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Circuit breaker testing is essential to ensure the safe and reliable performance of this key link in the power asset chain. Circuit breaker testing is used to test both the performance of individual switching mechanisms. And the timing of the overall tripping mechanism enclosed within circuit breaker housing.

The primary goal of circuit breaker testing is to determine the condition of the circuit breaker. Given that circuit breakers may be inactive for months or even years prior to a fault, a regime of circuit breaker testing is an important safety factor. Circuit breaker testing is recommended at start-up and every two-to-three years after that. READ MORE…