Can the electrical cabinets (power distribution cabinets) and control cabinets (PLC cabinets, etc.) in a chemical plant be placed in the same room?
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Can electrical cabinets (power distribution cabinets) and control cabinets (PLC cabinets, etc.) in a chemical plant be placed in the same room? Are there any mandatory standards that prohibit placing them together? Do various companies have their own regulations? Could someone with expertise help reply? Thank you!
They are separated from each other, and their operating temperatures differ; the PLC generates a small amount of heat
For those involving important interlocks, it is best to separate them. Ordinary applications can also be grouped together; some complete control cabinets are of this kind, combining electrical and instrumentation components.
It’s best not to put them together to avoid trouble.
1. The specifications for control rooms state that the power distribution room and the control room cannot be in the same building; therefore, electrical cabinets (power distribution cabinets) and control cabinets (PLC cabinets, etc.) cannot be placed together； 2. The current in the electrical cabinet can cause interference with the control cabinet
Our combined station electrical cabinets and PLC cabinets are placed together, while the other control cabinets (DCS, fire and gas detection, monitoring, etc.) are located in separate dedicated rooms
It depends; ordinary cabinets are fine, but large cabinets used for high-load devices such as high-voltage frequency converters are not suitable.