ITECH has launched the IT8100A/E Series, a family of high-power DC electronic loads built around the testing demands of AI server power supplies, GPU power sources, and high-power data center infrastructure. The series covers four voltage levels — 60V, 150V, 600V, and 1200V — and scales from a single 3U unit to MW-class parallel platforms.

The density numbers: 7.2 kW in a 3U rack, up to 86.4 kW in a 37U cabinet. Parallel operation extends to 1.8 MW, which targets full-system validation of large AI power infrastructure where testing at representative loads requires equipment capable of absorbing the actual power draw.

The 150 A/µs dynamic slew rate is the specification aimed squarely at AI and GPU workloads. Power consumption in AI accelerators doesn’t ramp gradually—it spikes hard as compute bursts begin and ends, and a load that can’t follow those transitions accurately will produce misleading test results. ITECH says the IT8100A/E reproduces those transients faithfully across the supported current range.

For next-generation AI GPU power supply testing specifically, the series includes a dedicated 60V / 2400A / 6 kW ultra-low voltage, high-current configuration. That matches the supply architecture of current high-current GPU power designs, which run at low voltages with very high current delivery.

The series also supports 1.5× short-term over-power capability, letting it handle peak load testing without requiring equipment sized to the peak continuously—reducing test system cost for applications where sustained peak draw isn’t the normal operating condition.

Source: ITECH