Distribution board: Difference between revisions

A '''distribution board''' (also known as '''panelboard''', '''breaker panel''', or '''electric panel''') is a component of an [[Electrical service|electricity supply system]] that divides an electrical power feed into subsidiary [[Circuit (electricity)|circuits]], while providing a protective [[Fuse (electrical)|fuse]] or [[circuit breaker]] for each circuit in a common [[Enclosure (electrical)|enclosure]]. Normally, a main [[switch]], and in recent boards, one or more [[residual-current device]]s (RCDRCDs) or [[Circuit breaker#Other breakers|residual current breakers with overcurrent protection]] (RCBORCBOs), are also incorporated.