaba kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezinkulu zaseJamani, ibisebenzisa i-eTug yokuqala emhlabeni kwisikhululo senqwelomoya iFrankfurt ukusukela ngo-2016. Inkxaso-mali yeLufthansa Technik ngoku iqale ukusebenza okwesibini. Ngethuba lokwakhiwa kwayo, ezinye izinto ezinokuphuculwa zathathelwa ingqalelo, eyathi yenziwa yinkampani ngokwamava okusebenza kunye ne-eTug yokuqala - zombini ngokubhekisele kuyilo lobugcisa lwesithuthi kunye ne-ergonomics yomqhubi.
Isithuthi sombane esingama-700 kW esiphuhliswe yinkampani yaseSweden iKalmar Motor AB sifike eLufthansa LEOS eFrankfurt ngentwasahlobo yalo nyaka. Emva komsebenzi ophuculweyo oyimfuneko, njengokufakwa kwerediyo kunye neetransporters, ngoku iyasetyenziswa kwisikhululo senqwelomoya iFrankfurt. I-eTug iqinisekisa ulondolozo olulungelelene nokusingqongileyo kunye nendawo yokutsala kunye nokushukuma kweenqwelo moya ezinkulu. Izisa inqwelomoya enje ngeAirbus A380 okanye iBoeing 747 ngombane kwizikhundla zabo zokupaka, ukuya kwindawo yokuma, esangweni okanye kwindlela esebenzisa ukubuyela umva kwaye inokuhambisa inqwelomoya ukuya kubunzima bokuphuma kwiitoni ezingama-600. Ngamaxesha ali-15 ubunzima bakhe.
Ngokusebenzisa i-eTug, ukuya kuthi ga kwiipesenti ezingama-75 zokukhutshwa zinokugcinwa ngokuthelekiswa nesiqhelo, itrektara yeenqwelo-moya eziqhutywa ngumbane. Inqanaba lengxolo ye-eTug nalo lisezantsi kakhulu.
Isithuthi sombane sineevili zonke kunye nevili lokuqhuba lonke, ukuze ngaphandle kobude beemitha ezili-9.70 kunye nobubanzi beemitha ezi-4.50, kulula ukuqhuba nkqu nakwisithuba esilinganiselweyo kwinxalenye yee hangars zolondolozo. Iibhetri ze-lithium-ion zinomthamo weeyure ezingama-180 zeekhilowathi. Oku kungqinelana namaxesha aphakathi kwesihlanu ukuya kwesithandathu kumthamo wemoto yombane ethengiswayo. Ukuba kukho imfuneko, iibhetri zinokuphinda zitshajwe kwakhona ngexesha lokusebenza ngoncedo lwenjini edibeneyo yedizili, uluhlu lwe extender. Iyunithi yedizili iyawuzalisekisa umsebenzi wokukhusela, ukuze uthumo oluzayo luqhutywe nangayiphi na imeko.
I-eTug yiprojekthi ngaphakathi kwephulo le-E-PORT AN kwisikhululo senqwelomoya saseFrankfurt. Injongo yayo kukuguqula ngokulandelelana iintlobo zezithuthi kwiifowuni ukuya kubuchwephesha be-electro-mobile drive. Ukongeza kwiqela leLufthansa, abalingane kweli phulo baquka iFraport AG, i-State of Hesse kunye ne-Rhine-Main electromobility region. Icandelo loMphathiswa Wezothutho kunye nezixhobo zeDijithali lixhasa utyalomali lwamaqabane kwizigidi ngezigidi zeerandi kwezi projekthi zijolise phambili. Eli phulo lixhaswa ngokwesayensi yiYunivesithi yobuGcisa yaseDarmstadt kunye neYunivesithi yobuGcisa yaseBerlin. Ngo-2014 E-PORT AN ufumene iMbasa yeGreenTec yodumo kwicandelo “Aviation”, ngo-2016 i-Air Transport World Award njengo- “Eco-Partnership of the Year”. Sele ngo-2013, urhulumente waseJamani wanikezela nge-E-PORT AN njengeprojekthi yebhakana.
