metal clad switchgear

like circuit breakers or fuses to protect the equipment it is distributing power to. Much like the circuit breaker box on the side of your house that send power safely into you home, the circuit break if it senses an issue it will trip before allowing electricity to continue to pass o that individual circuit. As a comparison the circuit breaker panel on the side of your house could be compared to a small car that can carry a few people, switchgear would be compared to a heavy duty large copper bus system that can carry dozens of people. Now lets dive a little deeper into Switchgear.