Load Banks and Power Test Equipment
Chromalox can put energy in and take it out, as well as measure it!
Chromalox, the world leader in electric process heating, is also a leader in building load banks and power test equipment. Usually electric heating equipment puts energy into a system to raise its temperature. Sometimes, applications require taking energy out of a system instead of putting it in. Chromalox has the expertise to carefully measure and monitor the power from a generator or other equipment and then, if required, dissipate that energy.
A recent project involved using a Chromalox type CWG hot water heat transfer system to monitor and dissipate highvoltage DC power. The package was capable of dissipating over 100 kW of DC energy and carefully monitoring and logging data using a National Instruments data logging system. The system was totally integrated and came as a skid-mounted package including tight tolerance heaters, a water pump and complete controls. The user simply plugged the DC power into the special high-volt DC connectors supplied with the skid and plugged the monitoring system into their computer system for data analysis.
Chromalox type EDU and EDP load bank energy dissipation units are designed to provide durable, precise energy control for applications requiring anywhere from 1 kW to 1 MW of power capacity. Applications include testing generators, UPS systems, battery banks, turbines, etc. When you think of Chromalox, don't just think of process heating – think power test equipment and instrumentation as well!
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