Short Circuit Breaking Current

Rated Short Circuit Making Current and Breaking Current 

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Definition of Making Current The rated short circuit making current of a circuit breaker is the maximum peak current that the circuit breaker can close without any damage. It is the maximum peak current that a circuit breaker can make safely.  Definition of Breaking Current The rated short circuit breaking current, on the other hand, … Read more

Details Current Ratings of a Circuit Breaker

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In addition to the normal current rating of a circuit breaker (which is the current it can handle continuously during regular operation), there are two important categories of short-circuit current ratings that define how the circuit breaker performs during fault conditions: Rated Short Circuit Breaking Current The short-circuit breaking current of a circuit breaker consists … Read more