Solutions Overview: Utilities
What
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ow and medium voltage load
banks for testing and
commissioning substation
transformers, generators and
batteries
How
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he largest load bank and cable
fleet in North America
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0 inventory depots across North
America
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ustom engineered, medium voltage
load banks for the utility market
Why
Faster, more predictable commissioning with ComRent®
load bank testing
You usually don’t think of load bank testing when it’s time to
commission transformers and substations. After all, you can plug
right into the grid – when it’s available. But what if you could make
commissioning faster, cheaper, and more predictable? And what
if you had more control to make load testing work for you and not
against you in terms of time, cost, and reduced risk of outages?
You can with ComRent.
Why change the way you’ve been load testing for decades – and
why ComRent? First, we rent load banks designed especially for
commissioning in utilities companies. Second, a load bank with
the size and complexity you require didn’t even exist 10 years ago.
But it does now, because ComRent built it. And it’s a better, faster,
cheaper way to test.
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oad banks provide a constant
controllable load that you can
schedule
What’s more, we can help you eliminate the need to use the grid
load to test transformers, switches, substations, or any equipment
that is critical to power generation. And that means greatly reducing
the risk of outages caused by failed load tests.
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o need to wait for grid availability –
more control over commissioning
We deliver our expertise to utilities in the following ways:
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inimize risk of grid outages during
testing
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aster data collection to validate
design and operating specifications
• 24/7 support
To learn more, please contact ComRent Load Bank
Solutions:
www.ComRent.com
888.881.7118
Proprietary load banks – ComRent built the first and only load
bank testing equipment that meets the complex requirements of
utility power plant equipment. Our CR922A 5MW medium voltage
load bank has been custom engineered to handle loads specific to
transformers, black start generators, wind turbines, solar arrays,
transfer switches and switchgear, and other critical equipment. In
fact, ComRent has the largest inventory and variety of load banks
in North America, so we can support virtually any test or create any
optimal testing environment.
Technical and consulting expertise – Our technical experts are
also trusted solution consultants who will walk the site to help you
plan equipment placement, access, ingress, and egress, plus endto-end logistic coordination and roll-out and roll-up services. We’ll
help you ensure a safe, risk-free commissioning experience.
ComRent • 16201 Trade Zone Ave., Suite 103 • Upper Marlboro, MD. 20774 • 888.881.7118 • ComRent.com
Custom solutions – Our talented in-house engineering staff loves
a new challenge. So if you have a specific challenge or requirement,
we can either modify our existing solutions or design a new one to
meet your need. Our goal is to be a valuable business partner who
can help keep your project on time and on budget, and that’s why
we like to get involved at the very start of your new equipment
acquisition or upgrade.
The benefits of load bank testing with ComRent
ComRent’s load bank testing solutions can streamline equipment
commissioning for utility companies in ways never before possible.
Here are a few examples of how ComRent has proven the value of
load bank testing in your industry:
What we test
• Transformers
• A
utomatic transfer switches &
switchgear
• Wind turbines
• Solar arrays
• Diesel power generators
• Gas turbine generators
• Fuel cells
• UPS systems
• Power distribution panels (PDUs)
• C
omputer Room Air Conditioning
(CRAC)
About ComRent
With 20 strategically located centers
and North America’s largest inventory
– over 2,500 pieces of equipment and
90 miles of cable – ComRent can meet
a wide variety of load requirements,
regardless of your industry and testing
objectives. And with over 30,000 load
tests performed and a 99.99% on
site performance record, there’s no
better or more experienced company
in the business. ComRent is your
single source for electric and thermal
load testing.
• Testing real-world loads – Testing with ComRent’s load banks
provides a constant, sustainable and controllable load. The
constant load of a load bank enables faster data collection
for validation of design specifications, shortens lead-time to
commissioning, and ultimately requires less labor for lower costs.
• Minimizing risk of outages during commissioning – Realworld conditions while connected to the grid can result in realworld outages if equipment fails. And failure means you’re not
producing or selling power – with a potential loss of a million
dollars or more per day. Commissioning with load banks instead
of the grid minimizes this risk, accelerates the process, and
delivers more accurate results.
• Saving time in substation commissioning – ComRent has
the expertise, knowledge, and proprietary testing equipment
necessary to commission substation components for the modern
smart grid – safely, quickly, and with limited risk. Our solutions
reduce the risk involved in back feed or making changes to the
transformer to simulate an actual load.
• Commissioning wind farms – Wind farm testing requires
exceptional consistency flexibility and reliability – something the
grid can’t guarantee, but ComRent can. Our load bank testing
solution has been proven on hundreds of wind turbine tests, with
zero failures. Our equipment delivers the variable, sustained loads
required to meet the strenuous 600+ hours of testing that wind
farms require. As a result, construction stays on schedule so you
can meet power generation and delivery deadlines.
Think load bank testing. Think ComRent.
Now that we’ve got you thinking about load testing, we want
you to think about all of the ways that ComRent can make the
commissioning of your power generating and distribution equipment
run smoothly, on budget and on time. We’re ready to partner with
you on your next project. To learn more about ComRent and our
expertise, please contact us at 888.881.7118 or email us at sales@
comrent.com or visit www.comrent.com.
ComRent • 16201 Trade Zone Ave., Suite 103 • Upper Marlboro, MD. 20774 • 888.881.7118 • ComRent.com