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← TechnologyWhich risk increases when operating a three-phase circuit breaker nearing its maximum breaking capacity?
A)Increased probability of dielectric breakdown✓
B)Elevated contact wear from arc extinction
C)Decreased efficiency because current limitations
D)Harmonic distortion due magnetic saturation
💡 Explanation
When approaching maximum breaking capacity, intense electric fields cause increased stress on insulation, leading to partial discharge and potential dielectric breakdown because of reduced insulator resistance. Therefore probability of dielectric breakdown results, rather than contact wear, decreased efficiency, or harmonic distortion, each stemming from different operational limits.
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