80000

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70000

60000

50000

40000

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20000

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9000
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2-400E

800
900
1000

400E
2-250E
2-300E

600

700

300E

500

400

300

125E
150E
175E
200E
250E

70 80 90

200

60

100E

50

700
600

500

500

400

400

300

300

200

200

100
90
80

100
90
80

70

70

60

60

50

50

40

40

30

30

20

20

10
9
8

10
9
8

1
.9
.8

1
.9
.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

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.3

.3

.2

.2

.1
.09
.08

.1
.09
.08

.07

.07

.06

.06

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

70000

60000

80000
90000
100000

CURRENT IN AMPERES

50000

40000

30000

20000

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9000
10000

7000

6000

5000

4000

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3000

60

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50

800
900
1000

40

700

30

600

20

500

8 9 10

400

300

200

.01
5

100

.01

MINIMUM MELTING TIME-CURRENT CHARACTERISTIC CURVES

SMU FUSE UNITSS&C SLOW SPEED
BASISThese fuse units are tested in accordance with the procedures described in ANSI Standard C37.41-1981, and they are rated
to comply with ANSI Standard C37.46-1981. As required by these
standards, the minimum melting current is not less than 200% of
fuse-unit ampere rating, and the minimum melting curves are based
on tests starting with the fuse unit at an ambient temperature of
25C and no initial load.
CONSTRUCTIONFusible elements are silver, helically coiled, and
of solderless construction.
TOLERANCESCurves are plotted to minimum test points. Maximum variations expressed in current values are plus 10%.
APPLICATIONLike all high-voltage fuses, these fuse units are
intended to accommodate overloads, not to interrupt them. Accordingly, they feature fusible elements which are designed with a minimum melting current of 200% of the fuse-unit ampere rating (for
fuse units rated 100 amperes or less) or 240% of the fuse-unit
ampere rating (for fuse units rated over 100 amperes). As a result,
these fuse units have considerable peak-load capabilities; however,
they should never be exposed to loading in excess of the peak-load
capabilities listed in S&C Data Bulletin 240-190.
Since these fuse units have silver element construction which is
not subject to damage by aging or transient overcurrents, it is unnecessary to replace unblown fuse units in single-phase or three-phase
installations when one or more fuse units have blown.

Supersedes TCC No. 119-2 dated 8-29-88

COORDINATIONAny preloading reduces melting time. While this

phenomenon is especially pronounced in other makes of fuses
having minimum melting currents appreciably less than 200% of
rating, the effect of preloading must nonetheless be determined for
the S&C fuse units represented by these curves (see S&C Data
Bulletin 240-195) and adjustments to these curves must be made:
1. When close coordination is required;
2. When, regardless of the preciseness of coordination, the fuse
unit is subjected to temporary overloads.
There are cases where the coordination requirements may be
very exacting, for example, in coordinating a transformer primary
fuse with a secondary breaker and a source-side breaker. The time
interval between the operating characteristics of the two breakers
may be very narrow. Under these circumstances there must be an
extremely short time interval between the minimum melting and the
total clearing characteristics of the fuse.
The fuse units represented by these curves possess this short
time interval feature, sincehaving a nondamageable fusible element of precise constructionthey require:
1. As little as 10% total tolerance in melting currentcompared to
the 20% tolerance of many fuses (20% and 40% respectively
in terms of time).
2. No safety-zone or setback allowances.
This narrow time band normally will provide the desired coordination. If the selected S&C Slow Speed fuse unit does not meet the
coordination requirements, check to see if the same ampere rating
in the S&C Very Slow Speed will satisfy.

Sometimes a selected ampere rating will fail to meet the coordination requirements in any available speed. In this case the selection of another ampere rating for either the protecting or protected
fuse usually will satisfy all requirements.
Do not assume that other fuses that do not employ S&Cs silver,
helically coiled fusible element construction can better resolve a
coordination impasse than the use of another ampere rating in one
of the S&C speed options. Such other fuses, including time-lag
speeds, super-slow speeds, and high-surge speeds, require the
use of safety-zone or setback allowances and, in addition, they
have larger construction tolerances (plus 20% in current; plus 40%
in terms of time). The application of these two factors will give a time
interval between the adjusted minimum melting curve and the total
clearing curve greater than in the case of S&C speed options.

FUSE UNITS AVAILABLE

Type
Kv Nom. Ratings
Ampere Ratings
SMU-20a . . . . . . . . . 14.4 through 34 .5 . . . . .15E through 200E
SMD-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.8 through 25 . . . . . .15E through 400E
a
These curves are also applicable to a previous design designated SMD-20.

c1991

TCC NUMBER

S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY Chicago

S&C ELECTRIC CANADA LTD. Toronto

119-2
Page 1 of 1
June 17, 1991

TIME IN SECONDS

TIME IN SECONDS

600

40

80E

700

30

65E

20

100

8 9 10

50E

40E

25E
30E

20E

1000
900
800

15E

CURRENT IN AMPERES