Load Bank Control Systems

Utilising the latest in technological and software advances, Crestchic’s proprietry control systems allow users the ability to monitor a load test and to manage the load, by increasing or decreasing in 1kW/1kVA steps, allowing for unprecedented levels of finesse during the testing phase.

Below are three of the most popular control systems used across our range of load banks.

Basic Manual Controls

Featuring an easy to use push-button system, the basic manual controllers are perfect for simple pre-set load settings where little or no training is required.

KCS Load Bank Controller

Key Features

• Manual fixed steps load control
• Ultra simple factory pre-set load step control
• No external control system or connections
• Easy operator training
• Low cost

KCS Push button/dial control

The KCS controller is a simple, but efficient PCB multi-step stand-alone control system with 1kW steps

• KCS100H: Handheld for remote operation up to 100m
• KCS100L: Panel mounted on loadbank
• KCS100R: Flush mounted to remote genset panel control
• KCS100D: Optional load to zero upon receipt of mains failure signal

Microprocessor Controls

Utilising state of the art technology and software, the microprocessor controls allow a greater level of usability compared to the basic manual controls.

LC80 Load Bank Controller

Key Features

LC80 Controller – Orion software interface

The LC80 controller is an IP65 lightweight handheld field controller suitable for both AC resistive and resistive/reactive load banks, which operates our dedicated loadbank control software, Orion.
It works in-conjunction with bespoke industrial high-performance electronic control modules specifically designed for load bank operation. These modules are housed within the load bank enclosure which provides supervisory operation & monitoring of the load bank. Communications between each Orion load bank and their controller employs network technology to provide fast, high bandwidth data transfer capabilities. The LC80 benefits from connection to the load bank/s by means of super-fast fibre optic cable. With long distances of up to 500m possible with the need for signal boosting, and the total immunity to electrical noise interference, Crestchic’s fibre control is a natural choice for demanding industrial power testing environments.

The Orion control software can alternatively be operated on a standard Windows PC, running Windows 7, 8 and 10.

Nova controlled load banks have the following functions:

• AC loadbank control system for resistive/reactive or resistive-only operation
• Individual or multiple load bank operation from a single controller
• System extendible to control up to 15 load banks with proportional load-sharing
• Typical load resolution of 1kW/1kVAr across the load bank range
• Load-step synchronisation mechanism produces clean load switching, both within a single load bank and across multiple units
• Load entry in kVA, kW or Amps at power factors from zero to unity
• True r.m.s. 3-phase instrumentation with high speed data sampling to an accuracy of better than 0.5%
• Display of Ph-Ph or Ph-N voltages with kVA, KW and currents, both per phase and totalled
• Twenty user-definable preset loads stored in non-volatile memory
• Motor-Test facility for marine usage
• Automatic sequencing by the load bank of load profiles prepared from the preset loads by the user
• Transient response data for voltage and frequency recorded at each load-change. This is output to the PC/LC80 for graphical display and storage
• Test results report stored to PC hard disk
• Uploading of previously saved load profiles from the PC/LC80 hard disk