Hobbywing H15MD Series Adds Dual Motor/ESC Temperature Monitoring with High-Temp Warning
This is an industrial heavy-lift drone power system, squarely in the aircraft/drone category which the show historically scores 0-15. Hobbywing's newsworthy pattern on this show is crawler ESCs/motors; drone electronics are explicitly not covered regardless of novelty.
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Hobbywing officially released the H15MD and H15MD Plus coaxial integrated power systems for industrial heavy-lift drones. The H15MD offers up to 145kg max thrust per axis with 240kg+ max takeoff weight for 4-axis 8-prop configs; the H15MD Plus delivers up to 195kg max thrust per axis with 320kg+ max takeoff weight, targeting 150-200kg payload aircraft. Features include a 100V high-voltage platform supporting up to 28S LiPo, improved cooling, modular motor/ESC/mount design, 3° tilt motor mounts, black box logging, and CAN bus compatibility with major flight controllers for industrial applications like logistics, cargo lifting, and emergency response.
Hobbywing announced a new feature for its H15MD and H15MD Plus coaxial drone powertrain systems: dual-channel motor and ESC temperature monitoring via CAN protocol, providing real-time full-link temperature tracking and tiered high-temperature warnings (orange/red alerts). On octocopter setups with 16 propellers, the system supports 32-channel synchronized temperature monitoring (16 motor + 16 ESC channels). The feature is deeply integrated with Bolui X9 and WeiKe V10-PRO flight controllers, requiring firmware updates to enable. Recommended safety thresholds: motor warning at 130-150°C, alarm above 150°C; ESC warning at 90-105°C, alarm above 105°C. Future updates may add voice and vibration alerts.