| Definition: | value of prospective current that a switching device or a fuse is capable of breaking at a stated voltage under prescribed conditions of use and behaviour
Note 1 to entry: The voltage to be stated and the conditions to be prescribed are dealt with in the relevant publications.
Note 2 to entry: For switching devices, the breaking capacity may be termed according to the kind of current included in the prescribed conditions, e.g. line-charging breaking capacity, cable charging breaking capacity, single capacitor bank breaking capacity, etc.
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