ITECH IT8400 | High-Power Electronic DC Load
Test batteries, fuel cells, and DC charging stations dynamically under load – automated, precise, and clearly specified for sink operation.
- ✓ Voltage: up to 1200 V
- ✓ Current: up to 15000 A
- ✓ Power: up to 600 kW
High-Power Electronic DC Load for Battery, Fuel Cell, and DC Charging Station Tests
Safely Reproduce Dynamic DC Power Tests
The ITECH IT8400 series provides high-power electronic DC loads for dynamic DC power tests. Batteries, fuel cells, DC charging stations, OBCs, DC/DC converters, motors, and power electronics can be tested under real load conditions.
With 600 V and 1200 V models as well as master/slave scaling up to 600 kW, the series is suitable for laboratories, development, and automated test systems.
Test Load Steps, Overload, and Small Current Components
For fast load changes, motor start simulations, and transient power supply tests, a 25 kHz dynamic mode and short-term double-power loading under 3 s are available.
Three current measurement ranges with up to 40 µA resolution make high load currents and small current components evaluable in the same test setup.
Program and Automate Test Sequences
LIST mode, trigger functions, and a 0–10 V analog input reproduce repeatable load profiles, ramps, and current steps. OCP/OPP tests automatically check protection points.
LAN, USB, RS232, GPIB, CAN, analog, and I/O simplify integration into ATE systems, PLC environments, and SCPI/LabVIEW control systems.
Load Instead of Source: Select Correctly
This DC load is the right choice when the DUT must deliver energy and a robust sink is required. The series is not suitable for source operation, AC load tests, hipot tests, or regenerative load tests.
Alternative Products
If energy recovery is a key requirement for the load test, the ITECH IT8000 regenerative DC electronic load is a suitable alternative. For smaller DC test benches and programmable load profiles, consider the ITECH IT8500+ programmable DC electronic load. If AC and DC load testing are required in one system, the ITECH IT8600 AC/DC electronic load may be the right choice.
Related Product Categories
Electronic Loads | Bidirectional Power Supplies | Power Supplies / Sources
Specify the Right DC Load for Your Test Bench
Testing battery discharge, fuel cells, or DC charging stations under high load? We help define voltage, current, dynamics, and automation so the IT8400 configuration fits your test bench.
Variants
Specifications
| Voltage range | 600 V and 1200 V models, maximum 1200 V |
|---|---|
| Current range | 1.5 A to 15000 A |
| Power range | 6 kW to 600 kW via master/slave parallel operation |
| Rack height | 4U at 6 kW |
| Current measurement | three current measurement ranges with resolution up to 40 µA |
| Double-power loading | short-term double power absorption under 3 s |
| Dynamic performance | 25 kHz dynamic mode with adjustable current rise and fall times |
| Sampling | 1 kHz continuous sampling rate; 500 kHz voltage and current sampling |
| Operating modes | CC, CV, CR, CP, CV+CC, CV+CR, CR+CC, and CP+CC |
| LIST programming | programmable load profiles with internal or external triggering |
| Test functions | battery test, OCP/OPP test, short-circuit simulation, and auto test |
| Battery discharge | cutoff conditions for voltage, capacity, and time |
| Analog control | 0–10 V analog input for controlling 0–100 % load |
| Protection functions | OVP, UVP, OCP, OPP, OTP, protection against current oscillation, current limiting, power limiting, and reverse-polarity alarm |
| Integrated interfaces | LAN, USB, RS232, GPIB, CAN, analog, and I/O |
| Software/protocols | LabVIEW driver and SCPI protocol |
Options & Accessories
| IT-E31220-OO | connection cable, 120 A, 2 m, ring lug to ring lug |
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| IT-E32410-OO | connection cable, 240 A, 1 m, ring lug to ring lug |
| IT-E32420-OO | connection cable, 240 A, 2 m, ring lug to ring lug |
| IT-E33620-OO | connection cable, 360 A, 2 m, ring lug to ring lug |
Scope of Delivery
| IT8400 series unit(s) |
| Power cord |
| Operating manual |
| USB cable |
| Factory test report |
Applications
| Battery testing | battery discharge, lifetime testing, and reliability testing of batteries and energy storage systems |
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| Fuel cell testing | AC impedance testing and discharge testing of fuel cells |
| DC charging station testing | load simulation for DC charging stations and on-board chargers |
| Automotive electronics | tests on OBCs, DC/DC converters, generators, motors, fuses, relays, MCUs, sensors, and power electronics |
| Solar technology | tests on PV modules and power optimizers |
| Electrical and electronic devices | tests on UPS systems, motors, and power semiconductors |
| Transient and overload tests | simulation of motor starts, short-term battery discharge, and transient overload characteristics of power supplies |
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Supplier
ITECH is one of the world's largest manufacturers of AC and DC power supplies. The group's diversified product portfolio includes battery testing and power supply test systems. The company's focus is on a competitive price-performance ratio.