Circuit breakers

Circuit breakers

Industry: Electrical equipment

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Circuit breakers

Instantaneous pickup

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

The current level at which the circuit breaker will trip with no intentional time delay.

Demand metering

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

The metering of power or current demand seen by a circuit breaker. It is calculated over a fixed or sliding time window that can be programmed from five to 60 minutes. Depending on the contract ...

Current transformer (CT)

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

An instrument to measure current, encircling a conductor carrying the current to be measured or controlled.

Current path (of a circuit breaker)

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

The current-carrying conductors within a circuit breaker between, and including, line and load terminations.

Cradle compartment

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

A compartment containing all connectors, shields, adapters, barriers, spreaders, shutters, keys and interlocking devices for a drawout circuit breaker.

Cradle communications module (CCM)

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

An external module which allows addressing of the cradle and retention of the address when the drawout circuit breaker is in the disconnected position and which is used to transmit information about ...