Bi-directional power supplies

There are an increasing number of bi-directional benchtop power supplies commercially available for general applications such as battery testing and energizing magnets etc. All the manufacturers seem vague or do not mention regulations around grid connection. Are there any harmonized standards for these small scale installations where energy recovery is sporadic and not continuous at at fairly low levels eg Typically less that 1.5KW but definitely <10KW. In my application I would like to be able to ship to all the major areas of the world but navigating hundreds of separate regulations could be prohibitive.

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  • All the unit's I've ever encountered have dumped energy to a resistor bank - which has it's own problems if you're doing testing in a badly ventilated test room in the middle of summer.

    If you're telling me someone has a unit that exports then a very hot and sweaty former me is jealous.

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  • All the unit's I've ever encountered have dumped energy to a resistor bank - which has it's own problems if you're doing testing in a badly ventilated test room in the middle of summer.

    If you're telling me someone has a unit that exports then a very hot and sweaty former me is jealous.

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