DC Electronic Load Selection

Electronic loads have found a variety of applications ranging power converter testing to current modulation. A large range of power sources can be tested using an electronic load from converters, inverters and UPSs TO electrochemical sources such as batteries and fuel cells. They are easy-to-use and provide much higher throughput than resistors when varying loads are needed. For battery test, they provide a constant loading which can greatly reduce the time for test when compared to resistor load banks. Electronic loads can also simulate various power states of a device such as a handheld which may have sleep, power conservation and full power modes. They also present a complex electronic load which more closely simulates the real environment of the power source. Modulation uses improve the performance of programmable power supplies by providing faster transient response than a standard supply.