Electrical equipment is safely placed within an electrical enclosure, even in the riskier locations, through purged panels. These control panels or the pressurized enclosures are built to maintain adequate enclosures are built to maintain the right pressure within their interiors that ultimately do not allow any exterior gases to penetrate the interiors of the panels and enclosure.
Consequently, when the industrial control panel has corrosive, flammable gases and conductive dust, these undesired elements fail to enter the enclosure. The flammable and hazardous substances can easily catch fire, preventing their entry most securely in terms of reducing the chances of mishaps or accidents. The life of the electrical elements and equipment placed inside the panel has also increased significantly.
Eradicating the Threat of Fire Hazard
Fire is eventually prevented or stopped with the removal of any of the three elements such as:
- Oxygen
- Source of ignition
- Fuel source
The purged panels can remove the exposure of the elements to the atmospheric oxygen by offering a jacket or covering the neutral gas. The air of the quality instrument is used to pressurize the enclosure, which will flush out every contaminant.
The pressure of the air inside this panel is more than the pressure of air present outside, preventing the entry of the exterior air into the panels. Therefore, oxygen can never reach inside. Additionally, whenever there is a faller in pressure below their specific limit, the alarm sounds, and the power supply is automatically removed as their corrective measures.
Purged Panels in Explosion-proof Panels
These purged panels offer a few distinctive benefits, while the explosion-proof panels are used across hazardous regions. These panels are used for applications of larger sizes. These panels will completely prevent all types of fire mishaps, while the explosion-proof panels can only consist of explosions.
Leading panel manufacturers are offering you these panels that are built for the given operating environment specifically. These panels are not restricted to their size and have features that are resistant to corrosion, and these panels may also bear the NEMA ratings making them more credible.
Industrial Control Panels
The industrial control panels consist of an assembly of two or more power circuit elements, control circuit elements, or the combination of the control circuit and power circuit components. These are the components involving the typical switches, terminal blocks, motor drives, overcurrent protective devices, etc.
The industrial control panel is an enclosed or open type most similar to industrial equipment. The open-type equipment is generally installed within an enclosure before being placed under service. The Enclosed ICPs are rated for use indoors or any kind of rating, including the 3R, 4, or 12. Additionally, these are certified to use in classified areas, including hazardous locations.
There are global leaders under certification of the ICPs; the Panel Shop Program offers unique flexibility for the manufacturers of the panels as they may label them as either mass-produced or custom-built ICPS without the requirement for the UL’s examination for every design. The program may cover the certifications for the Canadian and US markets. The program is also a unique one needed to train the panel shops wishing to participate in the program.
ICP Benefits Include:
Greater Competitive Advantages: It offers your customers the UL-certified general uses, industrial machinery, elevator controls, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, fountain controls, crane and flame control, irrigation equipment, elevator control, fountain control, and more specifying the UL-certified ICPs.
Cover All Requirements: These ICP programs will cover the right component in terms of usage, enclosure environmental ratings, safety marketing, wiring and motor protection, and conformance to the National Electrical Code or the Canadian Electrical codes.
Greater Efficiency: The industrial control panel’s efficiency can help reduce the red-tagged panels across the job site along with the resulting delays and additional costs.
Widespread Acceptance: The benefit from the extensive acceptance of the UL Mark by the regulatory authorities across Canada and the US jurisdictions.