01 · AR
AC Resistive
Real-power (kW) testing of generators, UPS and prime-power systems. Portable to containerised, low through medium voltage.
- Capacity
- 10 kW–3 MW
- Voltage
- ≤ 690 V
- Cooling
- Forced air
Range · 01 — 06
Load Bank
Systems
Six product families, engineered on one control platform and one quality system. Whatever you need to prove — a standby generator, a UPS string, a megawatt data hall — there is an Ashford load bank built to its exact electrical and thermal envelope.
The range
Select a
product family.
Each family page carries the full product range, ratings table, technical features and applications. Figures shown are representative of the standard range — bespoke ratings and configurations are engineered to order.
02 · RR
Resistive + Reactive
Combined kW + kVAR loading at lagging power factor for true full-system and alternator capability testing.
- Capacity
- 10 kW–2.5 MVA
- Power Factor
- 0.8 lag (adj.)
- Cooling
- Forced air
03 · DC
DC Load Banks
Constant-current and constant-power testing of battery strings, UPS, telecom, traction and BESS systems.
- Capacity
- ≤ 1 MW
- Voltage
- 24–1000 VDC
- Mode
- CC / CP
04 · LC
Liquid-Cooled
High power density in a compact, low-noise footprint — heat rejected to facility water for sustained MW-class testing.
- Capacity
- ≤ 6 MW
- Cooling
- Water / glycol
- Footprint
- Compact
05 · DX
Data Centre
Purpose-built for white-space and power-train commissioning — BMS integration, A/B feed redundancy and continuous duty.
- Per Unit
- 50–500 kW
- Control
- BMS / Modbus
- Duty
- Continuous
06 · SE
Server Emulator
Rack-mounted units that replicate the electrical and thermal signature of live IT equipment, rack by rack.
- Per Rack
- 5–60 kW
- Form
- 42U rack
- Airflow
- Front-to-back
Capabilities
More than a
catalogue.
Standard ranges cover most requirements — but the work that defines us is the bespoke. Tell us the system under test and we will engineer the load bank around it, then support it from factory acceptance through to site commissioning.
01
Bespoke Engineering
Custom ratings, voltages, enclosures and control schemes engineered to your specification and standards.
02
Control & Data
Manual, PLC and remote control with fine-step loading, data logging and Modbus / BMS integration.
03
Factory Testing
Every unit is functionally tested under load and witnessed at factory acceptance before despatch.
04
Global Commissioning
Delivery, installation and on-site commissioning support across more than forty countries.
Not sure which
family you need?
Send us the rating of the system you need to test and our engineers will recommend the right configuration — and quote it, usually within one working day.