switchgear
nounEtymology From switch + gear.
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Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
- The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722: