Selecting and Deciding On Circuit Breakers Made Easy With IEC Specifications
Selecting and Deciding On Circuit Breakers Made Easy With IEC Specifications
• Show the differences between the IEC standard specifications for circuit breakers
• Stress the importance of differentiating between the users – important for safety
• Explain the approach to select the circuit breakers in terms of load and fault current
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Purpose of circuit breakers
LV Power
switchboard
LV final
distribution
International Standards Developers
Ip
I
Prospective short-circuit current
Icc
Limited short-circuit current
Prospective
peak value I2t
Limited
peak
Specific let-through value
energy
t
Icc
MCB of UL 489 vs IEC 60898
Current-limiting MCB vs Zero point extinguishing MCB
t ms
• Between IEC 60898 & IEC 60947-2, for the
same duty IEC 60898 is more severe, in
the layman term.
t ms
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Engineered for uninstructed person safety
the safety,
2.To avoid health
real or perceived andof interest
conflicts welfare wheneverof possible,
the public, and
and to disclose toto affected
them disclose partiespromptly the factors
when they do exist;
that might endanger the public or the environment;
3.To be honest, objective, impartial and realistic in stating claims or estimates base on available facts
8.To treat fairly all persons regardless of race, gender, disability, age or national origin
9.To avoid injury to other’s life property, reputation or livelihood by false or malicious actions; and
10.To assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and to support them in following this Code of Ethics.
Philippines need to
consider circuit breakers
and enclosures to make
it safe for
uninstructed people,
the Consumers
IEC 60947-2 for the instructed
Circuit-breakers voltage does not exceed 1 000
V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c.
Additional requirements ACB
• integrally fused circuit-breakers.
• provide earth-leakage protection - Annex B
• circuit-breakers with electronic over-current
protection - Annex F
• circuit-breakers for IT systems - Annex H
MCCB
The requirements for circuit-breakers for the
protection of wiring installations in buildings
and similar applications, and designed for use
by uninstructed persons, are contained in
IEC 60898. MCB
How
Every live conductor
▪ Be alert all time to operate automatically on needs to be protected
overload or fault current in the event of:
Requirement
▪ Overload current; and
▪ Adequate breaking capacity
▪ Operate safely without danger to person & ▪ Fault or short circuit current.
property in vicinity
▪ Ready and easy restoration
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Circuit breaker – safe protection
Primary function is overcurrent protection
Utilities supply
❑ Protect cable and MV/LV transformer
components from damage
Main switchboard
due to
▪ overload; or
▪ short circuit. Power
switchboard
❑ Provide safe isolation.
❑ Protect against electric shock.
Final or branch
Protect distribution
users
Basic overcurrent protection
Time (s)
Supply ~
IB ≤ In ≤ Iz
I2 ≤ 1.45 Iz
Cable
Cable MCCB
k2S2 = I2t
Cable
MCCB
S
t=k
I
MCCB protects the cable by
tripping before cable burns off.
Load I(A)
Short circuit selection
For short-circuit protection, the Utilities supply
Final or branch
distribution
Co-ordination
The circuit-breaker at the point of Utilities supply
C1 36kA
Power
Discrimination C2 65kA switchboard
C1 36kA 14kA
Final or branch
Back-up C2 65kA distribution
C1 36kA 65kA
Level of discrimination
Utilities supply
Let us consider C2 and C1.
MV/LV transformer
Discrimination C2 65kA
C1 36kA 14kA
C2 65kA Trip Main switchboard
C1 36kA Trip
Fault at Fault value C2 C1
Z
W 5kA ON Trip
X 10kA ON Trip Y
Final or branch
Back-up C2 65kA distribution
C1 36kA 65kA
Back-up potection
Utilities supply
The combined breaking of the
fault current in the circuit by C2 MV/LV transformer
Final or branch
distribution
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