circuit breakers
Automatic power cutoffs
Circuit breakers are switches that automatically cut electrical current when it exceeds safe levels, preventing fires and equipment damage.
Unlike fuses, they can be reset rather than replaced.
The term extends to financial markets, where circuit breakers halt trading when prices drop sharply: Circuit breakers kicked in after the index fell 7%.
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
- switchgearCircuit control equipment
- main breakerPrimary circuit disconnect
- blow a fuseLose control from anger
- surge protectorsOvervoltage prevention devices
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- industrial powerpower distribution, power consumption, electrical systems, transformers, generators
- Wall Streetstock market, bond market, stocks, shares, Wall Street
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- industrial suppliesfasteners, bolts, screws, washers, bearings
- building systemsHVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, heating, cooling
- electrical equipmentelectric motors, transformer, transformers, generators, switchgear
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Asset purchases to boost economy
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