Discharge & Autonomy Testing

Discharge testing is the ultimate way to discover the true available capacity of a battery but can be complicated to perform. In discharge testing, a battery is connected to a load and discharged over a specified period. During this test period, the current is regulated, and a constant known current is drawn while voltage is measured periodically. 

Details of the discharge current, the specified time period for discharge testing, and the capacity of the battery in ampere/hours can be calculated and compared to the manufacturers' specifications. For example, a 12V 100-amp hour battery may require a discharge current of 12A for an eight-hour period. A 12V battery would be discharged when the terminal voltage is 10.5V. 

While the batteries are discharging we will conduct Thermal imagery to check for hot points and conduct voltage logging to prove your batteries staying power.

With our partners at New Power Generation Services, we can provide load banks from 200Kva to 3Mva