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Substation Equipment: Control Wires

Control Wires
Control wires are installed connecting the control house control panels to all the equipment in the substation. A typical substation control house contains several thousand feet of conduit and miles of control wire.

Figure 1. Control wire conduit
Figure 1. Control wire conduit
 
Figure 2. Control wires
Figure 2. Control wires
 
Figure 3. Control wire conduit leading into control house
Figure 3. Control wire conduit leading into control house
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