The present invention relates to a
load bank (1) comprising a support frame (12) and several
load bank resistance modules (9) attached to the support frame (12). Each
load bank resistance module (9) comprises an electrically non-conductive support plate (10) and several heating resistors designed as tubular heating elements (11), each with a heat dissipation tube (20) having
straight tube sections (20a) and at least one
curved tube section (20b). The tubular heating elements (11) are each attached to one of the electrically non-conductive support plates (10). The support frame (12) has a corresponding module opening (23) for each load
bank resistance module (9), which is dimensioned such that the heat dissipation tubes (20) of a load
bank resistance module (9) can pass through the module opening (23) and the support plate (10) of a load
bank resistance module (9) overlaps the corresponding module opening (23).The load bank resistance modules (9) are each attached to the support frame (12) by means of the electrically non-conductive support plates (10) of the load bank resistance modules (9) being attached to the support frame (12), such that the support frame (12), together with the support plates (10), separates a heat dissipation area (13) from a contact area (14). The contact points (19) are arranged in the contact area (14). The straight
pipe sections (20a) of the heat dissipation pipes (20) are arranged horizontally in the heat dissipation area (13) with respect to their longitudinal extent.