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News Release from: Cressall Resistors | Subject: DC7000 load bank
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 March 2008
Load bank suits testing wide engine
range
Cressall Resistors' DC7000 load bank consists of twin, 14-section, fan-cooled resistor ducts with starters and controls and an integrated off-load switch panel.
Cressall Resistors has released a load bank for performance testing diesel-electric engines and generators of all types up to 2983kW The DC7000 has a capacity of 3100kW and 0-7000A continuously at up to 2000V DC
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The latest portable load bank from Cressall Resistors combines small size and low weight with the high capacity needed for power supply testing in the telecommunications and other industries
The unit features PLC-controlled resistance adjustments and permits the pre-selection of any one of more than 2000 values of resistance, from 0.026 to 3.3ohm.
The range allows routine maintenance tests to be conducted over the entire power envelope.
The load consists of twin, 14-section, fan-cooled resistor ducts with starters and controls and an integrated off-load switch panel.
The fans, resistors and switchgear are all built in to a single sheet steel frame with hinged lockable access doors, air intake screens and, optionally, hand-operated outlet louvres.
Paint finish is RAL7032 light grey powder paint and the enclosure is designed for floor mounting with bottom cable entry.
Fan motor and control voltages are set to suit the customer's supply voltage and frequency.
The load bank incorporates EN650 traction resistor elements, arranged in individually replaceable trays with all-welded interconnections.
Each bank is contained in a fully insulated duct section with two independent levels of 3kV electrical insulation.
The resistor elements are manufactured from Inco alloy 601, a 60:23 nickel-chrome stainless steel.
This is a high-grade stainless steel with excellent corrosion resistance properties and a low (0.04%/C) temperature coefficient of resistance, giving very stable resistance values over the whole range of operation.
Motorised off-load switches allow for the reconnection of the twelve resistors in each stack into more than 2000 different configurations, with a range from 0.026ohm/7000A through to 3.25ohm/6000A.
There are intermediate points to suit the majority of locomotive alternators up to 2983kW rating.
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