An electrical control panel is an enclosure, typically a metal box or plastic moulding which contains important electrical components that control and monitor a number of mechanical processes.
- Enclosures.
- Incoming Protection and Switching.
- Power and Energy Monitoring and Control.
- Power factor correction, surge protection and uninterruptable power supplies.
Electrical personnel will need to gain access within control panels for fault finding, adjustments, and electrical safety testing. Operators will interact with the controls of the panel to operate and control the plant and process. Components within the control panel will facilitate many tasks, for example, they may monitor pressure or flow within a pipe and signal to open or close a valve.
Control panels come in many shapes and sizes. They range from a small box on a wall through to long rows of cabinets located in dedicated plant areas. Some controls are located in a control room,