BK8551 | BK PRECISION

Programmable DC Electronic Load, BK8551, BK PRECISION

The BK8551 DC electronic load provides many features and capabilities typically found in performance instruments, at a value price. Capable of sinking 350 W in a compact benchtop form factor, this product is well equipped for testing and evaluating power supplies, DC-DC converters, batteries, battery chargers, and photovoltaic arrays.

Static operating modes include constant current (CC), constant voltage (CV), constant resistance (CR), and constant power (CW). Configurable list, transient, and automatic test modes offer dynamically changing load conditions for evaluating a variety of DC sources. Additionally, the dedicated battery discharge mode simplifies battery testing with configurable stop conditions. Load behavior can be triggered internally, externally, or remotely.

Features

• Transient mode up to 20 kHz in CC mode
• Front-panel remote sense terminals
• List mode programming
• Automatic test mode
• Thermostatically-controlled fans for quiet operation
• Short-circuit test
• CR-LED mode to simulate the loading behavior of typical LEDs
• Configurable battery discharge test
• Adjustable voltage/current slew rate
• Front panel USB host port for logging measurement data
• Save/recall instrument settings to internal memory