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Categories > Case Studies > Equipments > Battery > Cable > Capacitor > Circuit Breaker > Generator > Motor > Solar inverters > Starter > Transformer POWER PROJECTS powering the future Home Services v Projects v = Blog. Tre Home » LOW-VOLTAGE RELEASE ea, 1905.50 MAS Main ncomae now ont LV - RELEASE + The Low Voltage circuit breakers ( Power System * It is consisting of Bi-metal strip which converts a temperature Studies change (because of overload) into mechanical displacement (disconnect continuity of circuit) > Are + Bi-metal strip is inversely proportional to the intensity of the Flash current. Study + If current goes beyond the normal operating value, it will release > Load the lock which holding the contacts. Flow ; 2. Magnetic release- Protect from Short circuit current study + Itis a latching mechanism with a strong holding force and a > Relay quick, consistent, and dependable release. Coordination * Bimetals and similar thermal elements in thermal magnetic trip Stud’ 2 . ucy units react directly to 2R heating. > Short 3. Electronic release- Protect from both overload and short-circuit Circuit current, study ELECTRONIC TRIP UNIT (ETU) > Traction Power ELECTRONIC TRIP UNIT (ETU) System > Uncategorized Tr Tong LONG TIME: Its only for Over current protection and its trips on sustained overcurrent to protect conductors and other equipment. The time delay provided allows intermittent or cyclical loads above the pickup current to be carried without interruption. + LT Pick up Toerload Marga NST MEG LTPickwp= FullLoed AmpsX (garqpaer voltage allowed XTolerance Fact @® PoweER PROJECTS powering the future Home Services v Projects v = Blog. Tre Tolerance (-ve/min) = -10% = 0.9 Phase Ground (AlLong- Time LT Pickup, NOTE: + The LT pick up set point will not guarantee that it will pick up between tolerance levels (min to max), but it will definitely pick up after the Max tolerance level or holding current. Example: The image shows the characteristic curve of ABB SACE PR2I2, from 495.8 to 624 Amps, we cannot guarantee it will pick up between these amps but definitely it will pick up at 624.01 Amps. Minimum Pick-up current 4955.4) 520.2 5—+ (-ve / Min tolerance = 3% ) Maximum Holding Current 4A) 200.1 ¢ (4ve / Max tolerance = 13% ) CBE + LT Band: Time can be either “Fixed” or “Adjustable” depends on the make and model of the breaker. POWER PROJECTS powering the future Home Services v Projects v = Blog. Tre FEEDER SHORT TIME: + Itis for Short-Circuit Protection and providing Backup for a downstream (main protection) in which opening time in seconds or tenth of seconds. = Overcurrent might be in the range expected in the case of a motor locked rotor or an arcing ground fault. Time delay in this region allows for starting and inrush transinet currents or for selective coodination with supply side or load side devices. + Short Time protection can perform with (It = IN) or without (Instantaneous, *t = OUT) time delay. + To avoid maloperation, use -ve tolerance for upstream (load side) and +ve tolerance for downstream (Incomer side) « In some cases, short time also can use it as Instantaneous by selecting *t = OUT. POWER PROJECTS powering the future Home Services v Projects v = Blog. Tre LONG PICKUP, |SHORT PICKUP| \ (Back up protection) ) LONG PICKUP, INSTANTANEOUS 5 ne (Mainprotection)’ “a Motor eo00 Anes com amps tt z ST Petup 15) zy $7 8and 8S st 8204/62 a + ST PICK UP: ‘Actual Pick up = (Continuous current > [Highest starting current orInrush current] Overload Margin X Safety Margin * Giintinder voltage allowed XTeleraxce Factor! + ST BAND: Set minimum discrimination as per IEEE 242 which is shown at end of this article. INSTANTANEOUS: + Instantaneous enable at End equipments like Motor and capacitor ete. @® PoweER PROJECTS powering the future Home Services v Projects v = Blog. Tre + fit is Motor then Locked rotor current with Asymmetrical factor is enough and other load like capacitor then starting current with safety margin & Maximum allowable overvoltage need to be considered. Tolerance factor should be considered for any kind of load. + Asymmetrical factor means there is a possibility during breaker closing time current will not be in sinusoidal form. It is the combination of symmetrical component and direct current component of the current. + It has no intentional time delay and its maximum time delay in milliseconds. GROUND: GROUND PICK UP: + For LV Ground pickup, 20% of full load amps is required because LV loads are maximum unbalanced otherwise 10% of FLA is enough. Pick up= 025 Fullload Amps * GROUND BRAND: + Set minimum discrimination of 100ms for motor followed by 200ms for back up protection. * By enabling Pt = INwill get Inverse curve and by keeping P*t=OUT it is performing as Definite time. + See the curve below, when it is Definite time 340A pick up at 80ms and at Inverse curve same 340A pick up at 1060ms. POWER PROJECTS pomeaiagutNepiarecd Home Services v — Projects v = Blog. Tre MINIMUM COORDINATION TIME INTERVAL: To ensure correct selective operation and to avoid maloperation there should be proper coordination between curves of different protective devices. 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