What is an Electrical Control Panel? (PLC Panel Basics)

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I just got a job as an electrician who builds panels and wires automated equipment, this video was a great intro to that stuff. Thanks for making this

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Superb Video on Control Panel wiring I have understood the wiring perfectly thank you for this great content 💝

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This was the perfect intro to control panels

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Thank you sir...u have explained every element in a lucid way....

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[@rhythmandacoustics]

I liked this video! This is a very good basic control panel. Good introduction for people who are not into the field. For most viewers, FYI, it could get really complicated and you would have other Panels that do not have PLC's in them but have other PCB boards and other controls such as electromechanical relays, control valves, manifolds, etc, they are called sub panels. Other Sub-panels can have shunts and Servo-drives in them and so forth. Again this video is EXCELLENT intro. Lots more to learn like connectors, and so on.

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A very good video to explain in simple terms how made wiring in an electrical panel.

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I work in a distribution centre. Im not on the maintenance team but im interested in how the machines work. So there is a tote conveyor that collects products when it passes through an a frame picking machine and also gets loaded when it passes some robots. The totes dump their products at packing stations. After the packing stations the products then get put onto a shipping conveyor that has bar code readers and proximity switches which tell the sorting conveyors which shipping container to dump the products into. Its amazes me how man can make such machines. I also understand most of the stuff shown in your video. Thanks.

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Excellent video. Your video made me understand the control panel design.

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God bless you guys! I've learned a lot. Nice job.! Can you please make a video on the electrical panel troubleshooting process or steps?

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Hello my friend, the video was great. I am an electrician and I have an electrical training channel and I do the wiring of industrial switchboards.

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This is the best illustration of Electric Control Panel I have ever seen. Thank you very much RealPars team! You are awesome and keep it up! I wonder if you had any institute or training center, I would be the first to take admission there.

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No other video comes close to this when explaining industrial control panel wiring in a practical way that you would encounter in the field.

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[@조경민-z4t]

Thanks for reply. I am still confused about it. As I know, '2 wire connection' use 24VDC and two wires for both power and signal and '3 & 4 wire connection' use additional wire for external power like 120VAC. I can't match 6:04 '3 wire connection' with either '2, 3 or 4 wire connection'. It does not use external power but use 3 wires? If you explain more, it would be very helpful. Sorry for asking again.

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There are also 3-wire DC devices, like transistor-based (solid state) proximity switches. The three connections are +24VDC, signal, and ground. We have a blog entry that explains this concept (realpars.com/discrete-sensors-part-2/).

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@@realpars Now, I totally understand it. Thanks.

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Dear RealPars, these videos are wonderful, they're a perfect initial guide, thanks a lot. I wonder if you know about a standard or normative to design a control/electric panel (component positioning, general considerations, and so on).

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This video is really superb. And the explanation is very clear. Can you please put video on How to give wire connections for each devices in the control panel.

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[@muhammedmahmood841]

@@realpars Thanks. Also appreciated if you could explain other components of control panels such as overload relay,phase failure relay,latch relay,fuse,timer etc

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Thanks realpars for this knowledge, I worked over different Schneider RTUs panels about 8 years but never find transformer for 24 vdc, there always seen rectifiers for where 24 vdc bus connected for PLCs and field instrumentations.

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[@adisharr]

Good video, I would only suggest you don''t run the Ethernet cabling right next to the incoming 480V. It's good practice to keep your network cabling out of wireway and away from AC voltages. Lastly, AC should ideally come in from the top and work it's way down.

[@realpars]

Thank you for the comments. Correct, long runs of AC voltage-carrying cables parallel to low-voltage DC wiring (like Ethernet cables) can cause a problem. It is not likely you would have a problem with the short run in the panel shown, but to be safe, yes, separate voltage levels in separate trays/panduits. Normally, AC voltages are highest in the feed cables, so working downward usually keeps the highest voltages away from hands and fingers. Thank you for the input!

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@@realpars Ethernet uses AC not DC

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Similarly, an electrical control panel is a metal box which contains important electrical devices that control and monitor a mechanical process electrically. ... An electrical control panel enclosure can have multiple sections

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[@조경민-z4t]

Thanks for great video. I have a question. At 6:04, three wires come from field to control panel. Isn't typical wiring is two wire and two wires connect to IO module?

[@realpars]

The video shows L1, L2 and Gnd for the power. The numbers of wires depends on the panel power supply voltage, number of phases, etc. The I/O shown has a single cable that is routed to the panel, where the individual wires, either 2, 3, or 4 wires are connected inside the panel. Typically, I/O cards have two connections, signal and ground (common). Additional wires may be required for power.

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