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Hybrid Generators

Hybridize existing designs or fast-track your design-build process with the world's best products and support.
Big BESSie Hybrid Generator at Victron Energy Booth PowerGen

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Victron Energy leads the well-established (and profitable) European hybrid generator market.

As Victron's technical distribution partner in the US, Intelligent Controls supports manufacturers to design and implement hybrid generator systems that improve reliability while reducing fuel costs, pollution, noise, and maintenance expenses.

Whether integrating Victron Energy components into an existing design or developing a new product for your market, we'll work with your team to develop and test hybrid generator systems of any size.

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PowerTrip hybrid generator system

Truly Scalable, Customizable Power

Hybrid generators were, historically, difficult to adopt for two main reasons: design complexity and sizing considerations.

Victron's new MicroGrid inverter/charger function allows for an unlimited number of hybrid generator units to be paralleled on the AC bus without interrupting power delivery.

This means Victron power systems of different sizes can be added or removed from a site to meet changing power demands—without additional grid management products.

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Optimize your fleet, from anywhere.

Optimize your fleet, from anywhere.

Victron's powerful remote management tools provide incredible insight into the performance of one—or hundreds—of hybrid generator systems in the field, as well as the ability to proactively manage their maintenance.

For operators of hybrid generator rental fleets, this means eliminating system downtime, reducing labor costs, and exceeding customer expectations for performance.

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PowerTrip hybrid generator with Hatz fiPMG generator

Right-size your generator

Communication options within the Hatz fiPMG put this small diesel generator in a league of its own - especially when working in harmony with a Victron inverter/charger and a communicating lithium battery bank.

Thanks to intelligent CAN & RS485 connections the generator controls, the battery management systems can ask the DC generator to charge the batteries when needed and according to the bank's unique charging parameters.

The fiPMG, coupled with Victron components and Cegasa batteries, further maximizes system efficiency and significantly lowers fuel and maintenance costs compared to traditional generator setups.

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Top Hybrid Generator Technical Articles

The MicroGrid Revolution: Part 3 of Mike’s Guide to Hybrid Generators

Learn how Victron's MicroGrid function enables integrated hybrid generators with proven components and fleet-level IoT monitoring that scale to meet...

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The Hybrid Solution: Part 2 of Mike’s Guide to Hybrid Generators

What is a hybrid generator? Why do they exist? What can I do with this technology? Let's look at a...

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The Generator Conundrum: Part 1 of Mike’s Guide to Hybrid Generators

Why are most job site generators oversized and grossly inefficient? In this article, we review the overload vs. inefficiency dilemma...

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MicroGrid Function: Icing on the Victron Cake

Victron's MicroGrid function allows an unlimited combination of Victron systems to operate in parallel and to communicate with each other...

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Breaking Free from Generator-Only Power: An Intro to Hybrid Generator Systems

Hybrid generator systems are transforming how we think about energy. They’re cleaner, smarter, and more efficient—giving you the reliability of...

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The Generator Rut & Modern Hybrid Power Systems

What's the best generator for battery based systems? It's time to revisit what's possible and to get out of the...

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Victron’s PowerAssist Function Explained

Understand how Victron's PowerAssist function works, its value to any power system, and practical scenarios where PowerAssist saves the day.

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Victron’s DVCC Function Explained

Victron's DVCC function is simple, powerful, and at first glance, confusing. In this article, we’ll discuss what it is and...

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How Does the Hatz fiPMG Compare to Most Off-grid Generators?

Is a DC generator advantageous in off-grid or mobile power systems? In this article we compare the DC Hatz fiPMG...

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Remote Generator Auto Start/Stop using a Victron Cerbo GX

Learn how to program your Victron Cerbo GX to start and stop a generator based on pre-set conditions such as...

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Top Hybrid Generator Case Studies

Victron-Hatz MicroGrid Capable Hybrid Generator

This security trailer manufacturer partnered with Intelligent Controls to create the Big BESSie MicroGrid-Ready Hybrid Generator, a revolutionary power solution...

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Off Grid Bison Ranch - Solar power quenches the herd

Fuel costs and reliability concerns led this Idaho bison ranch to implement a hybrid power solution that would supply critical loads,...

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Shaving Ice in the Desert

A lapse in power can spell disaster for an ice cream shop on wheels. Thanks to their Victron power system,...

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Small Hybrid Power Systems - Victron & Pylontech

This compact hybrid generator system showcases many of the capabilities unique to Victron Energy and Pylontech in a small, portable...

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