Which risk increases when operating a three-phase circuit breaker nearing its maximum breaking capacity?

💡 Explanation

When approaching maximum breaking capacity, intense electric fields cause increased stress on insulation, leading to partial discharge and potential dielectric breakdown because of reduced insulator resistance. Therefore probability of dielectric breakdown results, rather than contact wear, decreased efficiency, or harmonic distortion, each stemming from different operational limits.

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