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A DEVICE FOR MAKING AND BREAKING A CIRCUIT UNDER FULL LOAD,
BEINGELECTRO-MAGNETICALLY OPERATED.
• BREAKER A
DEVICE FOR MAKING AND BREAKING A CIRCUIT UNDER NORMAL AND ABNORMAL
CONDITIONS
LOAD
C
GENERATOR C - PHASE - PHASE - GROUND FAULT
A D - 3 PHASE FAULT
DURING A SHORT CIRCUIT, THE CURRENT IS NOT CONFINED TO ITS NORMAL PATH OF FLOW
BUT TAKES ALTERNATE PATH(S)
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT RISES MUCH ABOVE THE NORMAL DEPENDING ON
A. POWER IN THE SYSTEM - HIGHER THE POWER, GREATER IS THE MAGNITUDE
B. TYPE OF FAULT - FAULT CURRENT FOR E > FOR D > FOR C AND SO ON
C. POINT OF FAULT - CLOSER THE POINT OF FAULT TO THE POWER SOURCE, HIGHER IS THE MAGNITUDE
D. SYSTEM VOLTAGE - HIGHER THE VOLTAGE, LESSER THE CURRENT
ARC CH UTE
SP LITTER P LATES
ARCING
ARC
FIXED CO NTACT RUNNERS
ARCING MO VING CO NTACT
BUSBAR
ISO LATING P LUG
DO UBLE MO VING
MAIN CO NTACTS
FIXED
MAIN CO NTACTS LINKED T0
O P ERATING MECH ANISM