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← TechnologyWhich risk increases when a three-phase circuit breaker fails to fully open one phase during a fault condition?
A)Motor single-phasing and overheating✓
B)Transformer core saturation and inrush
C)Conductor insulation breakdown and arcing
D)Generator rotor oscillation and tripping
💡 Explanation
When a circuit breaker fails to open one phase, motor single-phasing occurs because the motor winding experiences unbalanced voltages, leading to increased current in the other phases and overheating. Therefore motor single-phasing results, rather than transformer saturation, insulation breakdown or generator oscillation, which require different fault pathways.
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