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  • Dec 20, 2011, 10:26 PM
    santans
    Short circuit making current and breaking current?
    What is the difference between short circuit making current and short circuit breaking current of switch-gears?
    Is short circuit making current and short circuit making capacity same?
  • Dec 24, 2011, 09:38 AM
    Newton1Law
    Short circuit making current is the actual current that would flow if you shorted the energized conductor to ground. This is determined by the voltage driving the circuit and the circuits total impedance. The short circuit capacity is the maximum amount of short circuit current that the switchgear is able to safely and mechanically interrupt without failing or blowing up. Hope this helps.
  • Dec 25, 2011, 09:02 AM
    sinnadurai
    Short circuit making current should be the high current which would flow if you switch on a circuit with a fault in it
  • Dec 26, 2011, 07:47 PM
    sinnadurai
    Short circuit making current should be more severe than SC breaking current. But in both cases transients takes place.

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