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Regenerative Electronic DC Load for Battery Testing and High-Power DC DUTs

ITECH IT8000: Absorb High DC Power and Feed Energy Back to the Grid

The ITECH IT8000 Series is designed for DUTs that deliver high DC power, such as high-voltage batteries, fuel cells, DC power supplies, and power electronics. Models up to 2250 V and system currents up to 8000 A also cover demanding high-voltage and high-current tests. Instead of dissipating the absorbed energy as heat, the load feeds up to 95% of it back into the local grid. This reduces heat generation and cooling requirements, especially during long discharge and endurance tests.

Current, voltage, power, and resistance can be controlled directly. The LIST function and arbitrary waveform generator can reproduce load steps, ramps, and changing operating points. During battery discharge tests, the IT8000 can automatically stop the test once a defined limit for voltage, capacity, or time is reached.

For larger test systems, the series can be expanded from an 18 kW standalone unit to up to 2 MW in master-slave operation. USB, CAN, LAN, and Digital I/O integrate the load into automated test systems. The IT8000 is a regenerative DC load; other product series are intended for source/sink, AC load, or hipot testing.

Alternative Products

If energy regeneration is not the main requirement, the ITECH IT8100A/E High-Power Electronic DC Load is suitable for high-current, battery, and short-circuit testing. For tests that require the device to operate as both a DC source and a load, the ITECH IT6600C Bidirectional DC Power Supply is intended. For regenerative AC/DC load profiles, the ITECH IT8200E Regenerative AC/DC Load is available.

Related Product Categories

Electronic Loads | Battery Test and Measurement

Configure the Regenerative DC Load for Your Test Bench

Testing batteries, DC sources, or power electronics at high current? We help define voltage, current, power, and energy feedback so the IT8000 configuration fits your test sequence.

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Specifications

Regenerative efficiency up to 95 % when feeding the absorbed DC energy back into the local grid
Power density up to 18 kW in a compact 3U form factor
Power range 5 kW to 198 kW; expandable up to 2 MW via master/slave parallel operation
Load voltage up to 2250 V
Current range 0 to 2040 A in a single cabinet; 0 to 8000 A with parallel connection between cabinets
Power semiconductors third-generation SiC technology
Waveform generator integrated waveform generator for generating arbitrary waveforms
LIST function import of LIST files via the front-panel USB port
Dynamic performance dynamic frequency up to 500 Hz
Energy recording Power Accumulation function for displaying the regenerated energy on the unit
Test functions battery test function, auto test function, and short-circuit test function
Pre-charging pre-charging function to prevent current overshoot during DC load operation
Protection functions OVP, OCP, OPP, OTP, UVP, Vsense reverse-polarity protection, protection against transient voltage dips, and anti-islanding protection
Standard interfaces USB, CAN, LAN, digital I/O, and VCP
Optional interfaces EtherCAT, GPIB, and analog/RS232
Software/protocols SCPI protocol and LabVIEW support
Operating modes CC, CV, CP, CR, CC+CV, CV+CR, CR+CC, and CC+CV+CP+CR
Rack height single unit 3U; cabinet configurations with 15U, 27U, or 37U available

Options & Accessories

IT-E510-15U 15U cabinet, gray, 800 × 550 × 907.64 mm
IT-E511-15U 15U cabinet, black, 800 × 550 × 907.64 mm
IT-E510-27U 27U cabinet, gray, 800 × 600 × 1441.41 mm
IT-E511-27U 27U cabinet, black, 800 × 600 × 1441.41 mm
IT-E510-37U 37U cabinet, gray, 800 × 600 × 1885.91 mm
IT-E511-37U 37U cabinet, black, 800 × 600 × 1885.91 mm
IT-E168 fiber-optic kit for parallel communication between individual units
IT-E169 fiber-optic kit for parallel communication between cabinets
IT-E165A-250 reverse-polarity protection module, 750 V / 250 A
IT-E165A-400 reverse-polarity protection module, 750 V / 400 A
IT-E165A-500 reverse-polarity protection module, 900 V / 400 A
IT-E165B protection module against back EMF and reverse current
IT-E258U-15U 5 m power cable for 15U cabinets
IT-E258U-27U 5 m power cable for 27U cabinets
IT-E258U-37U 5 m power cable for 37U cabinets
IT-E33620-OO connection cable, 360 A, 2 m, ring terminal
IT-E32420-OO connection cable, 240 A, 2 m, ring terminal
IT-E32410-OO connection cable, 240 A, 1 m, ring terminal
IT-E31220-OO connection cable, 120 A, 2 m, ring terminal
IT-E30615-OO connection cable, 60 A, 1.5 m, ring terminal
IT-E30320-YY connection cable, 30 A, 2 m, Y terminal
IT-E30312-YY connection cable, 30 A, 1.2 m, Y terminal
IT-E1601-grey EtherCAT interface card
IT-E176-grey GPIB communication card
IT-E177-grey RS232 and analog interface card
IT-E9005 ITECH warranty extension up to 5 years
IT-E9003 ITECH warranty extension up to 3 years

Scope of Delivery

IT8000 series unit(s)
Power cord
USB data cable for control/communication
User documentation

Applications

IT-E510-15U 15U cabinet, gray, 800 × 550 × 907.64 mm
IT-E511-15U 15U cabinet, black, 800 × 550 × 907.64 mm
IT-E510-27U 27U cabinet, gray, 800 × 600 × 1441.41 mm
IT-E511-27U 27U cabinet, black, 800 × 600 × 1441.41 mm
IT-E510-37U 37U cabinet, gray, 800 × 600 × 1885.91 mm
IT-E511-37U 37U cabinet, black, 800 × 600 × 1885.91 mm
IT-E168 fiber-optic kit for parallel communication between individual units
IT-E169 fiber-optic kit for parallel communication between cabinets
IT-E165A-250 reverse-polarity protection module, 750 V / 250 A
IT-E165A-400 reverse-polarity protection module, 750 V / 400 A
IT-E165A-500 reverse-polarity protection module, 900 V / 400 A
IT-E165B protection module against back EMF and reverse current
IT-E258U-15U 5 m power cable for 15U cabinets
IT-E258U-27U 5 m power cable for 27U cabinets
IT-E258U-37U 5 m power cable for 37U cabinets
IT-E33620-OO connection cable, 360 A, 2 m, ring terminal
IT-E32420-OO connection cable, 240 A, 2 m, ring terminal
IT-E32410-OO connection cable, 240 A, 1 m, ring terminal
IT-E31220-OO connection cable, 120 A, 2 m, ring terminal
IT-E30615-OO connection cable, 60 A, 1.5 m, ring terminal
IT-E30320-YY connection cable, 30 A, 2 m, Y terminal
IT-E30312-YY connection cable, 30 A, 1.2 m, Y terminal
IT-E1601-grey EtherCAT interface card
IT-E176-grey GPIB communication card
IT-E177-grey RS232 and analog interface card
IT-E9005 ITECH warranty extension up to 5 years
IT-E9003 ITECH warranty extension up to 3 years

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Supplier

LXinstruments has been supplying ITECH equipment since 2020. When an individual instrument needs to become part of a complete test system, we support you with product selection, system sizing and integration into the automation environment. The key is to ensure that the DUT, power requirements, interfaces and test sequence work together.

We also use ITECH equipment in customized test systems. Depending on the test application, we combine power supplies, electronic loads, grid simulation and measurement technology so that the functions match both the DUT and the test sequence.

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