I have always used a load bank. It works great Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 6, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Michael Ross via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am investigating how to test cells and packs - I will need to charge and > discharge. > > If I have a programmable electronic load, rather than purely resistive > loads, is this an unrealistic way to discharge batteries? > > I gather they use power MOSFETS and switch them to product the desired > output current from the batteries. I think this implies some transients at > some frequency. > > Does it matter? > > Can I mitigate the effect with lots of capacitors? > > Or whatever else I have not thought of... > > (Please bear with me going forward, I have a lot of questions in the same > vein.) > > > Thanks, > > -- > *Michael Ross* > > *Testing Laboratory Manager* > *NC Clean Energy Technology Center* > *Testing Laboratory* > *NC State University* > 919.513.0418 (office) > 919.576.0824 (alternate) > 919.631.1451 (cell) > [email protected] > > www.nccleantech.ncsu.edu > Formerly the NC Solar Center > > *JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE* > Facebook <http://facebook.com/NCSolarCenter> / Twitter > <https://twitter.com/search?q=nccleantech> / LinkedIn > <http://linkedin.com/company/north-carolina-solar-center> / YouTube > <http://youtube.com/user/TheNCSolarCenter> > > > <[email protected]> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20141106/15602553/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
