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Circuit breakers detect faults through heating or magnetic effects in smaller devices, or through separate protective relays in larger ones. Once a fault is detected, stored mechanical energy like springs or compressed air opens the contacts to interrupt the current. Larger circuit breakers use solenoids to trip and motors to reset springs. Contact materials must withstand heating from both load currents and interrupting arcs. Different techniques are used to extinguish arcs formed during interruption, incl
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