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Switchgear

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Meaning

(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution..

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The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.

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What does switchgear mean?

Switchgear means (electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution..

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The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.

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