You can create the following types of disconnect electrical equipment in your plant:
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Contactors
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Overload relays
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Disconnect switches
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Circuit breakers
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Fuses
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Starters
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Other disconnect equipment
You can create auxiliary contacts under all disconnect equipment types except for metering equipment.
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In the Electrical Index or Reference Data Explorer, expand the folder hierarchy Electrical Equipment > Power Distribution Equipment > Disconnect Electrical Equipment.
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Expand the hierarchy of the folder for the required item type.
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Right-click the folder and then select New.
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Accept the default item tag or type your own item tag for the item.
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In the Reference Data Explorer, you can type a string up to 80 characters long.
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In the Electrical Index, the name must be in accordance with the naming convention for the item type. See Using Naming Conventions.
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On the Disconnect Electrical Equipment Common Properties dialog, edit the item properties as required. Note that an asterisk beside a property name indicates required data.
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On the Preferences dialog, General tab, under Open after creating or duplicating an item, you can specify whether to open the Item Tag dialog when you create a new item.
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The Disconnect Electrical Equipment Common Properties dialog shows the most commonly used properties. You access this dialog by selecting the Common Properties command on the shortcut menu or you can specify in the preferences to open the dialog directly when you create a new item.
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You can also edit the most commonly used properties and additional properties in the Properties window or in the EDE.
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If the parent folder contains custom folders, the created item is placed in the root folder. If the items properties match the filter properties of a custom folder a copy of the item is also placed in the custom folder. Refreshing or closing and re- opening Smart Electrical moves the item from the root folder to the All Items folder.