Here you will find a comparison of the technical details of KIMO® braking choppers for external braking resistors in the range 22 – 1200 kW.
Braking choppers for external braking resistors in the range 11 – 22 kW are offered by the TRANSOMIK® BC1 series.
You can get an overview of the respective application areas of the TRANSOMIK® BC1 and TRANSOMIK® BC2 product series in our general overview.
Braking choppers for external braking resistors
Available products:

Brake voltage-threshold (DC) |
Braking power kW (ED=braking time/cycle time) |
Braking resistor | |||||||||
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385 V – 390 V | 670 V – 680 V | 645 V – 800 V | 810 V – 970 V | 1040 V – 1165 V | Continuous braking power ED >>50% | Repetitive braking ED <50% | Infrequent braking ED <5% | internal | external | ||
22BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 28 | 28 | 36 | ✓ | |||||
30BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 34 | 34 | 44 | ✓ | |||||
40BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 56 | 56 | 72 | ✓ | |||||
55BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 68 | 68 | 87 | ✓ | |||||
90BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 72 | 112 | 144 | ✓ | |||||
110BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 87 | 136 | 175 | ✓ | |||||
160BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 204 | 264 | ✓ | ||||||
200BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 247 | 320 | ✓ | ||||||
500BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 600 | 760 | ✓ | ||||||
550BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 660 | 844 | ✓ | ||||||
630BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 734 | 932 | ✓ | ||||||
1000BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 1160 | 1440 | ✓ | ||||||
1100BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 1261 | 1601 | ✓ | ||||||
1200BC2 | ![]() |
✓ | 1398 | 1748 | ✓ |
Our sales team will assist you with the technical design according to your specific requirements.