How do switchgear and substation power systems work together?

Switchgear and substation power systems work together to deliver electric power and mitigate potential electrical faults downstream in the electrical generation process ensuring safe electrical power.

What is a typical voltage range for switchgear?

Switchgear systems are generally classified by voltage. Typical ranges of paralleling switchgear voltages are from 480V to 15kV and match the voltage ranges of the generators. Assemblies are also rated at specific voltages (i.e. 5kV, 15kV, 27kV, 38kV, etc.). Figure 1 illustrates the most common voltage ranges for switchgear.

What is a switchgear in a PV power plant?

It is critical to provide various switchgears on the DC and AC side of the PV power plant for protection and isolation purposes while complying with grid connection standards. Switchgear is the combination of electrical disconnect switches, fuse, or circuit breaker used to control, protect and isolate the electrical equipment.

What is Siemens Energy switchgear?

For more than a century, the site has been a fountainhead of innovation in the development and manufacturing of equipment that helps supply the world with electricity. Jorra, the General Manager at the Siemens Energy Switchgear Plant Berlin, knows the site like the back of his hand.

What is a switchgear monitoring system?

For switchgear it provides a way for individuals to remotely monitor and/or control the switchgear with a computer. The system/group monitoring systems most commonly used are the Building Management System (BMS), Building Automation System (BAS), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).

What is switchgear used for?

Switchgear is the combination of electrical disconnect switches, fuse, or circuit breaker used to control, protect and isolate the electrical equipment. It is used to both to deenergize the equipment to allow work to be done and clear the faults down stream.