Installation controlgear assemblies

General guidelines during installation and maintenance of a switchgear or a controlgear assembly 13/384... 

Installations prone to heavy vibrations and shocks stich as on the mounting platform near a laige power-generating unit, on a ship, locomotive and similar installations may require provisions to absorb shocks and dampen vibrations to prevent loosening of components and wire connections in a switchgear or a controlgear assembly. Some economical methods to achieve this can be by providing ... 

Particular requirements for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies intended to be installed in places where unskilled persons have access to their use. Distribution boards 8623-3/1993 BSEN 604.39-3/1991 ... 

The same conditions would apply as for a switchgear assembly (Section 13.4.2). Unlike a controlgear or a switchgear assembly, a bus system may be required to be partly located outdoors. This is true for most installations, as the switchyard is normally located outdoors as is the feeding transformer, while, the switchgears are located indoors, to which the bus system is connected. 

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