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	[[File:Circuit breaker.gif\|framed\|right\|Figure 1: A diagram of a circuit breaker<ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/bregnd.html</ref>]]		[[File:Circuit breaker.gif\|framed\|right\|Figure 1: A diagram of a circuit breaker<ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/bregnd.html</ref>]]

	<onlyinclude>'''Circuit breakers''' are devices that protect [[electric circuit]]s from overload [[electric current]] conditions. They do the same job as [[fuse]]s, but ~~they~~ are not destroyed when activated.</onlyinclude> During overload conditions a circuit breaker will open the circuit to prevent overload, and potential damage, like fires. Circuit breakers contain a switch to return to the closed position after they have been flipped.		<onlyinclude>'''Circuit breakers''' are [[electrical safety devices]] that protect [[electric circuit]]s from overload [[electric current]] conditions. They do the same job as [[fuse]]s, but are not destroyed when activated.</onlyinclude> During overload conditions a circuit breaker will open the circuit to prevent overload, and potential damage, like fires. Circuit breakers contain a switch to return to the closed position after they have been flipped.

	There are three main types of circuit breakers, they are listed in the table below.<ref>R.T. Paynter, “Basic Electric Components and Meters,” in ''Introduction to Electricity'', 1rst ed. NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2011, ch. 3, sec. 3.6, pp. 98-107.</ref>		There are three main types of circuit breakers, they are listed in the table below.<ref>R.T. Paynter, “Basic Electric Components and Meters,” in ''Introduction to Electricity'', 1rst ed. NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2011, ch. 3, sec. 3.6, pp. 98-107.</ref>

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	<onlyinclude>'''Circuit breakers''' are devices that protect [[circuit]]s from overload [[current]] conditions. They do the same job as [[fuse]]s, but they are not destroyed when activated.</onlyinclude> During overload conditions a circuit breaker will open the circuit to prevent overload, and potential damage, like fires. Circuit breakers contain a switch to return to the closed position after they have been flipped.		<onlyinclude>'''Circuit breakers''' are devices that protect [[electric circuit]]s from overload [[electric current]] conditions. They do the same job as [[fuse]]s, but they are not destroyed when activated.</onlyinclude> During overload conditions a circuit breaker will open the circuit to prevent overload, and potential damage, like fires. Circuit breakers contain a switch to return to the closed position after they have been flipped.

	There are three main types of circuit breakers, they are listed in the table below.<ref>R.T. Paynter, “Basic Electric Components and Meters,” in ''Introduction to Electricity'', 1rst ed. NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2011, ch. 3, sec. 3.6, pp. 98-107.</ref>		There are three main types of circuit breakers, they are listed in the table below.<ref>R.T. Paynter, “Basic Electric Components and Meters,” in ''Introduction to Electricity'', 1rst ed. NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2011, ch. 3, sec. 3.6, pp. 98-107.</ref>
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	\| Thermo-magnetic \|\| Will respond to both the heat and magnetic field generated during overload current conditions. This is the circuit breaker equivalent to the slow blow fuse.		\| Thermo-magnetic \|\| Will respond to both the heat and magnetic field generated during overload current conditions. This is the circuit breaker equivalent to the slow blow fuse.
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			== For Further Reading ==
			For further information please see the related pages below:
			*[[Ground fault circuit interrupter]]
			*[[Electric switch]]
			*[[Fuse]]
			*[[Connecting homes to the electrical grid ]]
			* Or explore a [[Special:Random\| random page!]]

	==References==		==References==
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[[File:Circuit breaker.gif|framed|right|Figure 1: A diagram of a circuit breaker<ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/bregnd.html</ref>]]

<onlyinclude>'''Circuit breakers''' are devices that protect [[circuit]]s from overload [[current]] conditions. They do the same job as [[fuse]]s, but they are not destroyed when activated.</onlyinclude> During overload conditions a circuit breaker will open the circuit to prevent overload, and potential damage, like fires. Circuit breakers contain a switch to return to the closed position after they have been flipped.

There are three main types of circuit breakers, they are listed in the table below.<ref>R.T. Paynter, “Basic Electric Components and Meters,” in ''Introduction to Electricity'', 1rst ed. NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2011, ch. 3, sec. 3.6, pp. 98-107.</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Circuit breaker type !! Description
|-
| Thermal || Will respond to the excessive heat generating during overload current conditions.
|-
| Magnetic || Will respond to the [[magnetic field]] generated during overload current conditions.
|-
| Thermo-magnetic || Will respond to both the heat and magnetic field generated during overload current conditions. This is the circuit breaker equivalent to the slow blow fuse.
|}

==References==
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