what is closing resistor in circuit breaker? why it used?

Answer Posted / master rapper

a closing resistor is attached to the poles of a circuit breaker to provide damping effect to over-voltage due to switching transients. It simply provides additional protection to the insulation/dielectric of the circuit breaker.

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