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A motor control center (MCC) is an assembly to control some or all electric motors in a central location. It consists of multiple enclosed sections having a common power bus and with each section containing a combination starter, which in turn consists of motor starter , fuses or circuit breaker , and power disconnect . [ 1 ]
In electrical engineering, a disconnector, disconnect switch or isolator switch is a type of switching device with visible contacts, used to ensure that an electrical circuit is completely de-energized for service or maintenance.
A switchgear may be a simple open-air isolator switch or it may be insulated by some other substance. An effective although more costly form of switchgear is the gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), where the conductors and contacts are insulated by pressurized sulfur hexafluoride gas (SF 6). Other common types are oil or vacuum insulated switchgear.
An Eaton Corporation office building in Brossard, Quebec. Eaton Corporation plc is an American-Irish-domiciled [2] multinational power management company, with a primary administrative center in Beachwood, Ohio. [3] Eaton has more than 85,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. [4]
Switches can be designed to respond to any type of mechanical stimulus: for example, vibration (the trembler switch), tilt, air pressure, fluid level (a float switch), the turning of a key , linear or rotary movement (a limit switch or microswitch), or presence of a magnetic field (the reed switch). Many switches are operated automatically by ...
Autoreclosers are made in single-phase [6] and three-phase versions, using oil, vacuum, or sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6) interrupters.Controls for the reclosers range from the original electromechanical systems to digital electronics with metering and SCADA functions.
A centrifugal switch is an electric switch that operates using the centrifugal force created from a rotating shaft, most commonly that of an electric motor or gasoline engine. The switch is designed to activate or de-activate as a function of the rotational speed of the shaft.
Volume 4-2: Contactors and motor starters - Semiconductor motor controllers and starters for a.c. voltage Volume 5-1: Control apparatus and switching elements - Electromechanical control apparatus[1] Volume 6-1: Multi-function switchgear and controlgear - Mains switches (categories AC-32A/B)