Working pressure 5-12 bar
Free air delivery 5,3 – 3,7 m³/min
Battery capacity 57 kWh
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Atlas Copco B-Air 185-12
Meet the first B-Air customer and Atlas Copco distributor
Meet your new low carbon partner: the B-Air 185-12, the world's first mobile screw compressor powered by a battery. This innovative solution is poised to transform the industry.
Being a portable air compressor, the B-Air is designed with autonomy as a priority, making sure it keeps running for at least one full working shift in typical conditions and applications. As you no longer require a connection to the power grid, you now have total flexibility to run the B-Air wherever you need it.
The B-Air has no local emissions, whilst being compact, energy-efficient and quiet. All this combined makes it a perfect fit for any tough application that needs to be completed with the environment in mind.
Efficient design and less parts guarantee extra durability and peace of mind for its owners. In addition, shorter service intervals mean savings on operating costs.
The B-Air mobile compressor is built to perform in tough applications and is designed to get the most out of its battery. The battery pack is contained in a triple enclosure for the highest protection and is liquid cooled.
B-Air is equipped with PACE, an electronic pressure control system that adjusts its output depending on the requirements. Thanks to this technology, you need only one compressor for different applications:
A regular compressor is limited to a certain pressure and flow rate, but a compressor with PACE is able to provide extra flow at lower pressure. This allows the motor speed to be adjusted to the load, resulting in energy and cost savings.
The core of our battery powered air compressor is a variable speed drive, permanent magnet motor, which achieves exceptional energy efficiency and is very quiet. Both the motor and the inverter (NEOS Xtreme) are unique Atlas Copco design, specifically developed to thrive in even the harshest and most challenging environments.
The motor is completely sealed from water and dust to comply with IP66 rating. The NEOS Xtreme, in turn, delivers consistent and dependable performance, ensuring uninterrupted operations for your critical applications.
This combination of the permanent magnet motor and variable speed drive produces a mobile compressor that is up to 70% more energy efficient compared to a traditional diesel driven mobile compressor.
| Technical data | Value | Atlas Copco B-Air 185-12 |
| Working pressure | bar (g) | 5-7-10,3-12 |
| Working pressure | psi (g) | 72-100-150-175 |
| Free Air Delivery | m³/min | 5,3-4,8-4,6-3,7 |
| Free Air Delivery | cfm | 185-173-161-130 |
| Free Air Delivery | l/s | 90-81-76-63 |
| Operating ambient temperature range (with standard heater) | ºC | -25ºC - +40ºC (min. battery cell temperature -20°C) |
| Operating ambient temperature range (with optional chiller) | ºC | -10ºC - +45ºC |
| Battery capacity | kWh | 57 |
| Motor | ||
| Installed motor power | kW (Hp) | 37(50) |
| Electricity requirements | ||
| Input voltage | V | 230-480 |
| Input phases | 1 or 3 | |
| Rated frequency | Hz | 50/60 |
| Charger connector | IEC 62196 Type 2 | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Undercarriage (L x W x H) | mm | 3762 x 1593 x 2100 |
| Undercarriage (L x W x H) | in | 1481 x 627 x 827 |
| Undercarriage weight | kg | 1500 |
| Undercarriage weight | lbs | 3307 |
The B-Air 185-12 was thoroughly tested in the field by long-term partner Perslucht Wilda, Atlas Copco distributor in The Netherlands for more than 40 years, and Van Doorn, a Dutch infrastructure company. Find out how they and our own product experts see the B-Air.
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Atlas Copco product experts introducing the first B-Air
Van Doorn, a Dutch infrastructure company, putting the B-air to the test
Perslucht Wilda, Atlas Copco distributor in The Netherlands, testing the B-Air
