Industrial Control Panel Basics

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What is a control panel and why do we use them?

First let’s talk about the basic layout of a panel and why we locate items where we do.

- Many different ways to layout a panel
- Airflow
- Safety
- Field wiring, where do wires enter the panel?

Let’s go over all the components in the panel and what their intended purpose is.

- Enclosure and Backplate
- Main Circuit Breaker
- Branch Circuit Breaker
- Surge Suppressor - Protects against lighting and power surge
- AC Power distribution…