The motor control center basics

A motor control center, or MCC for short, is a collection of variable frequency drives, controllers, relays, combination starters and other devices in order to centralize your motor control operations while protecting individual motor circuits. Motor control centers are at the heart of any large electrical system that relies on motor-based operations and machinery. They are responsible for taking in electricity from switchboards, panelboards and transformers and feeding it through to the motor circuits. Each motor control center houses groups of different devices protected inside the enclosure, and each grouping is referred to as an MCC bucket.

Motor Control Centers
The Evolution Series E9000 Motor Control Center provides a safe, flexible and centralized means to protect and control motors. Evolution’s 850A Vertical Bus, Snap-In Shelves, Plug-In Feeders to 600A, and Plug-In Starters to Size 5 provide customers with more flexibility to move buckets around and add them in the future. Rivera Controls is an authorized distributor for ABB and GE Industrial Solutions motor control center solutions. Call us for great pricing and fast fulfillment.

High performance where it counts.
Designed to withstand the demands of motor operations, motor control centers also protect your devices and personnel against dangerous electrical arcs while maintaining high performance integrity. Motor control centers are governed by UL standards and are often free standing, floor mounted units. MCC’s are used in both low voltage and medium voltage industrial applications as well as the oil and gas industry, mining industries, and wastewater treatment plants. Mostly used in three-phase power applications, motor control centers are used to power and control AC motors and can accommodate both reversing and non-reversing motors.