Pactronic hybrid drive

The Liebherr Pactronic is a revolutionary hybrid drive system. The major feature is an additional energy storage device, also known as an accumulator.

The accumulator is charged when the load is lowered and also if there is a surplus of power from the conventional drive unit. The Pactronic system from Liebherr is an impressive power booster. Both the lifting and lowering time are sped up significantly despite the primary power remaining unchanged. In addition, fuel consumption of the crane is reduced. The fuel saving is achieved through complete utilisation of the regenerative energy and surplus power in the system.

Advantages of hybrid drive in detail

Liebherr LHM 500 mobile harbour crane handling containers in Puerto Lirquen (Chile).

Liebherr LHM 500 mobile harbour crane handling containers in Puerto Lirquen (Chile).

Liebherr LHM 500 mobile harbour crane handling containers in Puerto Lirquen (Chile).

Pactronic stands for highly efficient enhancement of performance and material handling output. If additional energy is required for crane operation, the Pactronic system transfers the energy stored in the accumulator back into the system, thereby enhancing the lifting performance of the crane.

  • Twice the lifting speed +100%
  • Twice the lowering speed +100%
  • Handling performance depending on the application +30%

Liebherr Pactronic: material handling comparison

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This video shows a material handling comparison between an LHM 550 with Pactronic and an LHM 550 without Pactronic.

Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes handling bulk goods in Agam (Kuwait).

Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes handling bulk goods in Agam (Kuwait).

Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes handling bulk goods in Agam (Kuwait).

Pactronic achieves greater performance while reducing fuel consumption at the same time. The sustainable hybrid drive therefore reduces the emission of CO2 and other harmful substances. With Pactronic, Liebherr smooths the path towards goods handling with high efficiency and low emissions.

  • Reduced fuel consumption -20%
  • Reduced CO2 emissions -30%
  • Reduced noise
Liebherr Pactronic pressure accumulator – 100% recyclable

Liebherr Pactronic pressure accumulator – 100% recyclable

Liebherr Pactronic pressure accumulator – 100% recyclable

The pressure reservoir is a means of storing energy and is based on trusted technology. The Pactronic accumulator from Liebherr combines these advantages.

  • Visual inspection every 10 years sufficient
  • All components are extremely robust
  • Has the same service life as the crane
  • Fast loading and unloading times
  • 100% recyclable

Pactronic hybrid drive for the HS 8300 HD Hybrid

Liebherr duty-cycle crawler crane HS 8300 HD with the Pactronic hybrid drive

Liebherr duty-cycle crawler crane HS 8300 HD with the Pactronic hybrid drive

Liebherr duty-cycle crawler crane HS 8300 HD with the Pactronic hybrid drive

The new HS 8300 HD duty-cycle crawler crane is the first device from the construction machine sector equipped with the innovative Pactronic hybrid drive. The hydraulics-based drive system offers both economic and ecological benefits. Excess energy is stored and then reactivated. In this way, the handling performance is increased while reducing fuel consumption at the same time.

Advantages of hybrid drive

  • 725 kW diesel engine enables hook performance of 800 kW as well as a system performance that with 1,250 kW is comparable with a conventional drive system.
  • Greater handling volume thanks to improved lifting and improved lowering
  • Reduced fuel consumption and in turn lower CO2 emissions
  • Lower noise emissions
  • Trusted technology from the Liebherr mobile harbour crane series
  • Revolutionary hydraulic hybrid drive – significant increase in lifting and lowering speed
  • Reduction in maintenance costs

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The functionality of the Pactronic hybrid drive on a Liebherr HS 8300 HD duty-cycle crawler crane. Play video We need your consent This video is provided by Google*. When you load this video, your data, including your IP address, is transmitted to Google, and may be stored and processed by Google, also for its own purposes, outside the EU or the EEA and thus in a third country, in particular in the USA**. We have no influence on further data processing by Google. By clicking on “ACCEPT”, you consent to the data transmission to Google for this video pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 point a GDPR. If you do not want to consent to each YouTube video individually in the future and want to be able to load them without this blocker, you can also select “Always accept YouTube videos” and thus also consent to the respectively associated data transmissions to Google for all other YouTube videos that you will access on our website in the future. You can withdraw given consents at any time with effect for the future and thus prevent the further transmission of your data by deselecting the respective service under “Miscellaneous services (optional)” in the settings later also accessible via the “Privacy Settings” in the footer of our website). For further information, please refer to Data Protection Declaration and the Google Privacy Policy. * Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
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    With recyclable and maintenance-free pressure accumulator

    Liebherr Pactronic hybrid drive

    With recyclable and maintenance-free pressure accumulator

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    With Pactronic hybrid drive handling bulk goods in Marin (Spain).

    Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane

    With Pactronic hybrid drive handling bulk goods in Marin (Spain).

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    Bulk goods handling with Pactronic in Caldera (Costa Rica).

    Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane

    Bulk goods handling with Pactronic in Caldera (Costa Rica).

  • Greater handling volume thanks to Pactronic

    The Pactronic hybrid drive is available for the Liebherr mobile harbour crane models LHM 280, LHM 420, LHM 550, LHM 600 and LHM 800. A mobile harbour crane equipped with Pactronic is capable of significantly enhancing efficiency, particularly when handling containers and bulk goods.

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    Discover the power of the Pactronic hybrid drive system, used in Liebherr mobile harbour cranes (LHM). This turnover comparison between a regular LHM 550 and a LHM 550 equipped with the Pactronic hybrid drive system shows you a real difference!
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    This video explains the functionality of the Pactronic hybrid drive. Play video
    Discover the power of the Pactronic hybrid drive system, used in Liebherr mobile harbour cranes (LHM). This turnover comparison between a regular LHM 550 and a LHM 550 equipped with the Pactronic hybrid drive system shows you a real difference!
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