What Is Meant By Making Capacity Of The Circuit Breaker? – InterviewSolution

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1.	What Is Meant By Making Capacity Of The Circuit Breaker?
Answer» Answer :The making capacity of the circuit breaker when closed on a SHORT circuit is the peak value of the maximum current wave (INCLUDING DC COMPONENT) in the FIRST cycle of the current after the circuit is closed by the circuit breaker.

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