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What Is A Control Panel and Its Types

Control panels are used to monitor and control industrial processes. They contain instruments for measurement, detection, and control and are located in control rooms or locally near equipment. Control panels are designed based on the type of energy or medium they control, such as electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic. Modern control panels use electronic instruments to monitor parameters like temperature, pressure, flow, and more. There are three main types of control panels: flat panels which allow an orderly layout; breakfront panels which swing down for better visibility; and console panels which are more visually appealing but have limited workspace.

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What Is A Control Panel and Its Types

Control panels are used to monitor and control industrial processes. They contain instruments for measurement, detection, and control and are located in control rooms or locally near equipment. Control panels are designed based on the type of energy or medium they control, such as electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic. Modern control panels use electronic instruments to monitor parameters like temperature, pressure, flow, and more. There are three main types of control panels: flat panels which allow an orderly layout; breakfront panels which swing down for better visibility; and console panels which are more visually appealing but have limited workspace.

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What is a Control Panel and its types?

Control panel is used to accommodate instruments for the purpose of measurement, monitoring,
protection, detection, control and manage the processes. The panels are located in a control room
as well as a field termed as a local control panel (LCP) for operational convenience.

Control Panel

The control panels are designed based on the type of energy and dynamics associated. Panels are
named based on a functional media such as electrical, electronic, air, and oil.

• The panel is called PLC control panel with a PLC installed, associated wiring, power
supplies.
• If the panel is Pneumatic controller/ Indicators which are operated by air is called
pneumatic control panel with associated controllers, transducers gauges, etc.,
• If a panel is called hydraulic, if it is operated by oil with associated pressure gauges,
directional control valves, etc.,
The modern industry uses instruments for the management of various parameters such as electrical
(voltage, current, power) process temperature, pressure, flow, acceleration, density, level mass,
volume compositions. The electronic instrument panels are needed to be placed away from high
switch noise-producing elements such as VFD, motors, and pumps. Signal noise effects the
measurement.

Types of Control Panels


There are three basic types of control panels.

1. Flat Control Panels


2. Breakfront Control Panels
3. Console type Control Panels
The dimensions of a particular panel type are as per the suitability of the application.

Flat Control Panel


The flat control panel is the least expensive and easiest to construct and simple design of all types.
The straight and vertical plane of the panel allows an orderly layout of tubing, electrical ductwork,
and miscellaneous equipment. Instruments can be arranged as per the operator’s convenience and
requirement. Flat control panels are best suitable for PLC/DCS system installation.

Breakfront Panel
Breakfront panels allow greater use of the front plane of the board. The top portion of the panel is
swung downwards to an angle normal to the line of sight allowing better visibility.

Console
The Console appears to be eye-catching and very pleasing to most people. Normally their length is
set by the operator’s unit responsibility limits. i.e operator for one console and one console for one
operator.

The length varies from 4 to 12 feet.

Consoles are often coupled with ‘’flat backup” panels which contain large-sized instruments and
auxiliary components. Auxilliary equipment such as pressure switches, transducers. As the console
is built with limited area, troubleshooting of instruments becomes a real problem with limited area to
work for the maintenance team.

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