Air Circuit Breaker
Air Circuit Breaker
Air Circuit Breaker
voltage application.
Air Chute Air Break Circuit Breaker
In air chute air circuit breaker, there are two types of contacts namely “main contact”
and “auxiliary or arcing contacts”. The main contacts are made of copper and the silver
plates having low resistance and conducts the current in closed position. Auxiliary or
arcing contacts are made of copper alloy as they are heat resistance and used to
prevent from damaging the main contacts due to arcing and can be easily replaced
when needed in case of wear and tear. During the circuit breaker operation, the arcing
or auxiliary contacts are closed before and open after the main contacts of the circuit
breaker.
sustain.
Axial blast with sliding moving contact
The moving contact is fitted over a piston supported by a spring. The blast transfers arc
to arcing electrode.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Air Blast Circuit Breaker
Advantages
Air blast circuit breaker is a suitable option to use where frequent operation is
required because of lesser arc energy
The risk of fire is eliminated in the operation of Air blast circuit breaker.
Air blast circuit breaker is small in size, because of the growth of dielectric strength is
so rapid (which final contact gap needed for arc extinction is very small).
Speed of circuit breaker is much higher during operation of the air blast.
Arc quenching is much faster
The duration of the arc is same for all values of current.
Stability of operation can be maintained and depends on speed operation of circuit
breakers.
It requires less maintenance.
Disadvantages
The air supplier plant requires additional maintenance.
It contains high capacity air compressor.
There is a chance of air pressure leakage from the air pipes junction.
There is chance of a high rate rise of re-striking voltage and current chopping.
The air has relatively lower arc extinguishing properties.
Application and Uses of Air Circuit Breaker