Monday, September 3, 2012

MCB and MCCB

MCB (Miniature Circuit Breakers) and MCCB (Molded Case Circuit Breaker).


MCB can be differentiate from MCCB by their design capacity. MCB is normally rated under 100Amps whereas MCCB could be support as high as 2500Amps. Both are categorized as circuit breaker which are the automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit.


There are many brands/ supplier of MCB and MCCB in the market. The well known supplier such as ABB, Hanger, etc are the common supplier that provide the standard design. 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 63, 80, 100 Amps Single Phase MCB is available in the market. As for the three phase MCCB, the available rating are up to 100, 125, 160, 200, 225Amps.