Reference Information

Key information from reference documents and guides (e.g.) or succinct descriptions of concepts (e.g. what is risk and how do I visualize it)

Circuit Breaker Mechanism Maintenance Guides Mechanism-specific maintenance supplements to serve as training tools for field personnel. Topics include proper disassembly, cleaning, lubrication, and reassembly. The library is updated with new guides every year.

Circuit Breaker Guidebook Development

EPRI is developing the Circuit Breaker Guidebook as a state of the art and best practices guide to power circuit breaker operation, condition monitoring and diagnostics, and maintenance. Ultimately, the Guidebook will provide utilities with a resource for circuit breakers similar in scope to EPRI’s Copper Book for transformers. The report presents the multiyear development approach, a proposed table of contents, drafts of eight initial technical chapters, and the status of ongoing development