what is vcb & working principal

Answer Posted / thiyagarajan r

VCB means Vacuum Circuit Breaker.Vacuum Circuit Breaker is always used in the HT side of the transformer and it act like a On/Off switch and prevent the power system in case of any faults by using Vacuum as the breaking mechanism.

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