There is a lot to know about circuit breaks and there is also a lot to know about how a breaker works on the inside.
Another name for a common circuit breaker is a thermal magnetic breaker. If we look at the parts of its name then we know that it is a breaker, so it will break the electrical circuit thus stopping the flow of power and that the breaker can do this in one of two ways either a thermal trip or a magnetic trip. Hence being a thermal magnetic breaker.
Circuit breakers use a bi-metallic strip to trip the breaker when the electrical current is greater than the breaker’s rating. One hair dryer alone can draw 15 amps of power, so if you are running two hair dryers on a 15-amp circuit the circuit will trip. As the hair dryers are heating up so is the bi-metallic strip. As the bi-metallic strip is heated the strip will deform causing the breaker to switch off. This is a thermal reaction to the overcurrent.
If there is short in the circuit meaning that electricity can flow through the circuit with very little resistance the breaker will trip. When the short circuit happens the massive increase of current will induce a magnetic field inside the circuit breaker causing the breaker to switch off. This is a magnetic reaction to the short circuit.
Circuit breakers are able to protect the electrical wiring in your walls from overheating due overloading even if it happens slowly or all of a sudden, and each circuit in the service panel is protected by a breaker that has an amperage rating printed on it. This amperage rating is determined by the thickness or gauge of the wire that was installed for the circuit.
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28 июл 2024
