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Internship Report Control Panel
Internship Report Control Panel
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Acknowledgement
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Declaration
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Abstract
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LIST OF CONTENTS
Page Topic Page No.
No.
1. Introduction to control panel 1 - 10
Enclosure
Main circuit breaker
Surge arrester
Transformer and 24 volt power
supply
Terminal box
Relays and contactor
2. Types of control panel 11 - 13
Distribution panel
Changeover panel
3. DOL ( Direct Online) starter 14 - 15
Advantages
Disadvantage
4. VFD ( Variable frequency drive) 16 - 17
5. Tools and machines used in control 18
panel
6. Panel assembly procedure 19
7. Power circuit wiring 20
8. Electrical protective device used in 21 - 25
panels
9. Measuring device used in panels 26 - 27
10. Switching Device used in panels 28 - 30
11. Electrical panel testing 31 - 32
12. Conclusion 33
13. References 34
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List of figures
8 KitKat fuse 20
9 Cartridge fuse 21
10 High rupturing fuse 22
11 Miniature circuit breaker ( MCB) 23
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Introduction to Control Panels
ENCLOSURE
Enclosure is the metal electrical control box that contains all of the
electrical devices of the control panel. Enclosures are often aluminum
or stainless steel and the size will vary based on the size of the
process.
An electrical control panel enclosure can have multiple sections. Each
section will have an access door.
The size of the enclosure is commonly referred to by the number of
doors the enclosure has.
Fig 1
The back panel is a sheet of metal that is mounted on the inside of the
enclosure that allows us to drill mounting holes for different devices
which leads us to our next component, DIN rails.
A DIN rail is a metal rail with a standard width used for mounting
electrical devices inside.
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The next component inside the electrical control panel is wiring Duct.
Ducts allow us to route the wires in an organized and efficient way
while also reducing electrical noise between devices.
Fig 2
SURGE ARRESTER
After the power comes into the panel from the main circuit breaker
the power will be run into a surge arrester.
A surge arrester is a device that protects all of the electrical equipment
inside the control panel from electrical surges or overvoltage. An
electrical surge can come from a lightning strike or utility power
surge.
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TRANSFORMER AND 24-VOLT POWER SUPPLY
The power can be connected into a transformer that switches the
power down in order to power smaller devices.
If the incoming power is above 120 volts, a transformer is generally
used.
If the power is 120 volts, a power supply can be used to step the
power down to 24 volts.
Now that the electrical control panel has incoming power from the
main circuit breaker and power distributed by a transformer or power
supply the different voltages can be wired into terminal blocks for
even more routing of power throughout the electrical control panel.
Fig 3
TERMINAL BLOCK
A terminal block consists of two terminals that can join two or more
wires together.
Fig 4
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RELAYS AND CONTACTORS
The PLC outputs will be wired to a bank of relays that will close an
internal contact that will send power out to turn ON or OFF a device
on the assembly line.
Smaller relays will control devices such as lights or fans while a
bigger relay, called a “contactor”, is used to control motors.
Fig 5
Each control panel will have the main power source coming in
that is distributed throughout the panel to varying devices for
control and monitoring.
Distribution panels
• Main distribution panels
• Sub distribution panels
Changeover panels
• Manual Changeover Panels
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• Automatic Changeover Panels (ATS panel) Motor
control panels
o DISTRIBUTION PANELS
Fig 6
o CHANGEOVER PANELS
Fig 7
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2. Three connection lines (circuit layout: star or delta).
6. Voltage dips.
Applications
1. A direct on line starter can be used if the high inrush current of the
motor does not cause.
2. Excessive voltage drop in the supply circuit. The maximum size of a
motor allowed on a direct on
3. Line starter may be limited by the supply utility for this reason. For
example, a utility may require.3
4. Rural customers to use reduced-voltage starters for motors larger
than 10 kW.
Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)
Introduction
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resulting horsepower of a motor. A DC drive typically
controls a shunt wound DC motor, which has separate
armature and field circuits. AC drives control AC induction
motors, and-like their DC counterparts-control Speed,
torque, and horsepower.
Constant torque and constant power are fixed in variable
frequency drive.
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Fig 8
Basic tools
• Hammer
• Screwdriver (Slot-head)
• Phillips Screwdriver
• Pliers
• Hacksaw
• Allen Keys
• Side Cutter
• Wrench
• Measuring Tape
• First of all, the panel box, cover plates, panel door, mounting
plate and benches were selected according to the given drawing.
• Door arrangement was fixed by using Panel hinge according to
general arrangement.
• The door Beading and panel key mount was attached to the
door.
• The cover plate bracket was prepared by using drill machine, tap
cutting tool, flat screw driver.
• Switch gear benches and din rails were arranged on the
mounting plate according to drawing.
• Mark holes position to fix the benches, din rail bracket, profile
using pencil and drilled all holes using drilling machine.
• Taped all holes using tap cutting tool.
• Din rails and benches were fixed by using flat screw.
• Arrange bus bars, bus bar insulators, neutral link, neutral bar,
earth bar, earth link as general arrangement using bus bar bend
machine.
• Made the holes to fix bus bar insulators, earth link, and neutral
link etc. on mounting plate and all holes were taped.
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• All items were fixed according to general arrangement using
proper tools.
• The door arrangement of indicators and other equipments was
prepared according to drawing by using drill machine and Jig
saw.
• All electrical equipments were fixed in to the proper place and
mounting plate was fixed in to the panel box.
• The cable ducts was cut in to suitable size and fixed in to the
panel box.
• The relevant wire size was selected according to current rating
chart.
• The cable length was defined and cut the wires using wire
cutter.
• The Lug was fixed to the wires using lug cramping tool and
End cap was fixed in to the cable according to phase colour.
• Wiring was done according to the wiring diagram, Allen key,
Phillips and flat screw drive.
• Marked the tighten nut using permanent maker pen.
• Checked the wire connection, cable size and connection.
Fuses :
Fig 9
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A fuse is a type of protection device in electrical applications. Fuses are
designed to open circuits the filament when excessive currents are
present due to overloads or faults and to prevent further damage to the
system. Short circuit, system overload, other device failures, lightning,
static electricity or system overload are some common results in blown
fuses.
Cartridge Fuse :
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Fig 11
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Type D – operate 10-20 times rated current and suitable for
heavy units, welding plant
Fig 12
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by the Lightning. It only protects equipment electrically in parallel
with it.
Fig 12
Overload Relay
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Fig 13
Current Transformer
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Current transformers can reduce or "step-down" current levels
from thousands of amperes down to a standard output of a
known ratio to either 5 Amps or 1 Amp for normal operation.
CTs are used with watt meters, power factor meters, watt-hour
meters, protective relays and metering applications, because
they are insulated away from any high-voltage power lines. Its
primary winding is just a conductor or bus bar placed through
a central hole. The secondary winding may have a large
Ammeter
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An ammeter is a measuring instrument used to measure the
electric current in a circuit. Current transformers and
ammeters are used together as a matched pair in which the
design of the current transformer is such as to provide a
maximum secondary current corresponding to a full-scale
deflection on the ammeter. For most current transformers
the primary and secondary currents are expressed as a ratio
such as rated current : 5A.
. Fig 15
Voltmeter
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Fig 16
Fig 17
Contactor
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depending on its category. The categories in standard are
described as:
-1 - Non-inductive or slightly inductive loads,
resistance furnaces
-2 - Starting of slip-ring motors: starting, switching-off
-3 - Starting of squirrel cage motors. (Inductive and
resistive loads)
-4 - Starting of squirrel-cage motors with inching and
plugging duty.
Fig 18
Timer Relay
Timer relays are simply control relays with a time delay built
in. Their purpose is to control an event based on time. The
difference between relays and time delay relays is when the
output contacts open & close: on a control relay, it happens
when voltage is applied and removed from the coil; on time
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delay relays, the contacts can open or close before or after
some time delay.
Fig 19
I used test lamp for find simple faults or detect and presence
or absence of voltage at each point. The test lamp was an
electric lamp connected with two insulated wire leads. Also
it was used for identification the approximate voltage (230
or 415V) by using the brightness of the lamps.
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be measured, without having to make physical contact with
it, or to disconnect it for insertion through the probe.
Fig 20
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. Fig 21
Megger
The Megger tester is a method of testing making use of an insulation resistance
meter that will help to verify the condition of electrical insulation. The tester
generates a high DC voltage of around 500V to 5KV or more. In distribution
panels, insulation resistance more than 5 MΩ, it has enough insulation
resistance.
Fig 22
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I was able to draw a diagram on SEE Electricals. The
diagram is shown below:
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Fig 23
Conclusion
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References
www.electricaltechnology.org
www.geeksforgeeks.org
www.electrical4u.com
https://www.automationreadypanels.com
www.electricaltechnology.org
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org
https://hermitageautomation.com
https://circuitglobe.com
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