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Metal-clad switchgear is typically considered top-of-the-line equipment, offering the most safety features, higher current interrupting, and more voltage options. All these options also mean that the equipment is usually larger in overall footprint. Meaning it costs significantly more than non-metal-clad switchgear or metal-enclosed switchgear.
Metal-enclosed switchgear is typically less expensive, has a smaller footprint, and can offer a wide variety of bussing and connections options compared to metal-clad switchgear. Above is a typical outdoor, 15kV switch lineup with an incoming and bus transition section. The main switch energizes the incoming section regardless of its position.
Personnel working on metal-clad switchgear still have to use care when working in a breaker cell. This is due to the presence of control power that can come from multiple sources, as well as any main bus connected PT/VT's. Below are images showing the major parts of metal-clad equipment.
A switchgear assembly completely enclosed on all sides and top with sheet metal (except for ventilating openings and inspection windows) containing primary power circuit switching and/or interrupting devices with buses and connections and possibly including control and auxiliary devices.
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