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Custom Assemblies and Load Banks
Custom, high-power resistor designs and assemblies with power ratings up to 20 kW
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Portfolio Overview
  • Custom solution power ratings up to 20 kW
  • Operating conditions: -55 °C to +415 °C
  • High stability, high current, high overload capability
  • Ribwound (RBEF, RBSF) and edgewound (EDGF) options
  • Numerous mounting options and custom housing designs are available
Key Features and Benefits
  • Large portfolio offers the "right" solutions for application requirements
  • Meets the specific requirements of long life, tight tolerance, high pulse power and high operating temperature
  • Superior inductive performance
  • Custom assemblies (housing, hardware, mounting) available to meet space requirements
Advantages
  • Custom power requirements, application-specific designs up to 2 kW for individual resistors and up to 20 kW for loadbanks
  • Mechanically constrained designs (custom housing, heatsinks, mounting options, etc.)
Market Position
  • Largest supplier of resistor technologies in the market
  • Proven source of high-performance wirewound resistors for power applications and for use under harsh operating conditions
  • Established supplier of custom assemblies and housings
Applications
  • Industrial - Power systems, laser and water-cutting controls, dynamic braking (elevators, etc.), pumps
  • and bleed resistors with large capacitors, down-hole drilling and mining, and inverters for alternative energy systems
  • Medical - High power equipment (X-ray, MRI, scanners)
  • Telecom - Battery back-up for cell phone towers, antennas and, radar systems
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