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What are ABB's current limiting breakers?

ABB’s current limiting breakers interrupt a short circuit in less than 1/8 cycle and limit the amount of current that can reach a circuit. Limiting the available current on the circuit provides additional protection against network, breaker, or bus damage and prevents the tripping of upstream breakers (selective coordination).

What is an ABB breaker?

An ABB breaker is a circuit breaker developed by ABB using patented insulated gate-commutated transistor (IGCT) semiconductor technology.

How long does it take ABB to interrupt a short circuit?

ABB’s miniature circuit breaker’s instantaneous trip unit interrupts a short circuit in 2.3 to 2.5 milliseconds. Because of this the curve has no slope and is graphically represented as a vertical straight line.

What replaces the moving parts in ABB's solid-state breaker?

The ABB solid-state breaker concept works by replacing the traditional moving parts of an electro-mechanical circuit breaker with power electronics and advanced software algorithms that control the power and can interrupt extreme currents faster than ever before.

How many operations can ABB's solid-state circuit breaker handle?

ABB’s solid-state concept circuit breaker can achieve millions of operations with complete reliability and near-zero servicing. Traditional mechanical circuit breakers, on the other hand, require regular servicing and have to be replaced after about 10,000 operations.

Are ABB circuit breakers good?

Across every market, ABB's circuit breakers occupy a leading position thanks to their proven reputation for reliability, performance and long life. CBs from ABB are available for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to incorporate in their own installations or for use in repair, retrofit and upgrade projects. Why ABB?