ASCO Load Bank Overview

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 Challenges ASCO Solutions
Ensure critical power availability when needed. Load Banks apply consistent, accurate, measurable, and repeatable
electrical loads to power sources.

Healthcare

Critical Power Management Systems

Transfer Switches
Test backup power source availability Provide minimum loads for generator testing
and performance. and regulatory compliance.
Load Banks

Power Control Systems

Load banks provide one or more types of electrical loads:

Correct power factors to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Resistive Reactive Combined

For testing AC loads at unity power For developing inductive or Resistive/reactive units test
factor. capacitve load for testing at leading generators and their prime movers.
or lagging power factors.

Commission power and HVAC systems. Discharge and test battery strings and
uninterruptible power supplies. Load banks are available for low
voltage, medium voltage, and
direct current applications.
What do these challenges have in common?
All of them can be solved by using a load bank.

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 ASCO Solutions
Critical Power Equipment for a Wide Range of Applications

Data Center Maximum Uptime Commercial Building Business Continunity

• Portable load banks for HVAC, • Portable networkable load banks for
UPS, and Circuit Breaker testing acceptance and commissioning
testing
• Permanent load banks for backup
power system testing Load Banks • Permanent load banks for backup
power system testing
• DC load banks for testing battery
strings • Resistive/Reactive load banks for
code compliance verification

Load Bank

Telecom Public Safety & Consumer Satisfaction Wastewater Treatment Plant Environmental Protection

• Portable load banks for AC and DC • Permanent load banks for

power testing generator and pump testing

• Radiator-Mounted load banks for • Portable load banks for periodic

supplemental loading on Cell Tower testing
generator sets
• Radiator-Mounted load banks for
• Resistive/Reactive load banks for supplemental generator
power quality testing Load Bank set testing
Load Bank in Gen-Set

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 Load Bank Control
SIGMA LT
Based on decades of power testing experience,
SIGMA controls optimize ASCO load bank
SIGMA LT controls provide advanced functionality
usability and performance. ASCO load banks in a pre-configured solution.
can be controlled by:
• ASCO intelligent hand-held control controllers • Reliable networking and control of up to 25 load banks
• Purpose-built ASCO load bank PC
• Sophisticated control and data aquisition using an
control software intuitive easy-to-learn interface
• All common power and building management
• Digital toggle control panels provide simple local
systems via ModBus integration, including the operation and long service life
ASCO Critical Power Management System • Available Wireless Gateway speeds set-up of load
Power Source and Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ bank control networks

• For select ASCO 2000, 3000 and 5000 SERIES

load banks

2000 SERIES METERING 2000 SERIES METERING 2000 SERIES METERING

Load Bank V/Hz/kW Load Bank V/Hz/kW Load Bank V/Hz/kW
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Vx3 MODE Vx3 MODE Vx3 MODE

Ax3 Ax3 Ax3

5 kW 5 kW 10 kW 10 kW 10 kW 20 kW 20 kW 20 kW 5 kW 5 kW 10 kW 10 kW 10 kW 20 kW 20 kW 20 kW 5 kW 5 kW 10 kW 10 kW 10 kW 20 kW 20 kW 20 kW

LOAD LOAD LOAD

SELECT SELECT SELECT
ASCO SIGMA LT Control ASCO SIGMA LT Control ASCO SIGMA LT Control

ON 480V LOCAL ON ON 480V LOCAL ON ON 480V LOCAL ON

CONTROL VOLTAGE MASTER CONTROL VOLTAGE MASTER CONTROL VOLTAGE MASTER

POWER SELECT LOAD POWER SELECT LOAD POWER SELECT LOAD
240V REMOTE 240V REMOTE 240V REMOTE

ASCO Label P/N 1073470-001 Rev. C ASCO Label P/N 1073470-001 Rev. C ASCO Label P/N 1073470-001 Rev. C

SIGMA 2
SIGMA 2 provides sophisticated control and
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analysis in a custom-engineered solution.

• Control of up to 14 permanent resistive, inductive, or

capacitive load banks

• Comprehensive instrumentation, reporting, and

data acquisition
User Interface
• Application-specific user interfaces

• Intelligent embedded software optimizes testing

ASCO SIGMA LT Control

• For select ASCO 3000 thru 9000 SERIES load banks

SIGMA Hand-Held SIGMA Modbus to Power &

Controller Software Control Building Management Systems

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 Types of Load Banks
Radiator-Mounted Portable

• Cost-effective single • Compact indoor units on

voltage solution for resistive casters for easy relocation
loads
• Useful for testing electrical
• Space-saving design load or cooling system
performance
• Indoor or outdoor applications
• Dual-voltage models for
maximum flexibility

Permanent Trailer-Mounted

• Resistive or reactive models • Medium capacity and high

capacity models
• Stationary applications
• Trailer-mounted for
• Outdoor applications site-to-site use

• Outdoor applications

Container

• High capacity testing for

resistive or resistive/reactive
loads

• Constructed in transportable
ISO-compliant shipping
“ ASCO Load Banks are the most advanced
and reliable on the market.”
Gene M., Rental Equipment Service

containers

• Outdoor applications

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“ ASCO Load Banks are the most dependable

we’ve come across.” Joseph S., Vice President,
Rental Equipment Service

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6000 SERIES

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1000 SERIES Inductive, Capacitive,
or Resistive/Reactive
Radiator-Mounted 100-2200 kVA
Resistive 10-1500 kW

2000 SERIES 7000 SERIES

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Compact, Portable Inductive, Capacitive,

CTIV
Resistive 5-700 kW or Resistive/Reactive
375-6000 k

3000 SERIES 8000 SERIES

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Containerized
Permanent or Moveable

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Resistive or Resistive/Reactive
Resistive 100-2200 kW or Medium Voltage
1600-6000 kW / 2000-6000 kVA

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4000 SERIES RES
Permanent
Resistive 50-4000 kW
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9000 SERIES
Medium Voltage

ST 5000 SERIES
SI

Resistive 500-7500 kW

IV Trailer-Mounted
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Resistive 200-3000 kW
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DIUM VOLT

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Cleveland, OH 44125, USA Stamford PE9 3NP, United Kingdom customercare@ascopower.com
Tel: 216 573 7600 Tel: +44 (0) 1780 480033
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