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Taking Medium-Voltage Motor Control Centers to New Levels of Safety: A Quick and Simple Approach to Creating A Secure Work Environment
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Industry Applications Magazine IEEE Ind. Appl. Mag. Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE. 29(4):49-58 Aug, 2023
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Grounding
Conductors
Standards
Hazards
Occupational safety
Power cables
Permanent magnet machines
Language
ISSN
1077-2618
1558-0598
Abstract
Medium-Voltage (MV) motor control centers designed around the requirements of UL 347 [1] have been successfully utilized in petrochemical industries for many decades. Since they continue to provide consistent control of large MV assets, they have also become key components within the intelligent control requirements of today’s complex petrochemical facilities. Through the incorporation of proven technologies employed in other safety-based products used globally, these control products can be moved beyond their traditional safety requirements specified by the current product design and testing standards. This article covers the implementation and utilization of these proven technologies that can provide additional levels of personnel safety within these traditional designs.