Solutions that fit a world moving towards sustainability
Traction
Power electronics components such as semiconductors play a crucial role in modern railway infrastructure, traction vehicles and substations.
Renewable Energy
Reliable and green electricity generation from Renewable Energy Systems (RESs) is increasing. Power electronics components and solutions play a crucial role in enabling sustainable energy generation.
Maritime
Astrolkwx brings solutions to the most complex onboard DC challenges. We offer a complete product range of power electronics components and customer-specific assemblies for the maritime industry.
Electrification
As battery-powered vehicles surge, Astrolkwx pioneers sustainable e-mobility, supplying crucial power electronics components amid rapid global EV market growth.
Our products
Our 25 minute technical online meeting
News about our power electronics solutions
Business Atlas presents: Astrol
Watch as Michael Geissmann discusses the complexities of modern power grids and explains why Astrol’s innovative technology stays ahead of the game.
Power electronics along the Maas
Watch Power electronics along the Maas, our new video series with Hans Segers. Explore the world of power electronics along the Nieuwe Maas.
Our blogs
One ground fault can shut down your entire operation. Are you protected?
In this article, Anju Upadhyay explains how Neutral Grounding Resistors (NGRs) enhance ground fault protection by limiting fault current and improving system safety. The article also compares HRG and LRG grounding methods and discusses their applications across industrial and critical power systems.
From ships to servers: why AI is reshaping data center power
This blog post by Michael Geissmann explaines how AI is reshaping data center power architectures, highlighting the shift towards DC systems and the critical role of solid-state technologies in ensuring efficiency, reliability, and scalable protection.
Our Successes
The AC railway neutral section switch
Continuous power supply to the locomotives while passing the neutral section by appyling solid-state technology. Just as the traditional mechanical solution, the Astrol solid-state railway switch is installed at both ends of the neutral section and allows its electrification from either side.
DC Grid Protection of Cadeler’s A-Class Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs)
The DC multi-bus ring system, engineered by Kongsberg Maritime and protected by Astrol’s 1.5 kV, 3 kA solid-state DC breakers. These advanced breakers offer ultra-fast, arc-free fault isolation, ensuring optimal safety, uptime, and resilience in demanding marine environments.
