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Where are Load Banks used in Data Centers?
Load banks play a critical role in the commissioning, testing, and ongoing validation of data center infrastructure. As data centers increase in size, density, and complexity, controlled artificial loads allow operators to safely verify that power and cooling systems perform as designed—without risking live IT equipment.Â
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- Ensure back-up power supply will work in the event of a power shortage
- Commission and verify the nameplate power rating
- Regular load bank maintenance will keep the generator in optimal operating condition
- Load banks will identify any potential back-up power issues that may lead to power outages
- Fully load the batteries to simulate real-life conditions and identify potential weaknesses
- Validate the electrical system to avoid costly outages
- A low cost method of determining battery autonomy
- Test and maintain UPS's as part of a maintenance schedule
- Commission RPP's to ensure correct operation for real world conditions
- Ensure power distribution efficiency and uptime
- Validate RPP metering
- Commission PDU's to ensure correct operation for real world conditions
- Ensure power distribution efficiency and uptime
- Validate the PDU bus bar system and monitor temperature changes
- Ensure temperature rise of bus bars remains within limit with specific electrical loads
- Validate the power tap offs and feed tracks
- Verify and validate efficient power distribution to all server components
- Simulate server heat production to verify data center HVAC systems
- Ensure data center power and temperature conditions are optimal before installing costly servers
Types of Load Banks used in Data Centers
Portable Air Cooled Load Banks
Air-cooled load banks are commonly used to validate HVAC and airflow performance. By introducing a predictable heat load into the white space or mechanical areas, they allow operators to test cooling capacity, airflow distribution, redundancy, and control strategies under real-world conditions. This is especially important during commissioning, ensuring the facility can maintain environmental setpoints during peak demand.
Permanent Air Cooled Load Banks
For power system reliability, permanently installed load banks provide a dependable method for validating backup power systems over the life of the data center. Integrated into generator, UPS, or electrical infrastructure, they enable routine testing of emergency power capacity, load sharing, and system response without disrupting operations. Permanent load banks support compliance, reduce risk, and ensure critical power systems are always ready to perform when needed.
Liquid Cooled Load Banks
As liquid cooling becomes more prevalent, liquid-cooled load banks are increasingly used to test liquid cooling loops and associated auxiliaries. These load banks apply thermal load directly to the coolant, enabling validation of pumps, heat exchangers, CDU performance, control valves, and monitoring systems. Liquid-cooled testing allows operators to confirm flow rates, temperature differentials, alarms, and failover scenarios before connecting high-value IT equipment.
How are Portable load banks used for HVAC Testing?
With the incredible increase in data requirements, data centers are being built at a record pace. Load banks are an essential part of commissioning the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Find out how and why in this video
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