Question

Explain what is Mcb and what are its advantages over fuse wire

Answer 1

MCB has several advantages over fuse: MCB is more sensitive to current than fuse. It detects any abnormality in the current flow and automatically switches off the electrical circuit. Incase of MCB, the faulty zone ofelectrical circuit can be easily identified.

Answer 2

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.