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Motor Control Center

An MCC is a large enclosure that houses standard motor control equipment in plug-in units, allowing components like combination starters to be plugged in like household devices. MCCs distribute power through a bus network to devices and have advantages like lower wiring costs since only one set of incoming power wires is needed. MCC units can also be easily removed and replaced if problems occur to reduce downtime.

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Motor Control Center

An MCC is a large enclosure that houses standard motor control equipment in plug-in units, allowing components like combination starters to be plugged in like household devices. MCCs distribute power through a bus network to devices and have advantages like lower wiring costs since only one set of incoming power wires is needed. MCC units can also be easily removed and replaced if problems occur to reduce downtime.

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Motor control centre

An MCC is a large enclosure designed to house standard motor control equipment. The unique characteristic of an MCC is that the motor controls are contained in plug-in units. Ability to Plug In control components can plug in and unplug instead of having to wire each device. For example: a combination starter can be plugged into a motor control center just like you would plug in a household device such as a lamp. However, in an MCC, the user can feed much larger loads. Note that industrial motors operate on three phase power, unlike a typical household device; this is why MCC units have three power stabs plus a fourth stab to provide a means for grounding.
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Motor control centre

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Advantages of MCCs
Lower Wiring and Mounting Cost Only one set of incoming power wires needs to be routed to the MCC. The MCC distributes power to all devices through its power bus network. MCC units are pre-wired. Rather than mounting each of many small enclosures to the wall, a whole MCC can be quickly mounted to the floor. Expandability Neater Appearance Reduced Downtime problem is traced to an MCC unit easily, it can be unplugged and a spare unit can be quickly plugged in. A single MCC unit can be serviced while all other units remain energized. 7/9/2013 3

Standard MCC in one large enclosure

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Increased Level of Safety MCCs incorporate extra safety features, such as handle interlocks to prevent the removal of a unit when it is energized, and non-conductive barriers to protect personnel from energized bus bars. Reduced Space Requirements Faster Delivery MCCs are standardized which increases efficiency in production and reduces delivery time.
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Plug in an electric device


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Plug in a combination starter


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Power control centre

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