How circuit breakers work? What makes them trip?

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How circuit breakers work? What makes them trip?

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There is a spring and a coil. When too much current runs through it the coil creates a magnetic field stronger than the spring and pulls the switch into Off position.

It’s basically a Relay with a clearly defined activation current

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