Battery Active Resistor BAR Series is the DV Power solution for controlled battery discharge down to 0 V DC. BAR100N device is specifically designed in accordance with requirements from market leaders within recycling segment to efficiently perform deep discharge of any battery in voltage range up to 500 V DC and eliminate effect of rebound voltage by short-circuiting a battery. This device is applicable to any battery type (lead-acid, nickel-cadmium based, lithium-ion, or others) and is designed to be used after the main discharge unit (such as BLU device) had finished first part of battery discharge.

The process of battery discharge is intended to be performed in 2 steps:

Step 1: Efficient and controlled discharge until battery voltage drops to 0 V DC using the BLU device as main discharge unit.

Step 2: BAR continues with discharging and short-circuits the battery to remove the remaining energy and prevents voltage rebound.

BAR100N device provides the temperature-controlled discharge process, with maximum discharge current of 20 A. The operating discharge power during test is between 150 W and 230 W.