different between circuit breaker & switchgear & relays

Answer Posted / deepak

relay is a sensing element which senses the fault ant then sends a signal to circuit breaker.....

circuit breaker after receiving the signal from relay..trips and hence protects the apparatus/device to which it is connected

switch gear is a series breakers connected together to
form a complete protected bus bar with many inputs outputs.

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