KVA Applications has a solid experience in testing generators
used in aerospace (aircraft and helicopters) subject to specific electrical standards
It is absolutely necessary to ensure the proper functioning of an aircraft’s electrical network and perfect tuning in test labs prior to flight tests. The importance of flight safety requires the use of highly reliable and operational equipment. The load banks designed and manufactured by KVA fully assume their role of validation for these high-tech equipment, before boarding or during maintenance operations.
In that respect, we manufactured the electrical test banks for the validation of the A380 as well as the Tiger helicopter, requiring a custom-made equipment:
The skin effect, that is to say the flow of electric current to the surface of the components, and not over their entire section, becomes a real constraint when increasing the frequency. At 400 Hz, this effect imposes the resizing of all elements of the load bank, which is the core business of KVA Applications.
Runway generators provide ground power to aircraft for economic as well as ecological purposes, taking over from APUs. The availability of these generator sets is therefore crucial to minimize the downtime of the aircraft on the ground. Regular tests on our 400Hz specific load bank help to ensure the proper functioning of these generators.
Each aircraft has a DC circuit as well as backup batteries, which must be tested, during manufacture or during regular maintenances, via a discharge bank. These tests are intended to ensure the proper functioning of the emergency and security systems.
Since more than 20 years, we use KVA Applications load banks. We are fully satisfied with such robust and reliable products
We bought a load bank that works perfectly for the test of our emergency generator.
We bought a reliable and robust bank that has never had any problems since 2011. We like the 1kW resolution as well as the easy handling.
Our KVA Applications test banks have been running 24 hours a day for 2 years. We greatly appreciate the support of KVA throughout this project.
We appreciate the modularity of the KVA banks that enables us to develop a wide range of resistive and inductive load solutions for our installations.