Guide
A generator you can hear is a generator in the take. That single fact reorganises how a unit uses power.
Production sound is unforgiving. A diesel set placed far enough away to stay out of the mix needs long cable runs, and cable runs need crew, time, and somewhere safe to lay them. Placed closer, it costs you takes — and in post, it costs you the work of notching out a generator floor that should never have been recorded.
On a sound stage the problem is different and harder: a combustion generator cannot be inside at all because of carbon monoxide. Power goes outside, and you are back to cable runs.
A battery removes both constraints. It sits where you need it, indoors or out, and makes no noise.
Most US-built temporary power equipment outputs 120V/60Hz, which is the wrong standard for the Middle East, Europe, South Asia and Africa. Productions working in those territories either hire locally or carry transformers.
The PulseTrek Performance is factory-configured for 230V/50Hz, which makes it the only Made-in-USA trailer-mounted BESS with native support for those grids. For a production travelling between territories, that removes a category of equipment and a category of failure.
This is not theoretical: productions working remote desert locations in the UAE ran on PulseTrek's 230V output from day one, with no conversion and no generator shipped into the sand.
| Unit type | Typical draw | Starting point |
|---|---|---|
| Documentary or small unit | Camera, monitors, small lighting | 30 kWh at 2.4 kW |
| Drama unit on location | Full lighting, camera, sound | 30 kWh at 8 kW continuous |
| International shoot | As above, at 230V/50Hz | Performance model |
| Studio or multi-unit | Several units across a lot | Multiple trailers |
The practical effect is that locations which were previously difficult become straightforward: residential streets at night, interiors with no power, sensitive sites where a generator would not be permitted, and anywhere the neighbours were going to be the problem.
Night shoots in particular stop being a noise negotiation, which is worth more on a schedule than the fuel saving is on a budget.
Questions answered
Yes. The Performance model is factory-configured for 230V/50Hz output, making it compatible with Middle East, European, South Asian and African grid standards without modification. Base and Base+ output 120V/60Hz.
Yes. LFP chemistry is far more thermally stable than other lithium chemistries and the system produces no emissions in operation, so it can be used in studios, warehouses and enclosed practical locations.
The Performance model provides 20,000 W of peak power against 8,000 W continuous, which gives headroom for fixture strikes and motor starts.
A 30 kWh unit covers a typical unit day at moderate draw and recharges overnight from shore power. For remote multi-day blocks, the solar upgrade kit or a second unit removes the recharge constraint.
Get in touch
Tell us the site, the load and the runtime you need. Our Austin engineering team comes back with a configuration, a runtime estimate and a price.
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