Switchboard

What does a switchboard do

An electric switchboard is a piece of equipment that distributes electric power from one or more sources of supply to several smaller load circuits. It is an assembly of one or more panels, each of which contains switching devices for the protection and control of circuits fed from the switchboard. Several manufacturers make switchboards used in industry, commercial buildings, tele. DefinitionThe U.S. (NEC) defines a switchboard as "a large single panel, frame, or assembly of. . Inside a switchboard there will be one or more busbars. These are flat strips of copper or aluminum, to which the switchgear is connected. Busbars carry large through the switchboard and are support.

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