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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.
trip curve
Electrical equipment; Circuit breakers
A graphical representation of the response of a circuit breaker to current over a period of time.
