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Electrical power systems, often referred to as grids, are created using a combination of electrical components.\u00a0 The combination of disconnects, fuses and circuit breakers, known as a switchgear provide a way in which power equipment can be de-energized and faults can be cleared.\u00a0 You often see large electrical lockers within manufacturing factories.\u00a0 This is where the switchgear is located.\u00a0 The switchgear, using circuit breakers and fuses help to isolate each piece of electrical equipment.\u00a0 This is helpful because it allows plant managers to de-energize and repair issues to the electrical system before a breakdown occurs.<\/p>\n

There are two main types of switchgears: high and low voltage.\u00a0 High voltage switchgears are used for\u00a0electrical supplies<\/a>\u00a0such as motors and large capacity electrical equipment requiring upwards of 35,000 volts.\u00a0 Low voltage switchgear run electrical equipment under 1,000 volts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Electrical switchgear can be found on the inside or outside of buildings.\u00a0 When switchgear is located on the outside it is contained within a weatherproof metal locker.<\/p>\n

As is the case with any equipment utilized by your company it is important to take care in preventing issues before they arise.\u00a0 When it comes to care and preventative maintenance for switchgears a plant supervisor is in charge to oversee that the equipment is kept in working condition.\u00a0 When the power is shut off to your plant nothing is accomplished.\u00a0 Work is shut down completely and money is being lost.\u00a0 When a machine breaks because a malfunction in the electrical circuit it is important to understand that maintenance could most likely have prevented the issue.<\/p>\n

Switchgears help to protect electrical machines.\u00a0 What occurs is that a breaker is tripped causing an electrical surge which indicates a fault.\u00a0 With switchgear the power can be re-directed from another source on the circuit until the issue is fixed to help keep machines online.\u00a0 It is always better to prevent issues with normal maintenance to your switchgear and electrical equipment then to react to the challenges that occur when power outages occur and machines are unable to function.<\/p>\n

There are companies throughout the area that are hired specifically to maintain switchgears and other valuable\u00a0electrical components<\/a>\u00a0to ensure they are properly maintained.\u00a0 One of the methods they use is thermal imaging. When a hot spot is detected by the thermal imaging equipment it allows for the issue to be fixed before it becomes a problem.\u00a0 Discover a fault and fixing it before any down time occurs saves manufacturing plants valuable resources including time and money.<\/p>\n

J&P Electrical is a full service\u00a0electrical equipment company<\/a>. At J&P, we supply contractors, end users and supply houses with new surplus, quality reconditioned and obsolete electrical equipment. Contact us today at\u00a0https:\/\/jpelectricalcompany.com<\/a>\u00a0for all of your bus plug, circuit breaker, switchboard, fuses, disconnects and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Electrical power systems, often referred to as grids, are created using a combination of electrical components.\u00a0 The combination of disconnects, fuses and circuit breakers, known as a switchgear provide a way in which power equipment can be de-energized and faults can be cleared.\u00a0 You often see large electrical lockers within manufacturing factories.\u00a0 This is where…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUnderstanding The Importance Of Proper Switchgear Maintenance - Blog | J&P Electrical<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Understanding The Importance Of Proper Switchgear Maintenance - 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