Our Story
Archer Power Solutions started as a marine electric and air conditioning service provider. Responding to the needs of customers with unreliable grid power and air conditioners stuck with decades-old technology, Archer Power Solutions brought together a team of mechanical and software engineers with expertise in thermodynamics, mechatronics, defense, aerospace, and transportation segments, which resulted in development of software and processes to make energy efficient products.
The Kingfisher 12V DC marine air conditioner came to market in 2021 and was first exhibited at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis. Today, satisfied customers from South Africa to Tahiti, and from Maryland to the Caribbean enjoy Kingfisher-cooled vessels. The Kingfisher is a true DC powered unit – no inverters or soft-starts – and uses proprietary state of the art electronics and firmware and has a unique algorithm specifically designed to minimize the current draw.
A little more about our Co-Founder...
I have been on boats my entire life. Growing up on an archipelago of islands, using the water as a primary means of transportation was part of a daily life. I started to pilot our family boat single-handedly at around age 12. Along with the freedom of island life, I also understood the constraints that came with it, such as an unreliable supply of power coming from the mainland. Blackouts were common and accepted, and back-up plans for generating power were always sought after. Everyone in the community took turns motoring back and forth with their skiffs from the main land to fill jerrycans with gallons of gas or diesel. The end result of all this - the poor quality of electricity - was many burnt out refrigerator compressors.
Cruising is an exhilarating experience, but so is the heat when at anchor in the hot, still summer months. Installing air conditioners on boats is a serious investment and commitment. Do you want to purchase one, costing nearly $2000, just to enjoy it at the dock? Most marine air conditioning units currently on the market are 110V. Do we want to add a noisy generator to run when off the dock - not to mention the additional costs? The few direct current A/Cs on the market are very expensive ($5K+).
Necessity is the mother of invention. I started to brainstorm with mechanical engineers that have expertise in residential and commercial air conditioner design. We wanted to develop an air conditioner which can quietly run on batteries, utilizing the latest technology for energy efficiency, at an affordable price. Kingfisher series air conditioners were born.
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