AS 61818—2005

IEC/TR 61818 Ed. 1.0 (2003)

AS 61818—2005

Australian Standard™
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Application guide for low-voltage fuses

 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee EL-007, Power Switchgear. It
was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 20 July 2005.
This Standard was published on 21 September 2005.

The following are represented on Committee EL-007:

Australian British Chamber of Commerce

Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association
Energy Networks Association
Engineers Australia
Testing interests (Australia)
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 AS 61818—2005

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Application guide for low-voltage fuses

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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee EL-007, Power Switchgear.
The objective of this Standard is to demonstrate that low-voltage current-limiting fuses are easy
to apply to protect today’s complex and sensitive electronic equipment.
This Standard is identical with, and has been reproduced from IEC/TR 61818 Ed. 1.0 (2003),
Application guide for low-voltage fuses.
As this Standard is reproduced from an International Standard, the following applies:
(a) Its number does not appear on each page of text and its identity is shown only on the
cover and title page.
(b) In the source text ‘IEC 61818’ should read ‘AS 61818’.
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(c) A full point should be substituted for a comma when referring to a decimal marker.
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CONTENTS

Page

Introduction ........................................................................................................................... iv
1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references ....................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions....................................................................................................... 2
4 Fuse benefits ................................................................................................................... 3
5 Fuse construction and operation ...................................................................................... 3
5.1 Fuse-link ................................................................................................................. 4
5.2 Fuse-base............................................................................................................... 6
5.3 Replacement handles and fuse-holders................................................................... 6
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6 Fuse-combination units .................................................................................................... 6

7 Fuse selection and markings ............................................................................................ 7
8 Conductor protection ........................................................................................................ 9
8.1 Type gG .................................................................................................................. 9
8.2 Types gN and gD .................................................................................................... 9
9 Coordination of protective devices ................................................................................. 10
9.1 General................................................................................................................. 10
9.2 Discrimination between fuses................................................................................ 11
9.3 Verification of discrimination for operating time ≥ 0,1 s ......................................... 11
9.4 Verification of discrimination for operating time < 0,1 s ......................................... 12
9.5 Verification of total discrimination ......................................................................... 12
9.6 Discrimination of circuit-breakers upstream of fuses ............................................. 12
9.7 Discrimination of fuses upstream of circuit-breakers ............................................. 13
10 Short-circuit damage protection...................................................................................... 15
11 Protection of power factor correction capacitors ............................................................. 15
12 Transformer protection ................................................................................................... 16
13 Motor circuit protection................................................................................................... 17
13.1 Motor protection.................................................................................................... 17
13.2 Fuse and motor-starter coordination ..................................................................... 17
14 Circuit-breaker protection ............................................................................................... 18
15 Semiconductor protection............................................................................................... 18
16 Fuses in enclosures ....................................................................................................... 18
16.1 Fuse-links of type gG according to IEC 60269-2-1, section I ................................. 18
16.2 Other fuse-links .................................................................................................... 18
17 DC applications.............................................................................................................. 19
17.1 Short-circuit protection .......................................................................................... 19
17.2 Overload protection .............................................................................................. 19
17.3 Time-current characteristics .................................................................................. 20
18 Automatic disconnection for installations in buildings ..................................................... 21
18.1 General................................................................................................................. 21
18.2 Principle of the protection ..................................................................................... 21
18.3 Examples .............................................................................................................. 22
Bibliography ......................................................................................................................... 24
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INTRODUCTION

The effects of overcurrent on electrical equipment can be dramatic if no appropriate protection

is provided, for example:

• melting of conductors or busbars;

• vaporization of metal;
• ionization of gases;
• arcing, fire and explosion;
• insulation damage.

Apart from being hazardous to personnel, significant economic losses can result from
downtime and the repairs required to restore damaged equipment.

Fuses are common overcurrent protective devices in use today

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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard

Application guide for low-voltage fuses

1 Scope

This technical report, which serves as an application guide for low-voltage fuses, shows how
current-limiting fuses are easy to apply to protect today's complex and sensitive electronic
equipment. This guide specifically covers low-voltage fuses up to a.c. 1 000 V and
d.c. 1 500 V according to IEC 60269. This guide provides information on the application of
fuses, which are not always covered, as well as important facts, which are sometimes difficult
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to locate in standards.

In the interest of keeping the guide current and up to date with new developments, readers
are invited to comment on this guide and their application experience to their National
Committees.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

References to international standards that are struck through in this clause are replaced by
references to Australian or Australian/New Zealand Standards that are listed immediately
thereafter and identified by shading. Any Australian or Australian/New Zealand Standard that
is identical to the International Standard it replaces is identified as such.

IEC 60146-6:1992, Semiconductor convertors – Part 6: Application guide for the protection of
semiconductor convertors against overcurrent by fuses

IEC 60269 (all parts), Low-voltage fuses

AS 60269 (all parts), Low-voltage fuses

IEC 60269-1:1998, Low-voltage fuses – Part 1: General requirements

IEC 60269-2:1986: Low-voltage fuses – Part 2: Supplementary requirements for fuses for use
by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application)

IEC 60269-2-1:1998, Low-voltage fuses – Part 2-1: Supplementary requirements for fuses for
use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application) – Sections I to V: Examples
of types of standardized fuses

IEC 60269-3-1:1994, Low-voltage fuses – Part 3-1: Supplementary requirements for fuses for
use by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for household and similar applications) – Sections I
to IV

IEC 60269-4:1986, Low-voltage fuses – Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for
the protection of semiconductor devices

IEC 60364-4-41:2001, Electrical installations of buildings – Part 4-41: Protection for safety –
Protection against electric shock

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