MCB (MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER)
- Rated current not more than 100 A.
- Trip characteristics normally not adjustable.
- Thermal or thermal-magnetic operation.
MCCB (MOULDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER)
- Rated current up to 1000 A.
- Trip current may be adjustable.
- Thermal or thermal-magnetic operation.
RCD (RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE / RCCB(RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER)
- Phase (line) and Neutral both wires connected through RCD.
- It trips the circuit when there is earth fault current.
- The amount of current flows through the phase (line) should return through neutral .
- It detects by RCD. any mismatch between two currents flowing through phase and neutral detect by -RCD and trip the circuit within 30Miliseconed.
- If a house has an earth system connected to an earth rod and not the main incoming cable, then it must have all circuits protected by an RCD (because u mite not be able to get enough fault current to trip a MCB)
- RCDs are an extremely effective form of shock protection