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Autoreclosers

An autorecloser is a component used in electrical power generation. The autorecloser is a specialized type of circuit breaker that has the ability to reclose itself after a fault causes the circuit breaker to trip. Unlike in household wiring where a fault would indicate a problem, autoreclosers are used in the monitoring of overhead power lines, where small faults can be transient in nature and insufficient to warrant shutdown of the entire system.