PLC Panel
Have you ever wondered: what are all of the components that get installed into a PLC panel and why are they needed? Well you’re in luck! We will take a deeper look into the internal workings of a common PLC panel and it’s components…
Put simply, a PLC panel is a special steel box that contains electrical components required to run a factory machine or process. PLC stands for Programmable Logic Controller, an industrial hardened computer usually found inside factory control panels. High voltage components are what makes up a lot of the other items found inside. What are the other components? Let’s take a look at the two types of components:
PLC Panel: Power Components
Rotary Disconnect
Power Distribution Block
Branch Circuit Breakers
Transformer
Power Supply
Motor Starter
Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)
Motor Soft Starter
PLC Panel: Power Components
Supplementary Circuit Breaker
Master Control Relay (MCR)
Ethernet Switch
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Human Machine Interface(HMI)
Input/Output (IO) Module
Operator Pushbutton
Terminal Blocks
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