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Alex Tich Mudoni This normally refers to Circuit breakers which are mechanically linked (Ganged) to one operating mechanism, it can never happened that all poles will open at the same time no matter how many adjustments you make.
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Mohammad Ibrahim When CB operates, each of the three poles clear at their respective current zeros. While one pole clears first, the other two poles continue to carry current. This gives rise to a temporary over-voltage across the open contacts of the pole that clears first. Now, the ratio of this over-voltage and nominal system voltage is the first pole to clear factor, as I understand. It can be mathematically shown that this factor can be up to 1.5 for a CB at EHV level. This means that this over-voltage could be up to 1.5PU.
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Ahmad Abu Al Rob First Pole to Clear Factor is defined as the ratio between: 1- The voltage on the terminal of the first pole of the circuit breaker to clear the three phase fault, which is normally the most highest and sever voltage. And 2- The Voltage on the terminal of the circuit breaker after clearing the fault, which is normally less than the first pole. Selection of this factor is mainly dependent on the system neutral earthing, if solidly earthed (grounded) or not. As well known, faults on the un-earthed system generates higher voltages then the earthed system, so: We select a circuit breaker for un- earthed/ resistance earthed system with a factor of 1.5, while for solidly earthed system we select a circuit breaker with factor of 1.3. In very special uses we select Circuit breaker with factor of 1.0.
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Bojan Vijaki Just to add: 1,5 first pole to clear factor is valid for ungrounded three phase short-circuit, neutral point is earthed. Or when three phase short circuit is grounded, and neutral point isolated. So, when first pole break current, we have occurs described by mr. Ahmad and mr Mohammad. After first pole shut down electric arc(finally break current), there is two-phase short-circuit through other two poles, and currents in these poles are in opposition. That means that their values comes to zero point at the same point and also arcs in both poles are extinguished in the same time with factor 1,0. This is my point of view, if it is wrong I am accepting objections :)
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Alex Tich Mudoni I think this question should be answered by people who are in manufacturing and tell us what they mean. If it refers to what people are talking about then all breakers should have the same first pole to clear factor. Remember the phases have an angle of 120 degrees between them.
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Bojan Vijaki I work in manufacturing of circuit breakers :) During the two phase short circuit, symetry is lost and angle is not 120 degrees between phases. Home Profile Contacts 12 days ago Groups Like Jobs Inbox Companies News More

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Edward Greagoff It is Ratio between Voltage appearing across Faulty phase before interrupting faulty current to Voltage appearing across all three phase after fault has been cleared. It is designed as 1.3 for Solidly grounded system and 1.5 for Ungrounded system.
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ali sepehri The first-pole-to-clear-factor (kpp) is depending on the earthing system of the network. The first-pole-to-clear-factor is used for calculating the transient recovery voltage for three-phase faults. In general the following cases apply: - kpp = 1.3 corresponds to three-phase faults in systems with an earthed neutral. - kpp = 1.5 corresponds to three-phase faults in isolated systems or resonant earthed systems. - kpp = 1.0 corresponds to special cases, e.g. two-phase railway systems. A special case is when there is a three-phase fault without involving earth in a system with earthed neutral. This case corresponds to kpp = 1.5. This special case is however not normally considered in the standards.
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Bojan Vijaki I made one mistake in upper comments. After first pole break current: - with first pole to clear factor 1,5(in isolated systems), other two poles break current in the same time with factor 0,87 - with first pole to clear factor 1,3(grounded systems), second pole break with factor 1,27, and third with 1,0. In this case, other two poles dont break in the same time... Apologize!
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