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TIME IN SECONDS

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.9 .9
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CURRENT IN AMPERES

TOTAL CLEARING TIME-CURRENT CHARACTERISTIC CURVES

SM REFILL UNITS—S&C COORDINATING SPEED
BASIS—These refill units are tested in accordance with the proce- COORDINATION—These curves represent the total time required for This narrow time band normally will provide the desired coordi-
dures described in ANSI Standard C37.41-1981. As required by this a refill unit to melt and interrupt a fault current, and should be fol- nation. If the selected S&C Coordinating Speed refill unit does not
standard, the minimum melting and total clearing curves are based lowed in coordination problems where fuses are applied as “pro- meet the coordination requirements, check to see if a refill unit in the
on tests starting with the refill unit at an ambient temperature of tecting” devices. S&C Slow Speed or S&C Standard Speed will satisfy.
25°C and no initial load.
Any preloading reduces melting time. With respect to the “pro- Sometimes a selected ampere rating will fail to meet the coordi-
CONSTRUCTION—Fusible elements are silver and of solderless tected” fuse, the effect of preloading must be determined and adjust- nation requirements in any available speed. In this case the selec-
construction. ments made to its minimum melting curve: tion of another ampere rating for either the protecting or protected
1. When close coordination is required; fuse usually will satisfy all requirements.
TOLERANCES—Curves are plotted to maximum test points. All varia- 2. When, regardless of the preciseness of coordination, the pro-
tions are minus. tected fuse is subjected to temporary overloads. Do not assume that other fuses that do not employ S&C’s silver,
helically coiled fusible element construction can better resolve a
APPLICATION—These S&C Coordinating Speed refill units should There are cases where the coordination requirements may be coordination impasse than the use of another ampere rating in one of
be applied only where the maximum continuous load current does very exacting; for example, in coordinating a transformer-primary the S&C speed options. Such other fuses, including “time-lag”
not exceed 400 amperes and where all fault currents below 3000 fuse with a secondary breaker and a source-side breaker. The time speeds, “super-slow” speeds, and “high-surge” speeds, require the
amperes for refill units rated 410 amperes, and 4000 amperes for interval between the operating characteristics of the two breakers use of “safety-zone” or setback allowances and, in addition, they
refill units rated 420 amperes, will be cleared by another fuse. They may be very narrow. Under these circumstances there must be an have larger construction tolerances (plus 20% in current; plus 40% in
are for use where load conditions do not require a fuse or higher extremely short time interval between the minimum melting and the terms of time). The application of these two factors will give a time
ampere rating, but where additional time margin in the “protected” total clearing characteristics of the fuse. interval between the adjusted minimum melting curve and the total
fuse is necessary for coordination with a “protecting” fuse or other The refill units represented by these curves possess this short clearing curve greater than in the case of S&C speed options.
device, or to withstand transient overcurrents associated with the time interval feature, since—having a nondamageable fusible ele-
switching and starting of electrical equipment. ment of precise construction—they require:
Since these refill units have silver element construction which is 1. As little as 10% total tolerance in melting current—compared to
REFILL UNITS AVAILABLE—
not subject to damage by aging or transient overcurrents, it is unnec- the 20% tolerance of many fuses (20% and 40% respectively in
Refill Unit Kv Nom. Ratings Ampere Ratings
terms of time).
essary to replace unblown refill units in single-phase or three-phase SM-5® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 and 14.4 . . . . . . . . . . . 410 and 420
installations when one or more refill units have blown. 2. No “safety-zone” or setback allowances.

Supersedes TCC No. 173-4-2 dated 2-23-76 ©1985

TCC NUMBER 173-4-2
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S&C ELECTRIC CANADA LTD. • Toronto March 18, 1985