IV. MCCB APPLICATION MYTHS VS FACTS
Over the course of the past 30 years, the authors have
been challenged to refute a number of claims regarding the
application of MCCBs. This seems to be especially prevalent
when the discussion is focused on their merits versus other
overcurrent protective device technologies. Without digressing
to a “mine is better than yours” debate, it is important at this
point to at least correct some common misconceptions
regarding application of MCCBs in today’s power distribution
systems.