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Protection functions

Trip-coil monitoring

Monitors the electrical integrity of a documented breaker trip-coil circuit.

Trip-circuit monitoring detects a circuit condition; it does not prove the breaker mechanism can interrupt fault current.

Protection functions

Provides an electrical alarm output for a documented monitored condition.

An alarm relay does not necessarily trip equipment; trace the outputs before assigning a protection action.

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