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vredina [299]
4 years ago
12

What is the purpose of a circuit breaker?

Physics
1 answer:
sashaice [31]4 years ago
8 0
It’s designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overcurrent, usually resulting from an overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to interrupt current flow after a fault is detected.

That’s really just the basic purpose.
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