To enable you to extend the life of your switchgear, Hawker Siddeley Switchgear can provide direct replacement or vacuum of SF6 circuit breakers for the Brush Switchgear (single busbar ) and VTD (double busbar) ranges , and South Wales Switchgear C and D (single or double busbar) ranges.


  • Maintains the fully-certified rating of the combined replacement circuit breaker / existing switchgear
  • Considerable life extension to your original switchgear
  • Provision of a very low-maintenance circuit breaker with few consumable spares
  • Proven reliability of replacement circuit breaker
  • Provision of a cost effective method for the removal of bulk oil products
  • No expensive civil works or HV cable disruptions required
Rated voltage Up to 13.8kV  
Rated power frequency withstand voltage 28/36kV  
Rated impulse withstand voltage 75kV/95kV  
Rated frequency 50/60Hz  
Rated current Up to 2000A  
Symmetrical breaker current Up to 25kA  
Rated 3 sec short time current Up to 25kA  
Rated peak making current 62.5k