Eagle Eye’s SMART Constant Current DC Load Banks are designed for discharge testing, battery capacity testing, acceptance testing, battery maintenance and other testing for DC power with a load. The SLB-Series load banks are portable, economic, easy-to-use and come complete with DataView Software for data management, analysis, and Microsoft Excel reporting. The SMART technology allows a constant current discharge without the need for any adjustments during the test. With over (75) standard models and an operating range of 10-576V / 0-1200A, the SLB-Series is used in a variety of industries including utilities, telecommunications, UPS, motive power/forklifts, transportation, CATV, and many more. Custom Solutions are available. Eagle Eye load banks are designed to make discharge testing convenient and easy for any application.
The SLB-Series has over 35 standard models allowing it to meet your system's requirements in a variety of industries. Standard DC Voltages (nominal) include: 12, 24, 36, 48, 80, 125, 240, 380, 480 VDC. Current ranges are 0-600 Amp. Two load banks can connect in parallel for a larger discharge range. Custom solutions are also available. Supported industries include utilities, telecommunications, UPS, motive power, transportation, CATV, and many more.
The included DataView software allows the user to create customized reports with company name, contact, testing location, battery manufacturer, model number, number of cells, and more. DataView reports provide the test criteria, list of weakest cells, graph of weakest cells, string information, individual cell information, time stamping, discharging graphs and an area to add notes. Eagle Eye also offers AC Load Banks for AC applications.
Discharge testing is an essential practice for all critical backup battery preventative maintenance programs. Utility, UPS, Telecommunication, CATV/Broadband, Motive Power and other industries ALL utilize this practice to determine the true health of critical backup batteries. Load testing is the only form of battery testing that will determine the actual capacity of the battery string. Eagle Eye load banks are designed to make discharge testing convenient and easy for any application.
Load testing is a fixture in IEEE (450), (1188), (1106) and NERC (PRC-005-2) battery maintenance standards, and is critical for preventative maintenance across many industries. The financial risks that can occur due to plant downtime, personnel safety, and serious equipment damage are too severe to ignore load testing. Utilities have been load testing where preventative maintenance is required for NERC standard PRC-005-2. Every six calendar years it is required by PRC-005-2 to complete a capacity test of the battery bank for Vented Lead Acid (VLA) and NiCad batteries, and every three years for Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) batteries.
Load testing is increasingly popular in the motive power field to evaluate forklift batteries and to see how the batteries behave on a charge. Many forklift batteries go through an industry standard 6-hour discharge test. Eagle Eye's SLB-Series portable load banks make forklift battery testing easy and accessible.
Advantages
- SMART Constant Current DC Load Banks with system and cell voltage monitoring
- Data Management Software for data analyzing and reporting
- Rugged, compact and portable unit with included carrying case
- Alloy or PTC Ceramic resistors for safe discharging
- Four settings for auto shut-down of discharge: discharge time, discharged capacity, cell cut-off voltage and total cut-off voltage
- Continued discharge available when certain cell voltages reach cut-off value
- Parallel connection of two units for mass discharge testing
- Thermal cut-off and automatic overload protection
- Auto sorting for lag-out batteries during discharge
- Can be powered by AC or DC (from connected batteries for DC)
- Safe circuits avoid damage to battery when testing
- Included USB drive for convenient data transfer from load bank to PC
- Optional External CT clamp to allow assisted discharge with external load sources or battery charge monitoring