Switchgear Services

switchgear servicing

Southwest Electric's Switchgear Service Centers offer complete testing, calibration, repair, reconditioning, remanufacturing and retrofitting services for all brands of switchgear. We work with power circuit breakers from 600 volt class through 34.5 kV. This includes low voltage metal frame breakers, low voltage switches, medium voltage switches, protective relays, and medium voltage air magnetic circuit breakers, vacuum circuit breakers and motor starter contactors.

inspection and repair

Work can be performed at your plant site, substation, or in our modern shop facilities with workspaces dedicated solely to circuit breaker and protective relay services. Southwest Electric's switchgear technicians and specialists are skilled, trained, experienced craftsmen who take great pride in doing top quality and thorough jobs. We provide excellent documentation of the work performed. The average switchgear experience per person exceeds 18 years. Resident engineering support is available within Southwest Electric when needed to assure reliability and proper application of components and parts.

SWE switch gear

Procedures and methods utilized in rebuilding circuit breakers and contactors far exceed accepted industry standards and services typically offered by other switchgear service suppliers. High current testing is performed on all low voltage power circuit breakers to test tripping curve accuracy instead of the less rigorous secondary control circuit current injection method used by some other service suppliers.

Services Available

  • On-Site or In-shop Inspection, Testing, Maintenance, Repair and Remanufacturing of Switchgear, Circuit Breakers and Motor Starters (600V Class through 34.5kV Class, Air Magnetic or Vacuum)
  • Testing and Calibration of Protective Relays
  • Retrofitting Low Voltage Air Circuit Breakers with Solid State Trip Kits
  • Installation of Ground Fault Protection and Metering Systems
  • Acceptance Testing of High Voltage Cable
  • Diagnostic Testing of Small Power Transformers, Load Centers Unit Substations and Motor Control Centers
  • Sales of Spare/Replacement Breakers and Parts
  • New, Used and Reconditioned Equipment Sales