For below 400 KV systems, the circuit breaker is designed to withstand ______above the normal system voltage. 

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  1. 10%
  2. 20%
  3. 30%
  4. 40%

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Option 1 : 10%
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Rated voltage of circuit breaker :

  • For below 400 kV systems, the circuit breaker is designed to withstand 10% above the normal system voltage.
  • For an above or equal to 400 kV system, the insulation of the circuit breaker should be capable of withstanding 5% above the normal system voltage.
  • The voltage rating of the circuit breaker is normally from 1.05 to 1.10 times more than the normal operating voltage.
  • this is because during no load or small loads condition voltage level of the power system is allowed to rise up to the highest voltage rating of the system
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