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They are a safety mechanism designed to open or break the circuit in the case of overload. They are usually used when a device on the circuit would be damaged or destroyed by an overload.
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Where do you use double pole circuit breakers?
For 220v circuits
What protects circuits and their components?
Fuses, fuseable links and circuit breakers.
How do you get four twenty amp circuits from two twenty amp circuits?
Remove the two twenty amp breakers from the regular size slot and install two mini amp breakers. A mini amp breaker has two breakers per regular size slot.
What protects circuits from dangerously large currents?
resistors circuit breakers fuses
What protects circuits from current overloads?
Electrical circuits are protected by: 1) Fuses 2) Circuit Breakers and/or 3) Fusable links
Where are both parallel and series circuits used?
there are both used in some electronics eg circuit breakers,ring main unit,circuit board.
What is the main parts of the house hold circuits and simple circuits?
household circuit comprises of main swith,circuit breakers,wires and control switches.
Why are fuses and curcuit breakers used in household circuits?
Fuses and circuit breakers are used to protect the wiring and devices from overload and heating caused by short circuits, short circuits that, if unprotected, could cause major damage and/or fire due to excessive current.
What are two methods used in most circuit breakers to protect electrical circuits?
There is a heated bimetallic strip that provides a time delay small overload protection. When its contact makes, it energizes a coil to trip the breaker. Some breakers are mechanical, though. There is a coil that trips the breaker instantly on large overload.
What is one half breaker scheme used for 400220kv substation?
a method of interconnecting several circuits and breakers in a switchyard so that three circuit breakers can provide dual switching to each of two circuits by having the circuits share one of the breakers, thus a breaker and one-half per circuit; this scheme provides reliability and operating flexibility, and is generally used at 500 kV when more than five lines terminate in a substation.
What are two devices that prevent short circuits?
Insulation in good condition and keeping equipment enclosures on and tight are two things to prevent short circuits. Fuses and breakers do not prevent short circuits. They eliminate damage that could be caused by short circuits.
How are household circuits protecting form overheating if two many apices are plugged in at the same time?
Circuit breakers. Some older homes still have fuse boxes.
