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Load banks are used to commission, maintain, and verify electrical power sources such as diesel generators and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).
The load bank applies an electrical load to the power source and dissipates the resulting electrical energy through resistive elements as heat. The resistive elements are cooled with motorised fans within the load bank construction.
Load banks can either be permanently installed at a facility and permanently connected to a power source or portable versions can be used for testing when required.
Load banks are the best way to replicate, prove and verify the real-life demands on critical power systems.