Tag: miniature circuit breaker

A circuit breaker is essentially a safety device for any property that uses electricity. These fixtures act as third parties in complex and dangerous electrical wiring systems. MCB and MCCB are circuit breakers. They are used in homes to prevent personal injury and electrical damage. These devices are designed to perform specific functions. It is their special features that make them special. So, what are the differences between them?

Miniature circuit breaker, short for MCB, is one of the most widely used terminal protection appliances in building electrical terminal distribution devices. And this article shows the right selection of MCB based on its electrical parameters. The rated breaking capacity of MCB is the maximum short-circuit current value that can be broken without any damage to the circuit breaker. The miniature circuit breakers currently on the market generally have several rated breaking capacities, including 4.5kA, 6kA and 10kA according to the relevant technical data and design manuals provided by various manufacturers.

1P, 2P, 1P+N, 3P, 4P, 4P+N, P means that the miniature circuit breaker (MCB) is equipped with a protective pole (knife pole), N means that the neutral conductor is only equipped with knife pole, but no protection modules. Both 2P and 1P+N are called two pole switch, 4P and 3P+N are called 4 pole switch. Neutral conductor of 1P+N and 3P+N don't have protection, so they are much cheaper, the neutral conductor pole acts along with the phase line pole. Some circuit breakers divide 1P+N into two types: one adopts two module width, another adopts one module width (small size). For these poles, how to select a right miniature circuit breaker?