Circuit breakers

Circuit breakers

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Circuit breakers

unit-mount circuit breaker

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

A circuit breaker mounted such that it cannot be removed without removing primary and sometimes secondary connections or mounting supports.

undervoltage trip release (MN, UVR)

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

An accessory which trips the circuit breaker automatically when the monitored circuit voltage falls below a predetermined percentage of its specified value.

trip unit

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

A programmable device which measures and times current flowing through the circuit breaker and initiates a trip signal when appropriate.

trip system

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

A system which consists of a MICROLOGIC trip unit and current transformers.

trip indicator reset

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

A button on the trip indicator module used to reset the trip indicator.

trip indicator

Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers

A module that mounts directly to the circuit breaker trip unit that displays whether the circuit breaker tripped due to an overload, a shortcircuit or a ground-fault condition.