區別：動(dong)力(li)柜為較大(da)(da)體(ti)積，內(nei)中器件較多并相對(dui)復(fu)雜(za)的(de)動(dong)力(li)設(she)備(bei)控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)；配(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜體(ti)積較大(da)(da)，一般設(she)置有多個(ge)大(da)(da)開關及(ji)儀(yi)表，控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)一個(ge)地(di)段或(huo)車間。  配(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜是電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)中心的(de)統稱(cheng)。配(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜使用(yong)在負荷(he)(he)比較分(fen)散、回(hui)路(lu)較少的(de)場合(he)；電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)中心用(yong)于負荷(he)(he)集中、回(hui)路(lu)較多的(de)場合(he)。它們(men)把上(shang)一級(ji)配(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設(she)備(bei)某(mou)一電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)路(lu)的(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)能分(fen)配(pei)給就近的(de)負荷(he)(he)。這級(ji)設(she)備(bei)應對(dui)負荷(he)(he)提供保(bao)護、監視(shi)和控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)。

動力柜(ju)是指給整臺(tai)機(ji)器(qi)的正常運轉提供動力的電氣控制(zhi)柜(ju)組合，有接觸器(qi)、變頻(pin)器(qi)、高壓柜(ju)、變壓器(qi)等等。

配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜(ju)(ju)定義：分(fen)(fen)(fen)別是指(zhi)分(fen)(fen)(fen)動(dong)(dong)力(li)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜(ju)(ju)和(he)照明(ming)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜(ju)(ju)、計量(liang)(liang)柜(ju)(ju)等配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)系統(tong)的(de)(de)末級(ji)設(she)(she)備。  分(fen)(fen)(fen)級(ji)：  一(yi)級(ji)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設(she)(she)備，統(tong)稱為(wei)動(dong)(dong)力(li)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)中心。它(ta)(ta)們集中安裝在(zai)(zai)企業的(de)(de)變電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)，把電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)能(neng)分(fen)(fen)(fen)配(pei)(pei)給(gei)不同地點的(de)(de)下級(ji)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設(she)(she)備。這一(yi)級(ji)設(she)(she)備僅靠(kao)降壓變壓器，故電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)氣(qi)參數要求較(jiao)高，輸出電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)路容量(liang)(liang)也(ye)較(jiao)大。 二級(ji)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設(she)(she)備，是動(dong)(dong)力(li)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜(ju)(ju)和(he)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)(dong)機控制中心的(de)(de)統(tong)稱。動(dong)(dong)力(li)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)柜(ju)(ju)使(shi)用在(zai)(zai)負荷(he)比較(jiao)分(fen)(fen)(fen)散(san)、回路較(jiao)少的(de)(de)場(chang)合；電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)(dong)機控制中心用于負荷(he)集中、回路較(jiao)多的(de)(de)場(chang)合。它(ta)(ta)們把上(shang)一(yi)級(ji)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設(she)(she)備某一(yi)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)路的(de)(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)能(neng)分(fen)(fen)(fen)配(pei)(pei)給(gei)就近的(de)(de)負荷(he)。這級(ji)設(she)(she)備應(ying)對負荷(he)提供保護、監視和(he)控制。 末級(ji)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設(she)(she)備總稱為(wei)照明(ming)動(dong)(dong)力(li)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)箱。它(ta)(ta)們遠離供電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)中心，是分(fen)(fen)(fen)散(san)的(de)(de)小容量(liang)(liang)配(pei)(pei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設(she)(she)備。

動力柜(ju)作用(yong)：  給(gei)用(yong)電(dian)(dian)設備(bei)供(gong)電(dian)(dian)（給(gei)設備(bei)提供(gong)電(dian)(dian)源）； 啟(qi)停(ting)操作用(yong)電(dian)(dian)設備(bei)（有啟(qi)停(ting)按鈕）； 檢測設備(bei)的運轉(zhuan)（設置信號指示(shi)燈，有電(dian)(dian)流表(biao)電(dian)(dian)壓(ya)表(biao)）； 保護用(yong)電(dian)(dian)設備(bei)（斷路器）動力柜(ju)就是(shi)配(pei)電(dian)(dian)柜(ju),是(shi)專給(gei)動力設備(bei)(一般指電(dian)(dian)動機)提供(gong)電(dian)(dian)源和控制的配(pei)電(dian)(dian)柜(ju)。 種(zhong)(zhong)類：動力柜(ju)可分(fen)戶外、戶內兩種(zhong)(zhong)，從(cong)安(an)裝(zhuang)上又分(fen)為(wei)懸(xuan)掛式(shi)與(yu)落地(di)式(shi)兩種(zhong)(zhong)，從(cong)大(da)小來分(fen)有動力柜(ju)、動力箱兩種(zhong)(zhong)。