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RTU Panel Design for Remote Telemetry and Control

What good RTU panel design looks like for remote SCADA sites: power budgets, surge protection, comms, and maintainability.

RTU panel design sets the long-term reliability of remote telemetry. Many recurring outages are preventable with better power budgets, grounding, surge protection, and clear wiring standards.

We design and retrofit RTU panels so field techs can troubleshoot quickly: labeled terminals, consistent I/O patterns, spares strategy, and documentation that matches what is installed.

For radio-based systems, the panel design also includes antenna strategy, coax routing, lightning protection, and environmental controls so communications stay stable across seasons.

Key focus areas

  • Power budget and battery backup sized to site realities
  • Grounding and surge protection for lightning-prone environments
  • Maintainable wiring standards with labels and as-builts

Implementation checklist

  • Calculate power draw and confirm battery runtime requirements
  • Standardize terminal labeling and I/O allocation conventions
  • Document antenna, surge protection, and grounding details in as-builts