The electronic circuit breaker distributes and monitors the load current over several circuits. They reliably recognize overloads and short circuits on an output. The circuit breakers' electronics permit brief current peaks and switch longer overloads off. The rated current for each output can be individually set with a current selector switch, which is accessible from the front. The outputs are time-delay and load-dependent activated to avoid overload current. If the rated current is exceeded for a set time, the output will be switched off automatically and can be switched on after a waiting time (thermal relaxation) using the pushbutton or the remote signal-input S1.