CIRCUIT BREAKERS

WHA T IS A CIRCUIT BREAKER ?

A CIRCUIT BREAKER IS AN AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED ELECTRICAL SWITCH DESIGNED TO PROTECT AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY OVERLOAD OR SHORT CIRCUIT. ITS BASIC FUNCTION IS TO DETECT A FAULT CONDITION AND, BY INTERRUPTING CONTINUITY, TO IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE ELECTRICAL FLOW. UNLIKE A FUSE, WHICH OPERATES ONCE AND THEN MUST BE REPLACED, A CIRCUIT BREAKER CAN BE RESET (EITHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY) TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION.

WHERE CIRCUIT BREAKER IS FOUND?

THE ELECTRICAL WIRING

IS CARRIED OUT

TO DISTRIBUTE CURRENT FROM A SINGLE SOURCE OF SUPPLY TO VARIOUS CIRCUITS, SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT IS MADE INSIDE AN ENCLOSURE CALLED

BOARD.

DISTRIBUTION

THE DISTRIBUTION BOARD IS NOT MERELY

AN ENCLOSURE BUT A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM IN ITSELF, COMPRISING OF COPPER BUS BARS, BRASS NEUTRAL LINKS, EARTH LINKS TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF CURRENT.

IT INCORPORATES SAFETY DEVICES SUCH AS MCBS, ELCBS AND ISOLATORS,

WHICH SERVES TO PROTECT THE

INSTALLATION.

MCB MINIA TURE CIRCUIT BREAKER

IT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES OFF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DURING ABNORMAL

CONDITION OF THE NETWORK MEANS IN OVER LOAD CONDITION AS WELL AS FAULTY CONDITION.

THE FUSE DOES NOT SENSE BUT MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER DOES IT IN MORE RELIABLE WAY. MCB IS MUCH MORE SENSITIVE TO OVER CURRENT THAN FUSE.
ANOTHER ADVANTAGE IS, AS THE SWITCH OPERATING KNOB COMES AT ITS OFF POSITION DURING TRIPPING, THE FAULTY ZONE OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CAN EASILY BE IDENTIFIED. BUT IN CASE OF FUSE, FUSE WIRE SHOULD BE CHECKED BY OPENING FUSE GRIP OR CUTOUT FROM FUSE BASE, FOR CONFIRMING THE BLOW OF FUSE WIRE. QUICK RESTORATION OF SUPPLY CAN NOT BE POSSIBLE IN CASE OF FUSE AS BECAUSE FUSES HAVE TO BE REWIRABLE OR REPLACED FOR RESTORING THE SUPPLY. BUT IN THE CASE OF MCB, QUICK RESTORATION IS POSSIBLE BY JUST SWITCHING ON OPERATION.

HANDLING MCB IS MORE ELECTRICALLY SAFE THAN FUSE.

BECAUSE OF TO MANY ADVANTAGES OF MCB OVER FUSE UNITS, IN MODERN LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL NETWORK, MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER IS MOSTLY USED INSTEAD OF BACKDATED FUSE UNIT.

BASED ON THE TRIPPING CHARACTERISTICS, MCBS ARE AVAILABLE B,C AND D CURVE TO SUIT DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPLICATIONS. B CURVE: FOR PROTECTION
DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITS). OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WITH

IN

EQUIPMENT THAT DOES NOT CAUSE SURGE CURRENT (LIGHTING AND

SHORT CIRCUIT RELEASE IS SET TO (3-5) IN C CURVE: FOR

PROTECTION OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WITH EQUIPMENT THAT CAUSES

SURGE CURRENT.

SHORT CIRCUIT RELEASE IS SET TO (5 - 10) IN D CURVE: FOR

PROTECTION OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WHICH CAUSES HIGH INRUSH CURRENT, TYPICALLY

12-15 TIMES THE THERMAL RATED (TRANSFORMERS, X-RAY MACHINES ETC.)

CURRENT

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SINGLE POLE B SERIES 6A- 136/- 63A 272/C SERIES

6A 145/- 63A 280/-

DOUBLE POLE B SERIES 6A - 322/- 63A 469/C SERIES 6A 330/- 63A 475/-

TRIPLE POLE

B SERIES
6A 679/- 63A 979/-

C SERIES 6A 685/- 63A 985/-

RCCB RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER

THE FLOW OF CURRENT INVOLVES RISKS. POORLY INSULATED

THROUGH ELECTRICAL FACILITIES ALWAYS

EQUIPMENT, FAULTY WIRES AND INCORRECT USE OF

AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE CAUSE CURRENTS TO FLOW THROUGH THE

WRONG PATH (I.E. THROUGH THE INSULATION) TO THE EARTH.

THIS CURRENT IS CALLED LEAKAGE CURRENT. EARTH LEAKAGE

IS AN ELECTRICAL HAZARD AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BY

ELECTRICAL SHOCKS AND FIRE RISK.

EARTH LEAKAGE AND ITS ASSOCIATED HAZARD CAN BE PREVENTED RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER (RCCB), ALSO POPULARLY KNOWN AS EARTH LEAKAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER (ELCB).

THE RCCB WORKS ON THE CURRENT BALANCE PRINCIPLE. THE SUPPLY CONDUCTORS, I.E. THE PHASES AND THE NEUTRAL,
ARE PASSED THROUGH A TORROID AND FORM THE PRIMARY WINDINGS OF A CURRENT TRANSFORMER.

ITS SECONDARY WINDING IS CONNECTED TO A HIGHLY SENSITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC TRIP RELAY, WHICH OPERATES THE TRIP MECHANISM. IN A HEALTHY CIRCUIT, SUM OF THE CURRENTS IN PHASES, IS
EQUAL TO THE CURRENT IN THE NEUTRAL AND THE VECTOR SUM OF ALL CURRENTS IS EQUAL TO ZERO.

IF THERE IS ANY INSULATION FAULT IN THE CURRENT AND LEAKAGE CURRENT FLOWS TO EARTH, THE CURRENTS DO NOT BALANCE AND THEIR VECTOR SUM IS NOT EQUAL TO ZERO. THIS IMBALANCE IS DETECTED BY THE CORE BALANCED CURRENT TRANSFORMER, THE RCCB IS TRIPPED AND SUPPLY TO LOAD IS INTERRUPTED. THE TRIP MECHANISM IS OPERATED AT A RESIDUAL CURRENT BETWEEN 50-100% OF ITS RATED TRIPPING CURRENT.

MCB PROTECTED SOCKET

DBOXX MCB PROTECTED

SOCKET IS A

NEW CONCEPT TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR APPLIANCES WHICH ARE PLUGGED IN TO POWER

SOCKETS IN RESIDENCES AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL PREMISES. IT PROVIDES INBUILT OVER CURRENT PROTECTION

& SHORT CIRCUIT

FOR

WITH HELP OF

MCB. IT IS DESIGNED

QUICK AND EASY INSTALLATION AND IS

NEW STYLE STATEMENT FOR SAFETY.

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