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Protection & Switching of: | Vacuum | SF6 |
Breaking medium Checking | no | yes |
Failure rate (MTBF) | target as SF6 | 4 / 10000 units per year |
Sealed for life | yes | yes |
Maintenance | no | no |
Life time | 30 years | 30 years |
Mechanical Endurance | 10000 operations | 10000 operations |
Electrical Endurance | 50 to 100 operations @ Isc | 20 to 50 operations @Isc |
Overheads Line Transformer | (IEC E2 class possible higher TRV) | (IEC E2 class possible higher TRV) |
Motor | Circuit Breaker Contactor + protection | Circuit Breaker Contactor |
Capacitor Bank | (IEC C1 class : low probability of restrikes) | (IEC C2 class : no reignition, no restrikes) |
Arc Furnace | CB | CB |
CB + protection | CB + protection |