Switchboard Manufacturers
Powering the Heart of Your Business’s Electrical System
Switchboard Manufacturers, Sydney
As respected switchboard manufacturers, installers, and maintenance experts — Excellent Power Solutions ensures that your business’s electrical equipment runs smoothly, efficiently, and safely.
Effectively the driving force behind all your operation’s power needs — it’s crucial that this critical component not just meets the current utility demands of your enterprise, but also remains future-proof to allow for flexibility, adaptability, and expansion.
Whether included as part of a new electrical fit-out, installed to meet the demands of new equipment such as air-conditioning, or to replace an obsolete or underrated existing unit — EPS is Sydney’s premier electrical switchboard manufacturers and installers.
What Is an Industrial Switchboard?
Essentially, the main switchboard — sometimes called an electrical switchbox — divides power in the form of electricity from one or more supply sources into branch circuits.
This is in addition to providing both user and building safety through fuses or breakers for each individual circuit.
Typically, they consist of numerous switchboard panel boards, each allocated to particular circuits — ensuring that end-of-line equipment receives the correct voltage and amperage while protecting the operator.
In essence, while your home has a service panel and breaker box for the relatively low demands of residential use — a commercial enterprise has a switchboard for its greater load distribution.
What Is an Industrial Switchboard?
Essentially, the main switchboard — sometimes called an electrical switchbox — divides power in the form of electricity from one or more supply sources into branch circuits.
This is in addition to providing both user and building safety through fuses or breakers for each individual circuit.
Typically, they consist of numerous switchboard panel boards, each allocated to particular circuits — ensuring that end-of-line equipment receives the correct voltage and amperage while protecting the operator.
In essence, while your home has a service panel and breaker box for the relatively low demands of residential use — a commercial enterprise has a switchboard for its greater load distribution.
The Importance of the Correct Electrical Switchboards
Whatever the size of your business or industry niche — it relies heavily on electrical equipment. This can range from a few PCs and peripherals, through to substantial HVAC setups and building management systems (BMS). And, each of these components — or more precisely, the circuit from which they are fed — has its own power needs.
Correctly rated switchboards function as intelligent electrical distribution boards — ensuring that each circuit receives the power it requires on demand. However, every additional circuit, and the equipment connected to that electrical framework, add supplemental demands on the switchboard. This, like the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back, can become excessive — if the correctly rated switchboard isn’t installed.
Even if the switchboard doesn’t falter under the strain of extreme loads — i.e. by circuit breaking — energy delivery will be inadequate. Not just leading end-of-line equipment to function sub-optimally, but also inefficiently utilising power — meaning greater running costs.
The risks of incorrect switch board design, rating, or obsoletion through age include:
- Hotspots — the primary cause of switchboard fires
- Explosions
- Overloading
- Equipment malfunction or damage
- Reduced operational capacity
- Dangers to staff and clients
As responsible and conscientious switchboard manufacturers and installers, EPS can ensure that your new or current distribution unit functions efficiently and safely, and meets today’s demands — and those of the future.
An Old, Inefficient, or Underrated Switchboard Is Dangerous to You and Your Business — Call Us Now
Our Switchboard and Electrical Distribution Board Services
As one of the leading switchboard manufacturers and fitters in Australia — EPS ensures that your current distribution unit is sufficient for your business’s power demands, and that any new installation is future-proof.
While only a small sample of our power solutions, here are our most common switch board services:
New Installations and Upgrades
In every project we undertake — whether fitting HVAC, connecting a secure power supply, or fitting data and communications cabling — our first action is always to check the suitability of your current switchboard.
Modern technology, such as air conditioning or a building management control system, can have high power demands. Meaning that an existing switchboard, which may be many years old, will not have the capacity nor inherent safety to drive these units.
Furthermore, if you need an electrical fit-out or refurbishment, we work with you to understand your immediate plans for power distribution and connectivity, while also ensuring your switchboard can cope with expansion and adaptability.
Currently, we provide direct services to businesses, while also acting as the chosen specialist contractors for industry leaders Fredon and DME Air.
Hotspot Detection
If your current switchboard has been in-situ for a few years — or has been supplied underrated — it may be experiencing hotspots.
This hazardous issue is the main cause of fire and explosion in switchboards, and even if not leading to such dramatic events, can still cause circuit damage and equipment failure.
Our team of switchboard specialists can scan your current unit for hotspots — invisible to the naked eye, yet observable through thermographic cameras. Non-intrusive, we don’t need to shut down your supply — saving you costly downtime.
If any are detected, we will offer productive and affordable proactive solutions — whether repair, maintenance, or a new installation.
Load Monitoring
Excessive loading on your switchbox can be hazardous, lead to energy inefficiency, and run the risk of panel or equipment damage.
Utilising industrial-grade electronic monitoring devices, EPS can investigate your switchboard’s loading — checking for maximum and minimum throughflows and examining peak current outputs.
Recording in real-time over a predetermined number of days, we can build up a revealing story of your power usage and loads — not only on the main switchgear, but also in specific circuits or delivery areas.
Whether you require load monitoring to assess safety, reduce energy costs, or as a requirement by official inspectors for a property expansion — EPS will provide you with a detailed data report, together with our recommendations and suggested remedial actions.
Switchboard Contracting and Consulting
As respected switchboard specialists in Sydney, EPS can provide consultation and contractor services to builders, project managers, and architects. Whether you require loading advice, switchboard design and installation, or control unit upgrades — our team of experts will deliver expert and timely assistance.
Furthermore, as part of our comprehensive services, we can suggest the suitability of uninterruptible power supplies and generators — complete with the inclusion of an automatic transfer switch into the core switchboard.
Our consultation and contracting services include, although aren’t limited to:
- Design, manufacture, and install of switchboards.
- Load ratings and kiloampere (kA) assessments.
- Cubicles for switchboard extensions.
- Bespoke switchboard casings.
- Fault-finding in control logic and its modification.
- Incorporating energy and integrated building management system solutions.
- Directing air-conditioning installation and switchboard suitability.
- Transition boxes for cables and bus ducts.
Whatever your requirements, our focused and attentive switchboard specialists can deliver detailed advice — and perform punctual installations and designs where required.
Switchboard Audit
Effectively a health check for your switchboard. Our comprehensive audit is a proactive and recommended action to identify any issues — before they become serious or hazardous problems.
While not limited to the below, our in-depth investigation includes:
- Hotspot checking and load monitoring.
- Location — likelihood of localised detritus impeding function, such as water, heat, and dust.
- Exterior visual inspection — e.g. is the casing in good repair and able to shield from contaminants.
- Interior visual inspection — examining the chassis, cabling, and busway for wear, contaminants, or damage.
- Switchgear investigation — assessing the condition of its components, connections, and starter motors.
A switchboard audit, especially for older units, is crucial. Not just ensuring the equipment is safe and efficient, but also delivering you with immeasurable reassurance.
Switchboard Audit
Effectively a health check for your switchboard. Our comprehensive audit is a proactive and recommended action to identify any issues — before they become serious or hazardous problems.
While not limited to the below, our in-depth investigation includes:
- Hotspot checking and load monitoring.
- Location — likelihood of localised detritus impeding function, such as water, heat, and dust.
- Exterior visual inspection — e.g. is the casing in good repair and able to shield from contaminants.
- Interior visual inspection — examining the chassis, cabling, and busway for wear, contaminants, or damage.
- Switchgear investigation — assessing the condition of its components, connections, and starter motors.
A switchboard audit, especially for older units, is crucial. Not just ensuring the equipment is safe and efficient, but also delivering you with immeasurable reassurance.
Essential Switchboard Maintenance
Typically, businesses don’t even think about the switchboard until things go wrong. Yet, like your vehicle fleet — your power control unit requires regular maintenance to prevent issues and to cope with wear and tear.
Failures leading to downtime can be costly for your operation. That’s why, working in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and the demands placed on the unit by your operation — we can create a proactive maintenance schedule, both for new installs and existing boards.
Affordable, and causing minimal interruption to your business, switchboard maintenance saves money, time, and headaches in the long run.
Modifications of Switchboards
If your business updates with state-of-the-art air conditioning or an electrical management system — your current switchboard may be incapable or unsuitable of coping with the additional demands.
For example, switchboards that have delivered more than a decade of service typically have inadequate switchgears for modern equipment and systems. And, while it may appear that your board is functioning perfectly well, it could be under significant stress — with failures and downtime being just around the corner.
Where a full replacement isn’t necessary, EPS can modify your current switchboard to address the requirements of increased safety measures, supplementary energy draws, or hotspots.
Our most common switchboard modifications include:
- Incorporation of new automatic transfer switches.
- Installing future-proof switchgears.
- Energy management framework metering.
- Air circuit breaker retrofitting.
- Installing updated panels, casings, and extensions.
Replacement of Switchboards
Pivoting your business, change of property use, or addition of new equipment to your operation may demand that a new switchboard is required. Working in collaboration with you, contractors, builders, or landlords — EPS will both design and install a future-proof replacement board.
Delivering a complete end-to-end facility, we will, where required:
- Design a switchboard suitable for today and tomorrow.
- Plan paths to switchrooms.
- Assess loading equipment, logistics, and obstacle negotiation for the switchboard removal.
- Unmount obsolete boards, remove, and dispose of safely.
EPS — Your Switchboard and Electrical Panels Sydney Specialist
Keeping the vital electrical components of your business running — Excellent Power Solutions is your go-to expert for commercial switchboards. Offering a complete resource to end-users, builders, and contractors — our comprehensive services include design, new installations, maintenance, problem-solving and upgrades.
Not just ensuring your board meets the demands of its concomitant circuits, but also delivering cost-saving energy efficiencies and safety improvements — we are your partner for everything power distribution based. Situated in Sydney, yet covering all of Australia, our in-house board specialists offer unparalleled expertise, tailored solutions, and on-time delivery.
EPS — Your Switchboard and Electrical Panels Sydney Specialist
Keeping the vital electrical components of your business running — Excellent Power Solutions is your go-to expert for commercial switchboards. Offering a complete resource to end-users, builders, and contractors — our comprehensive services include design, new installations, maintenance, problem-solving and upgrades.
Not just ensuring your board meets the demands of its concomitant circuits, but also delivering cost-saving energy efficiencies and safety improvements — we are your partner for everything power distribution based. Situated in Sydney, yet covering all of Australia, our in-house board specialists offer unparalleled expertise, tailored solutions, and on-time delivery.
Switchboard Design, Installation, and Manufacture FAQs
What’s the Difference Between Switchboards and Panelboards?
Offering similar services by distributing power — panelboards and switchboards are differentiated through current capacity.
Generally, panelboards have an upper limit of 1200 amperes of incoming power — whereas switchboards can cope with greater loads. Furthermore, switchboards are often freestanding, compared to wall-mounted panelboards.
What Are BMS Controllers?
Run by processors, building management systems (BMS) monitor, drive, and control a premises’ electrical services — such as alarms, lighting, and HVAC. Essentially, complete building automation.
What Does an Electrical Switchboard Do?
Generally speaking, a switchboard separates incoming electrical power through control panels that drive individual circuits.
How Much Does a Switchboard Cost?
The price of a switchboard and associated installation depends on its capacity and the complexity of the sub-circuits it powers.
Do I Need a New Switchboard for Air-Conditioning?
HVAC systems can demand significant loading from their switchboard. Depending on the type of air-con system, and the age and capacity of your current board, it may need modifying or replacing.