difference between circuit breaker and switchgear?

Answer Posted / balachandhar.a

circuit breaker is a
protective device
used to isolate the
faulty part from the
healthy part of the
system.it is working
by the command
given by the relay
about the fault.and a
switch gear is
nothing but the
combination of
relay ,cb and other
protecting devices.

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