FEBRUARY 2021
BIG PICTURE
METTA- Low Voltage Power Switchgears Type Tested Panels are 100% Safe Mitsubishi Electric conforms to the highest standards of human safety as well as protection of materials
Sumeet Sharma
Assistant General Manager, Low Voltage Switchgear-Project Department of Automation & Industrial Division, Mitsubishi Electric India modular construction of the Panels enables modification on-site, during, or after execution. They are built up to IP 54 degree of external protection. Also, built up to 5000A, 415 V AC power control panel and motor control panel, these are tested for short-circuit current (lcw) value up to 100kA 1 sec. Their Aluminium busbar design makes them internally safe. Mitsubishi Electric, one of the well-known brand in the manufacture and sales of electricals and electronic products has widely been used in various types of fields and applications. Mitsubishi’s latest product METTA- Low Voltage power switchgears and control gear panels are 100% weld-free, giving consumers maximum flexibility to utilize switchboards. While talking with Nitisha from Bisinfotech, Sumeet Sharma, Assistant General Manager, Low Voltage Switchgear-Project Department of Automation & Industrial Division, Mitsubishi Electric India shares the benefits and special features of its product and ahead strategies.
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.Which markets and sectors in India are you targeting for these offerings? The Modular design technology in panels is the need of all Industry segment users. Hence, the need is across the wide spectrum. It is being targeted at a wider spectrum of industries, including airports, residential and commercial buildings, data centres, government utilities, automobile industry, various process industries, shopping malls, hotels, and many more such installations.
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.Reliability and safety become pivotal while designing new products and solutions. What are the safety standards .Please elaborate your latest product METTA- Low Voltage and reliability does this METTA design flaunt? power switchgears and control gears Panels’, features, Mitsubishi Electric conforms to the highest standards of human specs and benefits? safety as well as protection of materials and environment during METTA Low Voltage power switchgear and control gear the designing of METTA Panels. The internal partition separation assembly is based on the latest IEC61439-1&2 standards. class is up to Form 4b Type 7, according to standard BS EN It is manufactured utilising Mitsubishi Electric’s world class- 61439-2. This completely isolates the live parts and protects technology that factors in the present and future needs of the users from any harm. This also gives them flexibility to work the power distribution networks and establishments. They in one section of the panel while the rest of the panel is still are design tested to IEC 61439- 1&2 with ASTA & ERDA live with power. certification. Moreover, customers benefit in various ways. There are a number of cost-saving functions. For example,
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