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Saturday, 25 July 2015

VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER


                                                             


Circuit Breakers:                 

Designed for use with air insulated metal enclosed switchgear and
controlgear and indoor applications. EVK CB’s are suitable to rapid auto-reclosing.
The switching tests of breaker were carried out inside MME* type cubicle.Vacuum circuit-breakers does not require an interrupting or insulation medium. In fact, the interrupters do not contain ionizable material.
During the separation of current-carrying contacts, contact pressure reduces, real contact surface reduces and the temperature of contacts increases to melting temperature. This produces metal vapours which initiates and supports the vacuum arc, maintaining until the next current zero. Due to the special geometry of the spiral contacts, the arc column is kept rotating by the radial magnetic field produced in order to involve a wider surface than that of a fixed contracted arc. Thus, overheating and erosion of the contacts are prevented. So the lifespan of circuit breaker is increased.
                                         
                  







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