Relay is a sensing element which senses the fault ant then sends a signal to cir

cuit breaker.....
Circuit breaker after receiving the signal from relay..trips and hence protects
the apparatus/device to which it is connected
Switch gear is a series of breakers connected together to
form a complete protected bus bar with many inputs and outputs.

The term switchgear, used in association with the electric power system, or grid
, refers to the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses and/or circuit brea
kers used to isolate electrical equipment. Switchgear is used both to de-energiz
e equipment to allow work to be done and to clear faults downstream. This type o
f equipment is important because it is directly linked to the reliability of the
electricity supply.
Electrical apparatus the function of which is to open and close circuits and may
also include devices which provide protection for apparatus connected to an ele
ctrical supply.

It is used by utility providers and private facilities alike for two reasons: to
prevent overloads and short circuits, and to de-energize circuits for testing a
nd maintenance.The most familiar types of switchgear are circuit breakers and fu
ses, which interrupt the flow of electricity to a circuit when its current becom
es too high; and power transfer switches, which transfer a buildings source of e
lectricity from a primary source to a secondary source, such as accessing genera
tor power during a power outage.
Switchgear is initially categorized according to its interruption technology, th
e method by which it extinguishes its electrical arc. Using this categorization,
there are five types of gear available on today's market: oil circuit breaks, w
hich vaporize oil in order to send a jet of oil through an arc; gas (SF6) breaks
, which stretch an arc and then rely on the SF6 to extinguish it; vacuum breaks,
which extinguish their comparatively small arc by stretching it; air breaks, wh
ich typically use a puff of air to extinguish an arc; and hybrid breaks, which u
se more than one type of breaking technology to extinguish an arc, such as gas a
nd air.
Within the classifications above are sub classifications that also determine wha
t type of gear is installed in certain facilities and how it is serviced.