The Main Differences between Power and Control Cables - A Primer

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The Main Differences betweenPower and Control
Cables - A Primer
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• Power and control cables are quite similar to
  each other. Both of them are used in electric
  utility in buildings as well as in industrial
  areas. They come within different voltages for
  the utmost convenience of people. For all those
  people who want to know the many benefits of both
  power and control cables, they are recommended to
  spend a little bit of time in order to gather a
  good amount of information. Both power and
  control cables are portable but the difference
  between power and control cables are many in
  number. Where power cables are used for the
  transmission of electricity, the control cables
  are used to control or measure in the well-known
  field of automation.

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• What are Power Cables?
• Power cables are basically electrical conductors
  that are held together in order to transmit
  electric power on a large scale. It has many
  industrial applications which make the wires a
  popular choice to be used in ships, airports,
  industrial areas, underground, hospitals,
  commercial centers and many more. When they are
  installed, they can be either exposed or buried
  deep within the ground or a building. There are
  different sorts of power cables such as flexible
  cables which can also be used for mobile tools as
  well as heavy machinery.

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• The Uses of Power Cables
• The power cables are made up of copper and
  aluminum. Most of the electrical conductors are
  made up of both these elements since they are
  good with controlling heat and do not melt away
  at higher voltage. People can easily get the
  single and multi-core power cables at the
  earliest convenience. They are available widely
  in the market. However, it is essential to check
  the kinds of power cables what are the most
  suitable before buying them for good since it
  tends to save people from the hassle of
  exchanging them later on. The difference between
  power and control cables is massive, though they
  are both used as a protection against electricity
  hazards.

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• What are Control Cables?
• For people who are not entirely aware, control
  cables are flexible wires which are used to
  measure and control in the field of process
  automation. They have been used since many years
  in order to control electricity hazards in quite
  a lot of places. The places where these exclusive
  cables are used include building, construction
  and the railway industry. The name of the cables
  itself explains the task they carry out.
  Controlling is their main feature along with
  measuring and regulation. Whats more is that the
  control cable acts like a reliable conveyer. The
  cable is basically an interconnecting one which
  is installed in the middle of something most of
  the times.

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• The Uses of Control Cables
• There are many types of control cables which are
  all unique in their own way. The main kinds of
  control cables are three in total, which are
  inclusive of CY, SY and YY cables. All the cables
  play a significant part in conductivity in the
  automation field. Where the SY cable is
  sufficient on its own, the YY and CY control
  cables work together in order to achieve many
  goals. The control cable basically has a voltage
  of 300/500. The sheath of the control cables is
  transparent which allows people to point out
  possible damage anytime without having to face
  any problem.

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• How are Power and Control Cables Different?
• The main difference between power and control
  cables is that control cables are plain annealed
  conductors whereas the power cables are
  conductors of copper and aluminum. Where power
  cables are made for transmitting electricity, the
  control cables act as controlling agents in the
  different process automation fields. The range of
  the control cables goes up to 61 cores, which is
  rather impressive. The common thing between both
  the cables is that unlike the other kinds of
  cables, they tend to provide extremely high
  levels of conductivity and protection against
  electricity hazards.

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