ABB PDP800A | Power Distribution Panel

Key Features and Advantages

Compact Modular Design: The PDP800A incorporates space-efficient architecture, offering high power distribution density while maintaining full accessibility for operations and maintenance activities.

Advanced Protection System: Equipped with integrated short-circuit and overload protection coordinated with distribution breakers, ensuring selective tripping that minimizes production downtime during electrical faults.

Intelligent Monitoring: Optional energy metering and power quality monitoring packages provide real-time insights into consumption patterns and identify harmonic distortions, enabling predictive maintenance and efficiency improvements.

Rugged Construction: The corrosion-resistant steel enclosure with IP65 rating withstands harsh environmental conditions, making the PDP800A suitable for outdoor industrial installations and coastal applications.

Flexible Configuration: Modular architecture supports various combinations of main circuit breakers, busbar systems, and distribution circuits to meet specific application requirements without customization.

Application Fields

The PDP800A excels as the primary power distribution hub in industrial facilities. Manufacturing plants deploy this panel for centralized machinery power distribution, ensuring reliable power to production lines and robotic systems. Water treatment facilities utilize the PDP800A for pump control center integration with advanced motor protection features.

Renewable energy applications include solar farm combiner boxes and wind turbine nacelle power distribution. Mining operations benefit from its rugged construction for surface power distribution to processing equipment and conveyors. The panel’s high IP rating makes it suitable for outdoor installations in oil and gas terminals, providing power to loading arms, pipeline monitoring systems, and safety lighting circuits.

Related Products

PDP400A: Lower capacity panel (400A)
PDP1250A: Higher capacity model (1250A)
Emax E1: Air circuit breaker for main protection
Tmax XT: Molded case circuit breakers
PQFS: Power quality filter system
PSR-MM: Motor protection relays
CM-ENE: Energy monitoring system

Installation and Maintenance

Installation Preparation: Ensure sufficient clearance (minimum 800mm front access) when positioning the PDP800A. Verify structural support capacity for the panel weight. Prepare all entry points with appropriate cable glands for sealed connections. Coordinate primary power shut-off during installation.

Maintenance Recommendations: Conduct thermal imaging scans annually to identify overheating connections. Verify torque settings on all power connections every 12 months. Clean ventilation openings quarterly using compressed air at low pressure. Perform insulation resistance testing on the entire PDP800A distribution system every 24 months. Maintain log of all maintenance activities per NFPA 70B standards.