AVL, a leading mobility technology company for development, simulation and testing in the automotive, rail, marine, and energy applications, has launched Active Load Cabinet at the Reimagine Mobility Conference. The product is the mobility technology company's latest innovation in inverter hardware testing technology. The Active Load Cabinet (ALC) provides a variable resistance-inductance (R-L) load in all four quadrants using open communication interfaces, which allows engineering teams to perform a range of high-voltage functional and validation tests for R&D applications.

OEMs, start-ups, suppliers, and power module manufacturers can benefit from the device's ability to perform power electronics testing on an application and system level. The barriers to adoption are low. Only a water connection for cooling and a 30 kW AC connection for power are needed to integrate the device into an existing laboratory or testing facility.

"The ALC serves as a cost-effective and time-saving solution when it comes to inverter development and product validation," commented Joseph Strelow, President of AVL Test Systems, Inc. "It represents AVL's commitment to providing customers with game-changing technology without the need to reconfigure an entire testing facility."

The product launch extends the mobility company's expertise in developing, integrating, and deploying power electronic test system technologies, such as the AVL SPECTRA Universal Inverter™ for e-motor testing and the AVL Inverter TS™ for e-motor emulation.

"Today, in the exhibition area, we gave customers a first look at how the ALC identifies problems early in the testing phase. This allows test engineers to resolve potential development issues and therefore mitigate risks that can delay the start of production," noted Mario Avigliano, Regional Business Manager at AVL Test Systems, Inc.

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