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Motor Drive Test Load with motor-drive test load of 16 kW: a worked example

What does the result look like when motor-drive test load reaches 16 kW? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when budgeting production test stands, durability runs, treadmill motor burn-in, incline actuator cycling, or resistance-system validation.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Motor-drive test load: 16 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 6.5)
  • Motor or drive test runtime: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Blended electricity rate: 0.12 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Units tested during runtime: 120 units (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total motor drive test load energy cost = motor-drive test load × motor or drive test runtime × blended electricity rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 128 kWh for motor drive test load energy used, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15.36 $ for total motor drive test load energy cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.13 $ / unit for energy cost per tested unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1.92 $ / hr for hourly motor drive test load energy cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where motor-drive test load sits at 6.5 kW and the headline result is 52 kWh, this scenario comes in 146% above the baseline at 128 kWh.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when motor-drive test load is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a constant test load over the full runtime; if the test profile ramps or cycles, the average kW will be lower than the rated load and this will overstate energy.

Results at a glance

  • Motor Drive Test Load energy used: 128 kWh (headline result)
  • Total motor drive test load energy cost: 15.36 $
  • Energy cost per tested unit: 0.13 $ / unit
  • Hourly motor drive test load energy cost: 1.92 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Motor Drive Test Load calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.