Selecting an Enclosure for your P-Series System

To choose an enclosure for your P-series DeltaV system, consider the following items:

• System environment
• Wire management
• Heat dissipation

You can choose from a wide variety of suitable enclosures to protect your system from adverse environmental conditions. The enclosures range from simple sheet metal boxes to NEMA 4X-rated enclosures. Select the appropriate type for your specific application.

The enclosure must be designed to dissipate the heat generated within the enclosure properly and to maintain an ambient temperature in the enclosure that is below the rated temperature for any devices located in the enclosure. The information you need to properly design the enclosure includes:

• Maximum external ambient temperature for the application
• Ambient rating of any equipment mounted in the cabinet
• Power dissipation of each device

The internal temperature of the enclosure cannot exceed the rated temperature for any devices located in the enclosure.