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← TechnologyWhich risk dramatically increases when capacitor bank switching causes repeated overcurrents?
A)Breaker contact welding and failure✓
B)Transformer core magnetic saturation
C)Insulator flashover propagation speeding
D)Harmonic filter element resonances forming
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Repeated overcurrents generated during capacitor bank energization subject the circuit breakers to excessive thermal and mechanical stress; because the *electromagnetic force* increases, breakers will experience contact welding. Therefore breaker damage accelerates there rather than other electrical system components that tolerate short bursts.
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