Power supplies, also called power electronics, generate electricity to receiving devices, systems, or loads. They are used to limit or supply current, store energy, and simulate how electronic devices and batteries function in regular use. ATEC has a variety of power supplies and loads for rental, covering any type of test—including cutting-edge high voltage requirements.
AC (alternating current) power supplies are essential tools for the measurement of current in electrical systems, with applications like limiting the current drawn by a load to desired levels, shutting off a current in the event of an electrical fault, and storing energy for emergency use. Meanwhile,
DC (direct current) power supplies provide a constant current. This consistent current output is key in electrical systems requiring DC energy or DC energy conversion.
A load, or electrical load, is a receiver of energy. Loads are often integrated into circuits to test devices’ electrical properties. In the test and measurement industry, a load is a device that simulates interactions between other loads within a system and predicts how sources and other loads will react to variable currents. An
AC load simulates any device which receives AC electrical power from a source in an electrical system, while
DC loads simulate instruments which receive a DC from a source.
Power supplies and loads are often rented or purchased to fulfill testing requirements mandated by test standards, including the following:
ATEC offers affordable power supply rental rates for products ranging from low- to high-power and from grid simulators to AC frequency converters. Our inventory of loads features quick total discharge time and amp draw rates and varies from units designed to analyze different power levels. We offer products from leading manufacturers like
Chroma,
NH Research, and many more.