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Switchboard

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005814

A central panel or assembly that distributes and controls electrical power from one or more sources to multiple circuits or loads. It contains switches, circuit breakers, and metering devices for monitoring and managing the electrical supply. Industrial switchboards are rated for specific voltage and current capacities, such as 480 volts or 2000 amperes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005814
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Vermittlungsanlage; Spanish: centralita; French: standard téléphonique
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005814",
  "term": "Switchboard",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A central panel or assembly that distributes and controls electrical power from one or more sources to multiple circuits or loads. It contains switches, circuit breakers, and metering devices for monitoring and managing the electrical supply. Industrial switchboards are rated for specific voltage and current capacities, such as 480 volts or 2000 amperes.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Vermittlungsanlage",
    "es": "centralita",
    "fr": "standard téléphonique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/switchboard/"
}

Record 6,318 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.