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Method and apparatus for testing an auxiliary power system

  • US 5,416,416 A
  • Filed: 02/24/1992
  • Issued: 05/16/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for testing an AC power source by simulating a load with desired characteristics, comprising:

  • a control panel for providing input signals in response to user selections, said selections corresponding to said desired characteristics of said load to be simulated;

    a rectifier connected to said AC power source and responsive to first control signals for rectifying power provided by said AC power source;

    a load bank connected to said rectifier for presenting a selectably variable load responsive to second control signals;

    means responsive to current drawn by said load bank for providing load current signals;

    means responsive to the voltage across said load bank for providing load voltage signals; and

    a controller responsive to a product of said load current signals and said load voltage signals, and further responsive to said input signals, for providing said first control signals and said second control signals to cause said load bank to simulate said load with said desired characteristics.

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