Rosatom Completes Testing of Experimental Generator Circuit Breaker
The generator circuit breaker is the most complex switching device in the entire electricity generation and consumption chain.
Rosatom Automated Control Systems (RASU JSC) has successfully completed the first phase of testing an experimental prototype of a domestically developed generator circuit breaker. The equipment meets the most stringent standards for high-capacity nuclear power units. In practical terms, it is designed to operate continuously under currents comparable in magnitude to a lightning strike.
The new equipment has strategic significance for the entire power industry, specialists say. It directly affects the reliable operation of existing nuclear power units and the commissioning of new nuclear power plants. The generator circuit breaker is the most complex switching device in the entire electricity generation and consumption chain.
