What is the “switchboard”?
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The switchboard is one of the elements that make up an electrical system
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It is an extremely important component, comparable in function to the brain of the whole plant.
It is the first component that is located between the point where the electricity that feeds the plant arrives and the plant itself , thus downstream of the power distribution network and at the head of the entire plant connected to it.
The switchboard is externally in the form of a kind of cabinet, varying in size. This depends on the size and complexity of the system because it affects the number and size of components that need to be installed within it.
Because of its importance, over time various rules and regulations have intervened to define it so that its implementation meets some specific minimum necessary requirements.
Generally speaking, it is possible to group switchboards into three categories:
– Electrical distribution board
– Automation control panel
– Electrical panel board
An electrical distribution board receives incoming power line. This is connected in the switchboard to a switch/switch that performs the function of protecting and operating the entire switchboard. Coming out of the main switch, via terminal blocks, the power is then distributed to all the various branch lines, which then, as they leave the switchboard, go to make up the entire system. Before leaving the switchboard, the lines pass through a series of apparatuses and devices for shunting and protecting the same lines, which precisely in the whole constitute the overall contents of the switchboard.
An electrical switchboard is defined as an automation switchboard if, in addition to containing the devices in the switchboard, i.e., essentially switchgear and protection devices, it is equipped with a whole series of additional apparatuses and devices that perform a variety of useful functions in the management of the system, such as control, measurement, signaling, automatic operation, control, regulation, etc.
On the other hand, the definition of switchboard is used to refer to the switchboards that are part of the electrical system that powers a specific piece of machinery. This type of switchgear is also located at the head of the system, receives the power supply line, and thus contains all the switchgear, protection, automation, and control devices necessary to operate the system.
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