Traction Distribution Battery

TRD Deep cycle batteries

Microtex produces the complete range of railway traction distribution battery for Railway TRD requirements. Microtex is a Part 1 supplier to the Indian Railways. Microtex Railway TRD Batteries are specially designed for very low maintenance. Requiring water topping-up once a year. It is most suited for remote applications where accessibility is poor. The TRD battery has excellent reserve capacity and robust in construction.

Part 1 Railway supplier

Microtex Railway Signaling Battery
Microtex Track Distribution Battery

Why Microtex TRD Batteries?

German Designs - Made for Indian conditions

Microtex batteries are designed by Dr Wieland Rusch a leading battery scientist & inventor of the copper stretch metal submarine battery design.

Comparable to any leading international brands of batteries – our designs match with the best in the world.

Microtex 55 years Logo

Established in 1969, Microtex is known for its legendary quality

Microtex batteries are known the world over for its dependable & reliable battery performance

Unlike competitors, Microtex makes the complete battery & all its components in house

Microtex produces in house, the specially designed lead alloys, lead oxides, grid castings, pasted plates, injection-moulded containers, multi-tubular gauntlets (PT Bags), PVC separators and produces the complete battery using state of the art industry standard battery making machinery.

What are TRD batteries? power supply v dc

Traction distribution in railway: Indian Railway Traction Distribution department is responsible for maintenance & operation of overhead equipment, power supply installations, sectioning post & remote control to supply necessary electric power to electric locomotive MEMU.

What is traction supply? What does traction mean in Railway?

Traction power supplied from various feeding post and traction sub-station is controlled by Traction Power Controller (TPC) from Remote Control Centre (RCC).

The Traction Distribution battery is crucial to the power supply system.
Batteries and battery chargers are installed at the following locations on electrified sections.-

  • Traction Sub-stations –
    110V, 200Ah.lead acid cells for control, protection and indication circuits.
  • Switching Stations –
    110V or 72V, 40Ah lead acid batteries for operation of circuit breakers and interrupters and motor-operated isolators.
  • Remote Control Equipment –
    Batteries of suitable voltage and capacity at remote control centre, traction sub-station and switching stations.
  • normal traction distribution on

To reduce number of batteries at TSS/SS the remote control equipment is now being connected to the battery of TSS/SS.
In all cases, mains-operated battery-chargers are provided with facilities for either trickle charge or boost charging. Battery charger ratings should be determined by the capacity of the battery.

Designed by Dr Wieland Rusch of Germany – Manufactured with precision and pride in India, we make the complete Railway Traction Distribution batteries and all its components in house ensuring a high level of quality without having to depend on outside vendors.

Are Railway Traction Distribution batteries deep cycle?

Microtex offers the complete range of Railway Traction Distribution batteries in tubular plates technology, meeting recognized RDSO standards. Only tubular plate batteries can offer true deep cycle performance. Read all about tubular plate technology in this link.

Microtex have been manufacturing & exporting batteries from 1977. 52 years of manufacturing experience puts our Railway Traction Distribution batteries as one of the top 10 Railway TRD batteries manufacturers. Designed for deep discharge performance, it is manufactured with special antimony alloys, requiring very less water topping-up. A boon for the Indian Railway Traction Distribution maintenance team! Available in the approved capacities in 40Ah & 200Ah meeting stringent RDSO specifications.

Microtex Railway Signaling Batteries awaiting RDSO inspection

Supplied in both Hard Rubber and in the NEW PPCP hermetically heat-sealed containers. Microtex offers the complete requirements of Indian railway track distribution battery 110v 40Ah & 110v 200Ah. Microtex is a dependable backup power source for the critical Railway track distribution infrastructure to ensure total reliability for track distribution installations.

Microtex Railway traction distribution battery is available in both low maintenance batteries and SMF Maintenance-free VRLA Battery. Suitable for TRD applications for maintenance & operation of overhead equipment & power supply installations with reliable battery backup for control centres.
Microtex is a Part 1 supplier to the Indian Railways and has proven performance and track record for high quality & reliable railway TRD batteries.

Traction distribution battery 110v 40Ah & 110v 200Ah TRD Battery

Microtex Railway Traction Distribution battery is made from completely formed plates; & not green plates, formed after assembly.
This is to eliminate any chance of unformed active material in the electrodes.

With Microtex Railway Traction Distribution batteries, you get:

  • Trouble-free performance
  • Reduced water topping-up needs, makes you feel it is a waterless battery!
  • Faster charge acceptance with nano-carbons!
  • High power efficiency – performs through the fairway!
  • Longer discharge period – heavy-duty, coupled with deep-cycle capabilities
  • Long-life – better return on investment

The TRUTH about how To Choose a Dependable Railway Traction Distribution Batteries...
even if You Have Been Told All Railway Traction Distribution Batteries Are Plus Or Minus The Same Thing!

This is to certify that Traction Battery type 48v 470Ah supply by you in the year 2008 is working in Good Condition and Performance is satisfactory. We are getting good service support from Microtex.

5/5

This is to certify that Traction Battery type 36v 756Ah supply by you in the years 2012 and 2018 is working in Good condition and performance is satisfactory. Both batteries are fixed in Crown Reach Truck. We are getting good service support from Microtex. Snowfield Cold Storage - Tamil Nadu

5/5

At Microtex we believe our customers must get the best Railway Traction Distribution battery performance & life consistently. To this end, we leave no stone un-turned to ensure that you get a superior battery built with great care & passion.

What sets our Railway Traction Distribution batteries apart from the rest? dc power supply V

 
  • Available in the complete internationally approved dimensions and fits most golf carts globally
  • Operational Life: >1500 cycles operation @25°C 60% DoD
  • Reduced Maintenance requirements: due to the very low antimony design with selenium as grain refiners, the need to top-up frequently is vastly reduced
  • IEC 60 254-1 cycles: >1500
  • Self-discharge: Approx 2% per month at 25°C
  • Recovery after deep discharge: Very good
  • Operational temperature: -20°C to 45°C, recommended 10°C to 35°C, short time 45°C to 55°C
  • Microtex grid technology is an alloy of lead, tin, and antimony specifically formulated for use with Microtex Nano Plus Paste with Carbon Technology. The grid formulation provides outstanding structural adhesion between Nano Plus Paste and the grid frame.
    Thick high pressure die casted grids at an incredible 150 bar pressure, creates a robust spine grid with reduced corrosion, resulting in enhanced battery performance, longer life, reducing maintenance costs and downtime.
  • Designer Low antimony-tin-selenium lead alloys ensure the need for frequent water topping up is substantially reduced – a blessing for the Railway Traction Distribution battery maintenance

Made in India with German Technology

  • Railway Traction Distribution Battery Terminal Connectors designed for the rated capacity without causing terminal melting or connector melting (common failure mode during service)
  • High-quality hardened lead alloys used in terminals & connectors, also with brass inserts
  • Trouble-free battery performance throughout its 6 year expected life
  • A dedicated support team for customer service to help you with the Railway Traction Distribution battery replacement
  • Microtex Traction Distribution batteries are supplied only with woven tubular bags we do not use nonwovens
  • German Design: With balanced active materials delivers Traction Distribution battery capacity that meets international specifications
  • Durability: Robust heavy-duty construction, thicker spines, coupled with deep-discharge performance
  • Price: A realistic, and competitive Railway Traction Distribution battery price
  • Delivery: fastest 21 days assured on time delivery, every time; Guaranteed
  • After-sales: A fully committed, PAN India customer care service is available a phone call away to solve any Railway Traction Distribution battery maintenance issue quickly and efficiently

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Microtex Railway Traction Distribution Battery Specifications

Microtex Railway Traction Distribution batteries are available in lead acid deep-cycle tubular plate technology. Available in the complete RDSO approved range in capacities 110V 40Ah & 110V 200Ah meeting stringent RDSO specifications. Microtex offers a heavy duty deep cycle railway Traction Distribution battery in PPCP Containers:

  • 2v 40Ah TRD Battery
  • 2v 200Ah TRD Battery

Microtex can also supply TRD batteries in the earlier Hard Rubber Containers. Read traction distribution in Hindi. This site is translated in Hindi as well.

Microtex Railway Traction Distribution batteries are available ex stock. Quantities of  2000 batteries & above are usually delivered in 21 days

  • Railway Traction Distribution batteries are dispatched in full lorry loads/small trucks , secured well & is packed suitably for safe transport.
  • Microtex ensures safe delivery
  • All batteries come with our standard 1 year warranty

Industry-leading European Battery Experts work with us

The best experts from the European battery, industry assist in the design of Microtex Railway Traction Distribution battery & Processes to European Standards – Making our TRD batteries the most preferred battery by the Indian Railways! 

Microtex have been manufacturing & exporting batteries from 1977!

Microtex timeline

May, 1969

Established as mfrs of PVC Battery Separators & PT Bags

Mr A Govindan our Founder & first generation entrepreneur, establishes Microtex pioneering the manufacture of battery separators & Tubular Bags which were import substitutes at the time. He obtained a patent for the Pluri Tubular Bags in 1975  

May, 1969

Feb, 1977

Started exporting Traction Batteries to USSR

Not many companies in the world have the rich experience of manufacturing & exporting traction batteries from 1977. Microtex have supplied over 4500 traction batteries a year during the period

Feb, 1977

March, 1985

Approved for supply of 2V batteries for Telecom

Started supplies of 2V flooded LMLA batteries to the state owned P&T

March, 1985

April, 1994

Approved for supply to Indian Railways

Batteries for rolling stock applications & stationary batteries for signaling applications.

April, 1994

July, 2003

launched INtelliBATT 12v TT inverter batteries

Highly successful Microtex 12V flooded batteries for the huge inverter battery markets

July, 2003

Feb, 2005

Started manufacture of VRLA Battery & TSEC approved

Microtex establishes manufacture of VRLA batteries for various applications. Obtained TSEC approvals for VRLA batteries from 2V 200Ah to 2V 5000Ah in a very short time. Supplies to BSNL, Idea, Airtel, Indus Towers, Huawei, Bharti infratel, Viom, etc

Feb, 2005

Apr, 2006

Dr Rusch, leading battery scientist joins Microtex

Dr Wieland Rusch, battery expert from Germany & inventor of copper stretch metal submarine batteries, joins Microtex to upgrade & bring to world class designs for the complete range of batteries including traction battery & developed the complete range of OPzS & OPzV Gel battery. Microtex was the first company to launch Gel batteries in India.

Apr, 2006

Apr, 2008

Started production of OPzS & OPzV battery

Microtex started supplies of 2V OPzS Batteries to Nuclear facilities in India & exported Gel batteries for various applications including telecom, solar energy storage 

Apr, 2008

Mar, 2011

Dr McDonagh joins Microtex as CTO

Dr Michael McDonagh with his rich manufacturing experience in various leading battery companies, established strong process controls in Microtex

Mar, 2011

2021

Fast forward to today

Microtex is legendary for its high quality batteries & reputed in the battery industry for its good & ethical business practices. Microtex manufacturing plant is environment friendly, involves employees & ensures their welfare is first. Microtex is probably one of the few companies worldwide to manufacture in house, the entire battery from the lead alloys, battery containers, the grid castings, plate manufacture, assembly & testing of batteries to world class standards. 

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Why choose a Microtex Traction Distribution Batteries?

Technical information & unique characteristics

Robust construction

You get -

with more benefits for you

Microtex Special patented alloys

Special Patented alloys for ULM

Ultra Low Maintenance characteristics. Microtex uses very low antimony selenium tin lead alloys to ensure water consumption is minimum. Reducing the need for frequent water topping up. Feels like a water less battery!

Microtex Woven Pluri Tubular Bags

Woven Pluri-Tubular Bags

Microtex only uses the higher quality woven PT Bags (NOT Nonwoven like in teabags). Made from high-tenacity, multi-strand, multi-filament polyester yarns treated with acrylic resins for high acid-resistance & oxidation resistance. The plate will not rupture during service!

Microtex Rusch Spine Grid

Incredible 150 Bar Rusch Spine Grid

The spine grids for the tubular plate electrodes are cast on ultra-modern pressure die casting machines. Lead is compacted densely into the spines under these high pressures. Keeps the heavy duty grids corrosion-free

Microtex 99% Purity lead

99.985% Purity Lead

Every lot of High purity of lead, is tested in-house for purity with Spark Emission Spectrophotometer. Ensures very long life battery performance. Presence of impurities like, Ferrous, Zinc, Manganese, Nickel, Cadmium, etc harm the battery. If untested it can harm the battery causing ealry failures.

Microtex Nano Carbon Paste formula

Nano-Carbon Paste formula

Microtex special paste formula incorporating nano-carbon additives with graphite ensures quick recharge due to higher charge acceptance rates. This gives it superior high-rate power C5 power ratings & minimizes charging time.

127 Points quality checks

Amazing 127-points quality check

Our batteries go through 127 check points before the battery reaches you. Our stringent ISO systems & process controls ensure that you get a trustworthy, reliable & dependable battery. Resulting in increased uptime with higher productivity. Highest cyclic endurance & best in class gravimetric energy density.

Here is the perfect solution if you want
trouble-free Traction Distribution battery performance

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What is the cost of Railway Traction Distribution battery?

Experience shows that 90% of batteries last only 3 to 4 years.

Don’t let that happen! Choose long-lasting deep-cycle batteries from Microtex. Dependable lead acid battery capacity so you can get the complete performance of over 6 years. Your return on investment in Microtex Signaling batteries ensures the long term project cost is way lower.

How long do Railway Traction Distribution batteries last?

Special designer lead alloys, with super additives, tin, low-antimony, arsenic, ensuring a really long life for your Microtex Railway TRD battery. In addition, we add nucleating agents like selenium,  sulfur & copper to ensure the lead electrodes do not corrode for a long time, ensuring a very long life. The addition of nucleating agents gives the grids a fine-grained structure with good corrosion resistance as otherwise, the coarse dendritic structure will be prone to hot cracking and porosity.

Microtex Railway Traction Distribution Batteries

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Deep cycle Railway Traction Distribution battery

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Microtex Reputation. Highly demanding customer base

  • OEM suppliers to manufacturers
  • leading user manufacturing industries
  • Indian Railways
  • Oil companies
  • Nuclear Power Corporation of India
  • Exported globally

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Established in 1969
Exporting Traction Batteries to 43 countries since 1977!

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Battery manufacturing plant in India

What Microtex customers experience

5/5
“This is to certify that Microtex Traction battery types 36v 756Ah supplied by you in the years 2012 & 2018 are working in good condition and performance is satisfactory. Both batteries are fixed in Crown reach trucks. Microtex provides good service support.”
Snowfield Cold Storage - Tamil Nadu
5/5
“You have an amazing factory and warm workplace and culture! Keep it up!.”
Parth Jain, Unified Global Tech (I) P Ltd
5/5
“This is to certify that we have received 5000Ah VRLA cells of Microtex Energy Pvt Ltd on 27-7-2016 and are installed in our exchange at Rajendra Nagar Bareilly. These cells are working satisfactorily and the performance is very good/ excellent..”
SDE/DE - BSNL Bareilly

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Battery Mistakes All TRD Battery Owners Need To Avoid!

Do not mix new batteries with old batteries

Traction Distribution Battery reconditioning: often reconditioning an old battery can become quite a costly affair if you keep replacing dead batteries one by one; even the new battery will drain out rapidly as the old batteries tend to draw more out of the new one. 

Traction Distribution replacement batteries: Sometimes it becomes imperative that an unused set of TRD batteries have not been installed for a very long period, say 2 years or more. Then it is best to have an expert from the company visit you to have a thorough inspection of the TRD batteries after a complete charge, compare the cell voltage, specific gravity to decide the state of charge & whether it needs to be replaced or it is safe to use.

Avoid any sort of additives or desulfation methods

How to recondition Traction Distribution batteries? Batteries are electro-chemical devices. All chemicals have a half-life period beyond which regeneration with chemical additives or desulfators for batteries have little effect if any temporary. 

The normal mode of failure of Traction Distribution batteries is usually due to grid corrosion if the lead alloys are not designed properly. Desulfators cannot repair corroded grids.

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