DC Circuit Breaker

DC Circuit Breaker: Light duty DC Circuit Breaker have been in use since long. However, with the latest developments in HVDC transmission there would naturally be the necessity of the…

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SF6 Circuit Breaker

SF6 circuit breaker: One of the recent developments in the field of high voltage switchgear is the SF6 circuit breaker. In this a gas called sulphur hexafluoride is used as…

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Recent Developments in Circuit Breaker Tester

Recent Developments in Circuit Breaker Tester: Generating capacity the world over has been increasing at phenomenal rates. Compared to the increase in generated power the breaking capacities of Circuit Breaker…

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Air Blast Circuit Breaker

Air Blast Circuit Breaker: Air Blast Circuit Breaker - It is not possible to produce a low resistance arc without a considerable gas pressure so that the only type available…

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Duties of circuit breaker diagram

Duties of circuit breaker diagram: Under different circumstances Duties of circuit breaker diagram may be subjected to widely varying stresses. First of all the current varies from a few amperes…

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Current Chopping

Current Chopping: When interrupting small inductive currents such as transformer excitation currents, circuit breakers tend to clear before the natural current zero is reached. This is because the low-current ionized…

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Basic Elements of Static Relay

Basic Elements of Static Relay: The basic elements of a static relay are namely, Input Element: Mixing circuits are needed to sum the input signals in a convenient form. Semiconductor…

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Static Relays Basics and Classification

Static Relays Basics and Classification: A Static Relays Basics refers to a relay in which the measurement or comparison of electrical quantities is done in a static network which is…

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