Air Circuit Breaker

Japanese: 空気遮断器 - くうきしゃだんき
Air Circuit Breaker
A type of circuit breaker that blows compressed air onto the breaking arc to extinguish it when breaking an electric circuit. It is widely used in power plants, substations, electric railways, etc.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 電路を遮断するとき、遮断アークに圧縮空気を吹き付けて消弧する形式の遮断器。発電所、変電所、電気鉄道などで広く用いられる。

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