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02-2008
Contents
Applications Fuse range selection Main characteristics Fusarc CF, Solfuse, Tpfuse, MGK Construction MV limiting fuses with thermal striker Construction Fusarc CF Characteristics and dimensions References and characteristics Fuse and limitation curves Solfuse References and characteristics Fuse and limitation curves Tpfuse, Fusarc CF Metering transformer protection MGK References, characteristics and curves Selection and usage guide General - Transformer protection Transformer protection - Selection table Motor protection Motor protection - Selection charts Capacitor bank protection Comments on substituting fuses Order form
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Presentation
Applications
Fuse range selection
Our Fusarc CF, Solfuse, Tpfuse and MGK fuses make up a broad, consistent and uniform range of high breaking capacity fuses and current limitors. They are all of combined type and are manufactured so that they can be installed both indoors and outdoors (depending on the type). Schneider Electric fuses provide protection to medium voltage distribution devices (from 3 to 36 kV) from both the dynamic and thermal effects of short-circuit currents greater than the fuses minimum breaking current. Considering their low cost and their lack of required maintenance, medium voltage fuses are an excellent solution to protect various types of distribution devices: b Medium voltage current consumers (transformers, motors, capacitors, etc.) b Public and industrial electrical distribution networks.
Public distribution
058579N
They offer dependable protection against major faults that can occur either on medium or low voltage circuits. This protection can be further enhanced by combining the fuses with low voltage protection systems or with an overcurrent relay.
058580N
Selection table
Depending on the equipment to be protected and its voltage rating, the table below gives the range of fuses which are best suited to the protection application. Voltage (kV) 3.6
Motor protection
Power transformers Fusarc CF Fusarc CF Solfuse Fusarc CF Solfuse Fusarc CF Solfuse Fusarc CF
Capacitors Fusarc CF Fusarc CF Solfuse Fusarc CF Solfuse Fusarc CF Solfuse Fusarc CF Solfuse Fusarc CF Solfuse
Voltage transformers Fusarc CF Fusarc CF Tpfuse Fusarc CF Tpfuse Fusarc CF Tpfuse Fusarc CF Solfuse Tpfuse Fusarc CF
7.2 12 17.5 24
36
Fusarc CF Solfuse
Presentation
Main characteristics
PE55711
Key characteristics
The most signicant features provided by our range of fuses are as follows: b High breaking capacity b High current limitation b Low I2t values b Dependable breaking of critical currents b Low breaking overvoltage b Low dissipated power b No maintenance or ageing b For indoor and outdoor applications b With a thermal striker b Low minimum breaking current values.
Standards
Our fuses are designed and manufactured according to the following standards: b IEC 60282-1, IEC 60787 (Fusarc CF, Solfuse,Tpfuse, MGK) b DIN 43625 (Fusarc CF) b VDE 0670-402 (Fusarc CF) b UTE C64200, C64210 (Solfuse, Tpfuse).
Routine testing
During manufacture, each fuse is subject to systematic routine testing, with the aim of checking its quality and conformity: b Dimensional control and weight control b Visual control of markings, labelling and external appearance b Electrical resistance measurement: a key point to ensure that fuses have the required performance levels at the end of the production process and to check that no damage has occurred during assembly. Measurement of the room temperature resistance of each fuse is therefore carried out in order to check that they are in line with values, according to their rated voltage and rated current.
Presentation
Main characteristics
DE55750
Key denitions
Un: rated voltage This is the highest voltage between phases (expressed in kV) for the network on which the fuse might be installed. In the medium voltage range, the preferred rated voltages have been set at: 3.6 - 7.2 - 12 - 17.5 - 24 and 36 kV. In: rated current This is the current value that the fuse can withstand on a constant basis without any abnormal temperature rise (generally 65 Kelvin for the contacts). Safe operating range I3: minimum rated breaking current This is the minimum current value which causes the fuse to blow and break the current. For our fuses, these values are between 3 and 5 times the In value. Comment: it is not enough for a fuse to blow in order to interrupt the ow of current. For current values less than I3 , the fuse will blow, but may not break the current. Arcing continues until an external event interrupts the current. It is therefore essential to avoid using a fuse in the range between In and I3. Overcurrents in this range may irreversibly damage fuse elements, whilst still maintaining the risk of an arc which is not broken, and of them being destroyed. Figure 1 shows the operating ranges of combined type fuses. I2: critical currents (currents giving similar conditions to the maximum arcing energy). This current subjects the fuse to greater thermal and mechanical stresses. The value of I2 varies between 20 and 100 times the In value, depending on the design of the fuse element. If the fuse can break this current, it can also break currents between I3 and I1.
Figure 1: denition of a fuses operating zone.
I1: maximum rated breaking current This is the presumed fault current that the fuse can interrupt. This value is very high for our fuses ranging from 20 to 63 kA. Comment: it is necessary to ensure that the network short circuit current is at least equal to the I1 current of the fuse that is used.
Fuses
DE58240EN
Force (N)
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 5 10 15 20 23 Travel
(mm) Figure 2: this graph shows the value of the force provided by the striker according to its length of travel.
Enclosure (2)
This part of the fuse must withstand certain specic stresses (related to what has already been mentioned): b Thermal stresses: the enclosure has to withstand the rapid temperature rise that occurs when the arc is extinguished b Electrical stresses: the enclosure has to withstand the restoring of current after breaking b Mechanical stresses: the enclosure has to withstand the increase in pressure caused by the expansion of the sand when breaking occurs.
Core (3)
This is a cylinder surrounded by ceramic ns onto which the fuse element is wound. The striker control wire together with the latter are tted in the cyclinder. They are insulated from the fuse elements.
Contact caps Enclosure Core Fuse element Extinction powder Thermal striker
This is a mechanical device which indicates correct fuse operation. It also provides the energy required to actuate a combined breaking device. The striker is controlled by a heavy duty wire which, once the fuse element has blown, also melts and releases the striker. It is very important that the control wire does not cause premature tripping of the striker, nor must it interfere with the breaking process. The Schneider Electric limiting fuse, with its thermal striker, is not only capable of indicating and breaking short circuits. It is also capable of this for prolonged overcurrents, and currents causing signicant temperature rises in the devices combined with the fuses and the fuses themselves. The thermal strikers installed in our fuses are of medium type and their force/travel characteristics (approximately 1 joule according to standard IEC-60282-1) are shown in gure 2.
PE55713
Fuses
All Schneider Electric fuses (type Fusarc CF) are provided of a thermal protection device. In the case of permanent overcurrents lower than I3 and superior to the rated current (In), the fuse mechanical striker acts opening the device associated and avoiding any incidents due to overheatings. In this way, the fuse not only works as a current limiter but also as a temperature limiter when combined with an external breaking device. These types of fuses, which integrate a thermal striker, are fully compatible with standard Back UP type fuses. Figure 1.1 shows thermal protection action zone.
PE56921
b Reducing operating costs due to destruction of equipment or excess costs caused by loss of quality of service (repair time, staff, etc.). This thermal protector safety feature, signicantly reduces the risk of damage and accidents in installations and therefore increases the power distribution quality of service. The characteristics of the thermal striker fuse (breaking capacity, fuse curves, limiting values, striker force, etc.) do not vary relative to our fuses without thermal protection.
DE55754
Fuses
Fusarc CF
Characteristics and dimensions
Dimensions (mm)
Figure 4
DE55753
Fusarc CF
Striker * 6
45
33 L*
33 23
* The following page gives the diameter and length of the fuse according to its rating.
This is Schneider Electrics DIN standard fuse range. When designing this range, we paid particular attention to minimise power dissipation. It is increasingly common to use RMU units with SF6 gas as the insulating material. In view of these operating conditions, in which the fuse is inserted inside a hermetically sealed fuse chamber, with virtually no ventilation, these fuses avoid premature ageing of themselves and of the whole device which would otherwise be caused by a non-optimised fuse. The enclosure in the Fusarc CF range up to 100 A (rated current) is made from crystallised brown porcelain which withstands ultra-violet radiation and can therefore be installed both outdoors and indoors. Fuses with rated current values greater than 100 A have glass bre enclosures and are only for indoor installations. You will nd the full list of the Fusarc CF range in the table given on the following page. With rated voltages ranging from 3 to 36 kV and rated currents of up to 250 A, they meet customers exact requirements in terms of switchgear short-circuit protection.
Fuses
Fusarc CF
References and characteristics
Table no. 1 Reference 757372AR 51311006M0 51006500M0 51006501M0 51006502M0 51006503M0 51006504M0 51006505M0 51006506M0 51006507M0 51006508M0 51006509M0 51006510M0 757352BN 757352BP 757352BQ 757374BR 51311007M0 51006511M0 51006512M0 51006513M0 51006514M0 51006515M0 51006516M0 51006517M0 51006518M0 51006519M0 51006520M0 51006521M0 757364CN 757354CP 757354CQ 51006522M0 51006523M0 51006524M0 51006525M0 51006526M0 51311008M0 51006527M0 51006528M0 51006529M0 51006530M0 51006531M0 51006532M0 51006533M0 51006534M0 51006535M0 51006536M0 51006537M0 17.5 10/17.5 12 6/12 7.2 3/7.2 Rated voltage (kV) 3.6 Operating Rated Max. breaking voltage (kV) current (A) current I1 (kA) 3/3.6 250 4 6.3 10 16 20 25 31.5 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 4 6.3 10 16 20 25 31.5 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 10 16 25 31.5 40 4 6.3 10 16 20 25 31.5 40 50 63 80 100 31.5 40 40 63 50 63 50 Min. breaking current I3 (A) 2.000 20 36 34 50 62 91 101 135 180 215 280 380 650 1.000 1.400 2.200 20 36 34 50 62 91 101 135 180 215 280 380 650 1.000 1.400 34 50 91 101 135 20 36 34 50 62 91 101 135 180 215 330 450 Cold resistance* Dissipated (m:) power (W) 0.6 762 205 102 68.5 53.5 36.4 26 18 11.7 8.4 6.4 5.5 3.4 2.2 1.8 0.9 1143 319 158 106 82 56 40 28 17.4 13.8 10 8 5.3 3.5 2.7 203 132 71 51 35 1436 402 203 132 103 71 51 35 22 19.4 13.5 11 58 20 12 14 26 32 35 42 46 44 52 68 85 88 87 95 95 27 16 18 37 42 52 59 74 70 82 102 120 143 127 172 23 47 72 78 90 34 21 25 46 52 66 74 94 93 121 145 192 86 4.6 76 3.9 367 50.5 1.5 292 76 3.2 50.5 1.2 442 86 5 76 3.2 292 50.5 1.2 442 292 86 3.4 5 76 2.1 192 50.5 1 Length (mm) 292 Diameter Weight (mm) (kg) 86 3.4
* Resistances are given at 10% for a temperature of 20C. Fuses > 100 A rated current, are manufactured in glass bre (for indoor use).
Fuses
Fusarc CF
References and characteristics
Table no. 1 (continued) Reference 51108915M0 51108916M0 51108917M0 51108918M0 51108919M0 51108920M0 51108921M0 51108922M0 51108923M0 51108807M0 51108808M0 51108813M0 51108814M0 51108809M0 51108810M0 51311009M0 51006538M0 51006539M0 51006540M0 51006541M0 51006542M0 51006543M0 51006544M0 51006545M0 51006546M0 51006547M0 51006548M0 51311010M0 51006549M0 51006550M0 51006551M0 51006552M0 51006553M0 51006554M0 51006555M0 51006556M0 51006557M0 36 20/36 24 10/24 Rated voltage (kV) Operating Rated Max. breaking voltage (kV) current (A) current I1 (kA) 6.3 10 16 20 25 31.5 40 50 63 6.3 16 20 25 31.5 40 4 6.3 10 16 20 25 31.5 40 50 63 80 100 4 6.3 10 16 20 25 31.5 40 50 63 20 31.5 40 31.5 Min. breaking current I3 (A) 38 40 60 73 100 112 164 233 247 36 50 62 91 101 135 20 36 34 50 62 91 101 135 180 215 330 450 20 36 34 50 62 91 101 135 200 250 Cold resistance* Dissipated (m:) power (W) 484 248 158 123 88 61 45 30 23 485 158 123 85 61 42 1436 485 248 158 123 85 61 42 31.5 22.8 18 13.5 2109 750 380 252 197 133 103 70 47 35 26 35 64 84 79 90 120 157 177 26 58 67 76 93 115 34 25 31 58 67 79 96 119 136 144 200 240 51 39 50 98 120 133 171 207 198 240 537 76 86 5.4 6.5 50.5 1.9 442 76 86 4.5 5.7 442 50.5 1.7 76 3.9 367 50.5 1.5 86 5 292 76 3.2 50.5 1.2 Length (mm) Diameter Weight (mm) (kg)
* Resistances are given at 10% for a temperature of 20 C. Fuses > 100 A rated current, are manufactured in glass bre (for indoor use).
Fuses
Fusarc CF
Fuse and limitation curves
250 A
DE58241
10 A 16 A 20 A 25 A
Current (A)
100 8 6 4
Ia
2
8 1.
Ik
Is
Ik
2
250 A 200 A 160 A 125 A 100 A 80 A 63 A 50 A 40 A 31.5 A 25 A 20 A 16 A 10 A 6.3 A
10 8 6 4
1 8 6 4
4A
0.1
8 0.1
8 1
8 10
8 100
10
Fuses
Solfuse
References and characteristics
The Solfuse range of fuses is manufactured according to UTE standard C64200. The rated voltage varies from 7.2 to 36 kV. They can be supplied with or without a striker and their weight is of around 2 kg. They are mainly intended to protect power transformers and distribution networks, and are solely for indoor installations (glass bre enclosure).
Electrical characteristics
Table no. 2 Reference 757328BC 757328BE 757328BH 757328BK 757328BN 757328CM 757328DL 757328EC 757328EE 757328EH 757328EJ 757328EK 757331EC** 757331EE** 757331EH** 757331EJ** 757331EK** 757328FC 757328FD 757328FE 757328FF 757328FG 757328FH 36 30/36 12/24 10/24 12/24 10/24 7.2/12 7.2/17.5 3/12 3/17.5 7.2 3/7.2 Rated voltage (kV) Operating voltage (kV) Rated current (A) 6.3 16 31.5 63 125 100 80 6.3 16 31.5 43 63 6.3 16 31.5 43 63 6.3 10 16 20 25 31.5 Min. breaking current Max. breaking current I3 (A) I1 (kA) 31.5 80 157.5 315 625 500 400 31.5 80 157.5 215 315 31.5 80 157.5 215 315 31.5 50 80 100 125 157.5 20 30 30 50 40 50 Cold resistance * (m:) 158.6 51.7 24.5 11.3 4.8 7.7 15.1 445.9 93.2 45.8 38.5 18.9 447.3 147.4 67.9 39 19.3 618.9 252.9 207.8 133.2 124 93
Dimensions (mm)
Figure 5
DE55752
Striker 520 6
55
35
450 23 max.
Weight: 2.3 kg
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Fuses
Solfuse
Fuse and limitation curves
6.3 A 10 A
16 A 20 A 25 A 31.5 A 43 A 63 A 80 A
6 8 100 2
100 A 125 A
4 6
8 1000
8 10000
Current (A)
100 8 6 4
Ia
2
8 1.
Ik
Is
Ik
2
125 A 100 A 80 A 63 A 43 A 31.5 A 25 A 20 A 16 A 10 A 6.3 A
10 8 6 4
1 8 6 4
0.1 0.1
10
100
12
Fuses
Tpfuse, Fusarc CF
(metering transformer protection) References, characteristics and curves
We manufacture Tpfuse and Fusarc CF type fuses intended for metering transformer protection which have the following references and characteristics:
Characteristics
Table no. 3 Type Reference Rated voltage (kV) 12 24 7.2 12 17.5 24 36 Operating voltage (kV) < 12 13.8/24 3/7.2 6/12 10/17.5 10/24 20/36 Rated current (A) 0.3 2.5 1 2.5 2.5 1 2.5 2.5 20 40 9.5 63 Length Max. breaking Min. breaking Cold resistance * current current (m:) (mm) I3 (A) I1 (kA) 40 40 6.1 11.6 1278 3834 1917 2407 4815 2407 3537 301 192 292 367 442 537 50.5 Diameter (mm) 27.5 Weight (kg) 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.8
Tpfuse Fusarc CF
* Resistances are given at 10% for a temperature of 20C. Tpfuse fuses are only made in glass bre when intended for indoor usage. Fuses for metering transformer protection are made without strikers, according to gures 6 and 7.
45
50.5
33
Tpfuse (Figure 7)
DE55760
27.5
15
Current (A)
13
Fuses
MGK
References, characteristics and curves
Dimensions (mm)
Figure 8
DE55761
Striker 81
MGK fuses are intended to protect medium voltage motors at 7.2 kV (indoor application).
Electrical characteristics
Table no. 4 Reference Rated voltage (kV) Operating voltage (kV) Rated current (A) 100 125 7.2 y 7.2 160 200 250 Min. breaking Max. breaking Cold resistance * current current (m:) I1 (kA) I3 (A) 360 570 900 1400 2200 50 50 50 50 50 6.4 4.6 2.4 1.53 0.95
Weight: 4.1 kg
100 A 125 A
160 A
200 A
6
8 1000
250 A
8 10000
Current (A)
100 8 6 4
Ia
2
8 1.
Ik
Is
Ik
2
250 A 200 A 160 A 125 A 100 A
10 8 6 4
1 8 6 4
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Fuses
DE55764
General
According to their specic characteristics, the various types of fuses (Fusarc CF, Solfuse, Tpfuse and MGK) provide real protection for a wide variety of medium and high voltage equipment (transformers, motors, capacitors). It is of the utmost importance to always remember the following points: b Un of the fuse must be greater than or equal to the network voltage b I1 of a fuse must be greater than or equal to the network short circuit current b The characteristics of the equipment to be protected must always be taken into consideration.
Icc
Transformer protection
I3
(1)
A transformer imposes three main stresses on a fuse. This is why the fuses must be capable of:
I In
Closing
In
b Withstanding the peak start-up current which accompanies transformer closing The fuses fusion current at 0.1 s must be more than 12 times the transformers rated current. If(0.1 s) > 12 x In transfo. b Breaking fault currents across the terminals of the transformer secondary A fuse intended to protect a transformer has to break its rated short circuit current (Isc) before it can damage the transformer. Isc > If(2 s) b Withstanding the continuous operating current together with possible overloads In order to achieve this, the fuses rated current must be over 1.4 times the transformers rated current. In fuse > 1.4 In transfo. Choice of rating In order to correctly select the fuses rated current to protect a transformer, we have to know and take account of: b The transformer characteristics: v power (P in kVA) v short circuit voltage (Usc in %) v rated current. b The fuse characteristics: v time/current characteristics (If 0.1 s and If 2 s) v the minimum rated breaking current (I3). b The installation and operating conditions: v open air, cubicle or fuse chamber v presence or otherwise of permanent overload v short circuit current in the installation v indoor or outdoor usage.
Comment: whether used in Schneider Electrics SM6, RM6, CAS 36 or in a device from another manufacturer, the equipment manufacturers own users instructions must be referred to when choosing the fuse.
Fuse
Transformer
(1) In this current zone, any overloads must be eliminated by LV protection devices or by a MV switch equipped with an overcurrent relay.
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Fuses
Table no. 6
Fusarc CF fuses DIN standard for transformer protection (rating in A) (1) (2) (3)
Transformer power (kVA)
25
16
50
25 40 16
75
31.5 50 25 40 20
100 125 160 200 250 315 400 500 630 800 1000 1250 1600 2000
40 50 63 63 80
20
25
31.5 40 20
25 16
50
63 31.5 50 25 40 25 40 16
63
80 31.5
80
100 40
80
100 50
100
63
100
125 63
125
160 80
125
160
160 125
160
200 125
160
10
16 6.3
31.5 40 25
31.5 20
40
50 31.5 50 25 40 20
50
63 40
63
80 40
80
100 50
80
100 63
100
63
100
125 80
10
6.3
20
25 16
31.5 40
50
63 31.5 50 25 40 25 40 20
50
63 40
63
80 50
80
100 50
80
100 63
100
80
100
125
125 125 80
100
10 6.3 6.3 4 4 4
20
25
25
31.5
31.5 31.5 40 20
25 16
50
63 31.5 50 25 40 25 40 25 40
63
80 31.5
63
80 40
80
100 50
100
63
100
125 63
10
16
16
20 10
25
31.5 20
31.5 40
40
50 31.5 50 25 40 25 40 25 40 20
50
63 40
63
80 50
80
100 50
80
100 63
10
6.3
16
20 10
20
25 16
25
31.5 16
31.5 31.5 40 25
31.5 20
50
63 31.5 50 31.5 50 31.5 50 25 40 25 40
63
80 40
63
80 50
80
100 50
80
100 63
100
125
10
6.3
16
10
20
25 10
20
25 16
50
63 40
63
80 50
63
80 50
80
100 63
80
100
10 6.3
10
16 10
16 6.3
16
20 10
20
25 16
25
31.5 16
50
63 40
63
80 40
63
80 50
80
100 63
80
100 63
100 100 80
100
16
20
20
25 10
20
25 16
31.5 40 25
31.5 20
50
63 31.5 50 25 40 25 40
50
63 31.5
63
80 40
80
50
80
100
100
63
6.3 6.3 4 4
10 6.3
10
10
16
16
20 10
20
25 10
20
25 16
31.5 40
40
50 31.5 50 31.5 50 25 40
50
63 40
63
40
63
80 50
80
100 63
10
6.3
16 10
10 6.3
16
20 10
20
25 16
25
31.5 16
31.5 31.5 40 25
31.5 16
50
63 40
50
63 40
63
80 50
80
100
80
100
6.3 6.3
10 6.3
10
16
20
20
25 10
20
25 16
31.5 40 25
31.5
50
63 31.5 50
50
63 31.5
63
40
63
50
63 63 63
10
10
16
16
20
20
25
20
25
31.5 40
40
50
50
63
63
Table no. 7
Solfuse fuses UTE standard for transformer protection (rating in A) (1) (2) (3)
Transformer power (kVA)
25
16 16 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3
50
16 16 16 16 16 16 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3
100
31.5 31.5 31.5 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 6.3 6.3 6.3
125
63 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 16 16 16 16 16 6.3 6.3 6.3
160
63 63 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 16 16 16 16 16 16 6.3
200
63 63 63 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 16 16 16 16 16 16
250
80 80 63 63 63 31.5 31.5 31.5 16 16 16 16 16
315
100 80 80 63 63 63 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 16 16 16
400
100 100 80 63 63 63 43 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 16 16
500
125 125 100 80 80 80 43 43 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 16
630
800
100 100 80 80 63 43
80 63
(1) Fuse ratings correspond to open air installation with a transformer overload of 30%. or to an indoor installation without transformer overload. (2) If the fuse is incorporated in a distribution switchboard. please refer to the selection table provided by the manufacturer of this device. (3) although the ratings shown in bold type are the most appropriate. the others also protect transformers in a satisfactory manner.
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Fuses
Motor protection
When combined with a contactor, fuses provide a particularly effective protection system for an MV motor. The specic stresses that fuses have to withstand are due to: b The motor to be protected b The network on which it is placed. Stresses due to the motor b The start-up current (Id). b The start-up duration (Td). b The number of successive start-ups. b When the motor is energised, and throughout the start-up period, the impedance of a motor is such that it consumes a current Id which is signicantly greater than the rated load current In. Normally, this current Id is around 6 times the rated current, (Id/In = 6). b The start-up duration Td depends on the type of load that is being driven by the motor. It is of around ten seconds. b We also have to take account of the possibility of several successive start-ups in choosing the fuse rating. Stresses related to the network b The rated voltage: the rated voltage for MV motors is at most equal to 11 kV. b The limited broken current: networks with MV motors are generally high installed power networks with very high short circuit currents. Choice of rating The fuse rating chosen depends on three parameters: b The start-up current b The duration b The start-up frequency.
Number of start-ups per hour 6 12 6 12 6 12 250 250 250 250 250 200 200 200 200 160 160 160 160 125 125 125 125 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 63 63 63 50 50 50 50
3.3
6.6
11
1410 1290 1140 1030 890 790 710 640 610 540 480 440 310 280 250 240 230 210 180 170 160 148 133 120 110 98 88 83 73 67 62 57
250 250 250 250 250 200 200 200 160 160 160 160 160 125 125 125 125 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 63 63 63 50 50 50
250 250 250 250 250 200 200 200 160 160 160 160 160 125 125 125 125 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 63 63 63 50 50 50
250 250 250 250 250 200 200 200 200 160 160 160 160 125 125 125 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 63 63 63 63 50 50
250 250 250 250 250 200 200 200 200 160 160 160 160 125 125 125 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 63 63 63 50 50
250 250 250 250 250 250 200 200 200 200 160 160 160 160 125 125 125 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 63 63 63 50
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Fuses
The three charts given below enable the fuse rating to be determined when we know the motor power (P in kW) and its rated voltage (Ua in kV). Chart 1: this gives the rated current In (A) according to P and Ua. Chart 2: this gives the start-up current Id (A) according to In (A). Chart 3: this gives the appropriate rating according Id and the start-up duration time td (s). Comments Chart 1 is plotted for a power factor of 0.92 and an efciency of 0.94. For values different to this, use the following equation: In =
P n 3 Ua . p.f.
b chart 3 is given in the case of 6 start-ups spread over an hour or 2 successive startups . n b For n successive start-ups (n > 6), multiply td by 6 For p successive start-ups (p > 2), multiply td by 2 (see selection table) In the absence of any information, take td = 10 s. b if the motor start-up is not direct, the rating obtained using the charts below may be less than the full load current of the motor. In this case, we have to choose a rating 20% over the value of this current, to take account of the cubicle installation. Fuses with a rating chosen using these charts will satisfy fuse ageing tests according to recommendations in IEC 60644.
10 100 1000
Id (A)
10000 100
Example (in blue in the charts) A 1650 kW motor powered at 6.6 kV (point A, chart 1) has a current of 167 A (point B).
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Td (s)
The start-up current, 6 times greater than the rated current = 1000 A (point C, chart 2). For a start-up time of 10 s, chart 3 shows a rating of 250 A (point D).
D
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80A 1650 kW
125A
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P (kW)
1000
10000
100A
C
1000 A
10
In (A)
x6 100
167 A x4
1000 100
P (kW)
1000
10000
10
100
1000
Id (A)
10000
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In (A)
Td (s)
2x250A
Fuses
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Fuses
Order form
Only one of the boxes (ticked X or lled by the needed value) have to be considered between each horizontal line.
Fuses
Electrical characteristics
Rated voltage Operating voltage Rated current Power Transformer Motor
Dimensions
Fuse length Cap diameter (mm) (mm)
Other characteristics
Operating conditions Open air Standards Reference Cubicle Fuse chamber Other
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