A Power Distribution Board or Distribution Board or Panel Board is a component of an electricity supply system which divides an electrical power feed into other circuits, It has a key role in supplying power and protecting permanently installed equipment for building such as power and lighting facilities while providing a protective fuse or circuit breaker for each circuit, in a common enclosure.

Features:

• Requires less maintenance
• Durability
• Corrosion resistance
• User friendliness

Distribution boards are also referred to as a:

• Breaker panel
• Circuit breaker panel
• Consumer unit, or CU
• Electrical panel
• Fuseboard
• Electric board
• Fusebox.
• Breaker box
• Load centre/center
• Panelboard
• Power breaker
• Service panel
• DB board (South Africa)
• ACDB (alternating current distribution board)
• DCDB (direct current distribution board)