{"id":4727,"date":"2020-12-24T05:47:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T04:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/alternating-current-ac-load-bank\/"},"modified":"2021-02-01T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T08:49:41","slug":"alternating-current-ac-load-bank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/en\/alternating-current-ac-load-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"3.1.0 Alternating current (AC) load bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1040px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Load banks &#8211; alternating current: test, validate the power, remove fouling, ballast your generators and other electrical equipment<\/h1>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Ask for a quote<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\" alt=\"Kiloutou generator set\" title=\"groupe electrogene Kiloutou-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/groupe-electrogene-Kiloutou-min.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3650 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/groupe-electrogene-Kiloutou-min-200x129.png 200w, 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);\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><h2>Alternating current: what is it for?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column img-picto\" 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class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;\"><h3>An electric current that changes direction cyclically<\/h3>\n<p>Alternating current is an electric current that changes direction.<br \/>\nIn fact, a current is said to be &#8220;alternating&#8221; when<strong> circulates alternately in one direction and then in the other<\/strong> at regular intervals called \u201c<strong> cycles<\/strong> \u201d.<br \/>\nIt is produced by the<strong> rotation of an alternator<\/strong> . This is the case for example in power plants. Electricity is produced by a turbine and an alternator.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3>A current defined by a frequency (HZ)<\/h3>\n<p>A periodic alternating current is characterized by its frequency, measured in hertz (Hz). It&#8217;s the<strong> number of round trips made by the electric current in one second<\/strong> . The most widely used form of alternating current is <strong>sinusoidal current<\/strong> , primarily for the commercial distribution of electrical energy.<\/p>\n<p>We must distinguish:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><em>purely alternative<\/em> currents<\/strong> whose average value (DC component) is zero, which can supply a transformer without danger.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> alternating current with non-zero direct component<\/strong> which cannot under any circumstances supply a transformer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling container-gris\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1040px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><h2>A range of alternating current load banks<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;\"><p>METAL DEPLOYE RESISTOR therefore offers tailor-made load banks that allow testing of all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/en\/direct-current-dc-load-bank\/\"> types of equipment offering direct current<\/a> :<strong> inverters, UPS &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coupling to a load bank offers the possibility of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/en\/generator-load-bank\/\">testing the generator<\/a><\/li>\n<li>validating its power,<\/li>\n<li>cleaning it regularly,<\/li>\n<li>ballasting it, according to its use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Load banks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>extend the life of equipment,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>also and above all guarantee safety!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdresistor.com\/en\/who-we-are\/\">The METAL DEPLOYE RESISTOR team<\/a> , supports you by designing the load bank adapted to your precise voltages and amperages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4727","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alternating current load bank - METAL DEPLOYE RESISTOR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Custom-made alternating current load bank. 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