Answer / rahul

switchgear is nothing but indoor version of switchyard.
its main function is switching operations in electrical
ckts.they r used to de-energize equipment to allow work to
be done and also to clear faults downstream.

Answer / chelladurai.p

The basic function of switch gear is to control the supply
of Electric power and protect the equipment in the event of
abormal condition

Answer / harmeet singh

switchgear  
 main function is switching operations in electrical 
ckts.they r used to de-energize equipment to allow work to 
be done and also to clear faults downstream. 

Answer / pravin s choubey

The function of switch-gear is protection and interrupt short-circuit and faulty current and maintain service of unaffected current and give isolation in supply from circuit

Answer / mxolisi

The above answer is correct, but I want to know if a
switchgear can be thought of as one device or a combination
of devices?

Answer / shaji samuel

I mean about the switch gears is the breaker mediater of
circuite flows to two points.

Answer / sunil guru

in switch gear not all provisions but few are provided as a switch yard like.....
switching ,protections and power factor improvement with circuit breakers,relays,mccb's, contactors,capacitors and fuse units
as switch gear system is panel based system so has some limitations and other than that mainly used for meter displays purpose like V,I,p.f,kwh,frequency etc....

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Answer / banda saivarun

switch gair is used for switching operation like if any faults occurs the related equipment may damage to avoid that here we are using switching components like MCCB,FUSES,CIRCUITBREKERS,RCCB etc so with out switching devices there is no electrical system

Answer / swathi

swithgear is a device by which we can reduce the fault
occurences in our equipment.

Answer / sreelal

switch gear is a combination of electrical disconnected switches and breakers used to isolate equipments in substations

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