System integration
Battery bank, inverter, MPPT, VFD, and refrigeration hardware commissioned as one coherent platform.
Company profile
Engineering reliable electric refrigeration systems for African fleets.
Elmech combines electrical engineering, refrigeration integration, and telemetry software to deliver complete eTRU systems with measurable operating impact.
Core focus
What we build and support.
Fleet telemetry
Cloud portal with energy flow, unit behaviour, cargo temperature trends, and operational event history.
Performance reporting
Diesel displacement and cost-impact reporting designed for operator teams and stakeholder reporting.
Where it started — 2024
From a workbench to a working unit.
The eTRU began as a simple question on a workbench: could stored electrical energy run a refrigeration system reliably enough to stand in for a diesel transport refrigeration unit? In 2024 we set out to answer it — first with a bench prototype, then with the first unit on a trailer.
01 · The bench prototype
Proving the idea before building the truck.
We started small and deliberately. A LiFePO₄ battery bank, an inverter, and a standard cooling unit were wired together on a bench so we could measure how the system behaved under real load — energy draw, run time, and stability — without committing to a full vehicle build.
This early rig is where the core architecture of the eTRU was validated: battery, power electronics, and refrigeration working together as one coherent electric standby system.
02 · The first unit
The concept becomes a trailer.
With the bench results in hand, the next step was a real, self-contained unit. The first eTRU trailer was built and fitted out in the workshop — taking the proven battery, inverter, and refrigeration architecture and packaging it into a mobile body that could be tested on the road.
It is the direct ancestor of every eTRU we deploy today: the same engineering-first approach, now scaled into complete systems with fleet telemetry and performance reporting.
Typical engagement
Project lifecycle.
Deployment and onboarding
- Site and vehicle technical assessment
- Hardware integration and commissioning
- Portal setup and stream verification
Operations and optimisation
- Monitoring and alert tuning
- Savings model review by period
- Remote support and system updates
Next step
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