Electrical Switchgear in UAE

Electrical Switchgear

Switchgears are manufactured with two main components like passive and active components. The passive components are composed of the physical and mechanical structures of the device. The passive components are designed in less complex manner when compared to the active components. The active components would require standard maintenance with constant time intervals. The term electrical switchgear is a term that refers to a wide range of products such as circuit breakers, switches, switch fuse units, isolators, fuses, contactors, earth leakage circuit breakers and so on. In other words, an electrical switchgear is an apparatus that protects and controls electrical circuits and equipment. Electrical switchgear performs the following functions: circuit protection, isolation, and control. Electrical switchgear protects the circuit from faults such as overloads, short circuits, and insulation faults, and provides safe operation by isolating a circuit or a device from the entire installation. There are three classifications of switchgear which is low voltage (LV) switchgear, medium voltage (MV) switchgear, and high voltage (HV) switchgear. Switchgear protection is vital to the modern power system network, from the generation of power through the transmission to distribution end.

When a fault occurs, a switchgear functions to isolate the faulty section from the rest of the circuit, the switchgear must be capable of identifying the faulty section from the rest of the circuit and must operate in a quick manner thereby preventing damage to generators, transformers and other equipment by the short circuit current. Switchgear also has a provision for manual control, so that the necessary operation could be carried out manually when the electrical control fails.

Salahuddin road in Dubai and SAIF zone in Sharjah are some of the most popular locations in UAE to find companies that manufacture and supply electrical switchgear in UAE. These companies serve many industrial and commercial establishments. Widely used by most heavy-duty industrial or engineering firms, electrical switchgear serves the basic function of offering protection by putting a break in short-circuit and overload fault currents while letting uninterrupted current flow to the unaffected circuits. Switchgears and electrical accessories in the UAE also help improve system accessibility by permitting multiple sources to feed a load. These can also offer separation of the circuits from their power supplies. The specifications, design and other details of electrical switchgear are mostly set according to the IEC standards.

Specifications

Handles voltage from 240V to 600V
Ampacity from 800A to 10000A
Isolated access to all the wiring
Short circuits withstand up to 600V
UL1558 Listed