It is a basic NEC requirement and common-sense notion that electrical splices and terminations are to be housed in an enclosure. The enclosure prevents ignition of nearby combustible material in the ...

There's a common misconception among many professionals in the electrical industry that can be prove to be deadly under certain circumstances — some technicians, as well as engineers, believe that ...

In light of the widespread integration of renewable energy resources to the power grid, the imperative of ensuring optimally efficient, safe, and reliable energy storage infrastructure cannot be ...

Electrical enclosures serve to protect electrical devices from adverse environmental influences, such as dirt, other particulates, moisture, or chemicals that could damage components. Plus, by housing ...

Enclosures in electrical system design are often mission-critical components —even if it might not seem so. Considering these systems house electrical wiring, fiber optic devices, microcontrollers, ...

Heat is both a byproduct and one of the greatest enemies of electrical and electronic components. If not dissipated, this heat has the potential to cause early failures and malfunctions. Components ...

Often when designers and engineers think of an enclosure, it’s simply as the last item on a long list. After all, its purpose is “just” to house the controls. Because of this misperception, when there ...

The Type 12 test checks for resistance to dripping or atomized water and concrete dust. All too often, serious discussion about the cabinet that will house the control and communication devices that ...