Low voltage switchboard

Claim 1

A low voltage electrical switchboard comprising: a housing having a front panel and a rear panel; a plurality of superposed compartments accessible via said front panel of the switchboard; electrical power devices housed in said superposed compartments; a busbar compartment located in close proximity to said rear panel of the switchboard for supplying power to said electrical power devices; outgoing cables connecting said electrical power devices to a plurality of superposed rear compartments; conduit means generally forming a column and having a modular construction, said conduit means being located in close proximity to said front panel such that a vertical portion of said conduit means is accessible via said front panel; a plurality of enclosures arranged in superposition in said conduit means; printed circuit board means fixed in said enclosures for providing an indication and/or control interface to the corresponding electrical power devices, each said printed circuit board means being located at approximately a same vertical position as the corresponding electrical power device within the housing; and indicator panels containing indication and/or control devices for providing a customer interface to said printed circuit board means and thereby an interface to said electrical power devices, said indicator panels being arranged on a front portion of said enclosures.