Revitalizing and refurbishment of motor control centers AT NJI & BMC

Author

Pearson, Joseph C. ; Pandya, Dilip A.

Author_Institution

New Jersey Int. Bulk Mail Center, US Postal Service, Jersey City, NJ

fYear

2005

fDate

26-26 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

211

Lastpage

215

Abstract

This paper provides a case study of considering an economical evaluation comparing a traditional approach of completely demolishing old electrical MCCs equipment versus investigating and replacing only the malfunctioning components in the MCC. The example below illustrates how a thorough investigation of existing electrical equipment can entirely alter previous planning decisions and have a drastic impact on cost estimates. A case study detailing the revitalization of 276, thirty three year old Motor Control Center (MCC) buckets, improved safety and security for our employees and facility equipment, extended overall life of the motor control center (MCCs), enhanced skills of our employees, and saved more than one million dollars for the US Postal facility-at Jersey City, NJ

Keywords

control facilities; costing; maintenance engineering; occupational safety; planning; power apparatus; Jersey; NJI-BMC; US postal facility; cost estimation; cost saving; economical evaluation; electrical equipment; employee safety; motor control center; planning; retrofitting; security; Cities and towns; Costs; Engineering management; Low voltage; Medium voltage; Motor drives; Postal services; Safety devices; Security; Sorting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation Conference and Electrical Manufacturing Expo, 2005. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Indianapolis, IN

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9145-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEIC.2005.1566292

Filename

1566292