Question

Define MCB briefly....???????

Answer 1

ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ࿐

ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ:-

ᴀ ᴍɪɴɪᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴍᴄʙ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏᴍᴀɢɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴsᴜʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ ɪs ᴛᴏ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ɪs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ

ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴍᴄʙ:-

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴄʙ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴀs ᴀ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀɴᴜᴀʟ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ᴏʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏᴀᴅ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʀɪᴘs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ɪs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ.

ᴜsᴇs ᴏғ ᴍᴄʙ

1.ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇs.

2.ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇʀs.

3.ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs.

Answer 2

Explanation:

miniature circuit breaker (MCB) automatically switches off electrical circuit during an abnormal condition of the network means in overload condition as well as faulty condition. ... MCB is much more sensitive to overcurrent than fuse.