Oct 7, 2026, 6:41 PMSo talking about circuit breaker voltage ratings for two seemingly identical three-pole circuit breakers:
▪️600V
▪️600Y/347V
My understanding is that the second “slash rated” breaker isn’t rated to handle the voltages on a 600V delta system, only on a solidly-grounded wye system (the 347V to neutral/ground, with 600V between any phases).
In a grounded wye system the highest voltage during interruption seen across one breaker pole is 347. Across two poles line to line would be 300 per pole. (300 * 2 =600)
In a delta system with no ground, if there’s one ground fault on a phase before the breaker (line side), and another ground fault occurs on a different phase after the breaker (load side), that -one pole- connecting them would need to interrupt fault current at 600V.
