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Basic of Circuit Breaker - PPT

This document summarizes the key differences between switches, isolators, fuses, and circuit breakers. It explains that switches are manually operated devices not protected from overloads, while isolators and disconnectors can only be operated when current is zero. Fuses melt and break the circuit under excessive current. Circuit breakers can manually or automatically break the circuit under faults, and include mechanisms to extinguish arcs when opening under load. The document then describes the operating principle of circuit breakers, which use two contacts - one fixed and one movable using a spring or compressed air - to make and break circuits. It explains circuit breakers remain closed under normal operation but trip coils pull the contacts apart when faults are detected.

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Basic of Circuit Breaker - PPT

This document summarizes the key differences between switches, isolators, fuses, and circuit breakers. It explains that switches are manually operated devices not protected from overloads, while isolators and disconnectors can only be operated when current is zero. Fuses melt and break the circuit under excessive current. Circuit breakers can manually or automatically break the circuit under faults, and include mechanisms to extinguish arcs when opening under load. The document then describes the operating principle of circuit breakers, which use two contacts - one fixed and one movable using a spring or compressed air - to make and break circuits. It explains circuit breakers remain closed under normal operation but trip coils pull the contacts apart when faults are detected.

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Basic of Circuit Breaker

By:
Ved Prakash Verma
(M.E. Electrical (I&C), B. Tech (EE)
Lecturer , Electrical Engineering Department
A.B.V. Govt. Institute of Engineering &
Technology, Pragatinagar , Shimla-171202(HP)
Department of Technical Education,
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
Switch
 A switch is designed to allow a user (or a signal)
to break or make the circuit, within the limits of
its current carrying capacity.
 A switch is not typically protected from
accidentally being presented with loads that
exceed its rating, but can be easily toggled as
needed.
Isolator/ Disconnector
 It is a switching or isolation device, intended to
disconnect an equipment or electrical circuit from the
supply.
 It is an off-load device, which means it can be operated
only when the current passing through it is zero.
 Unlike circuit breakers, it lacks a built-in arc
suppression system.
 It can be operated only during off-load conditions.
Fuse
 A fuse is a short piece of metal, inserted in series
with circuit, which melts when excessive current
flows through it and thus breaks the circuit.
 It is an electrical device made up of glass, porcelain
or plastic material containing a thin piece of wire.
 If any faults occur in the system and an over
current flow through the circuit, the fuse
automatically melts and breaks the contact of the
circuit.
Circuit Breaker
 A circuit breaker is a piece of equipment which can;
 make or break a circuit either manually or by
remote control under normal conditions
 break a circuit automatically under fault conditions
 make a circuit either manually or by remote control
under normal conditions
Difference between Switch & Circuit Breaker
Difference between Isolator & Circuit Breaker
Difference between Fuse & Circuit Breaker
Operating Principle
 Two contents called electrode
remains closed under normal
operating conditions. When
faults occurs on any part of
system, the trip coil of the
circuit breaker get energized
and contents are separated.
 Moving content is used to
make & break circuit using
stored energy in the spring or
compressed air.
 Fixed content contains a
spring which holds the
moving content after closing.
Working
 Under normal operating conditions, these contacts
remain closed and will not open automatically until
and unless the system becomes faulty.
 The contacts can be opened manually or by remote
control whenever desired.
 When a fault occurs on any part of the system, the
trip coils of the circuit breaker get energised and the
moving contacts are pulled apart by some
mechanism, thus opening the circuit.
 When the contacts of a circuit breaker are separated
under fault conditions, an arc is struck between them.
Any Questions?

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