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SwitchgearTrainingCentre,Coonoor

MouldedCaseCircuitBreaker

by:K.Sivakumar,SwitchgearTrainingCentre,Coonoor.

MCCBs
MAINAPPLICATIONAREAS
ASSWITCHING&PROTECTIONDEVICEFORPOWER
DISTRIBUTION(INCOMER/BUSCOUPLER/OGFEEDER)
TRANSFORMERPROTECTION
DGSETPROTECTION
SWITCHING&PROTECTIONOFMOTORS
SWITCHING&PROTECTIONOFCAPACITORS
SWITCHING&PROTECTIONOFD.C.LOADS
SWITCHING&PROTECTIONOFLIGHTINGLOADS

WHYMCCBs ?

LOWERDOWNTIME

REDUCEDRUNNINGCOST
LOWINVENTORY
WILLNOTBETHECAUSEOFSINGLEPHASING
ACCESSORIESe.g.
TRIPINDICATION
REMOTETRIPPING

U.V.PROTECTION
AUXILIARYCONTACTS
OCCUPIESLESSSPACE

WHYMCCBs ?

INBUILTO/L+S/CPROTECTION

TESTINGATSITEPOSSIBLE
CLEARTRIPINDICATION
PROVIDESCURRENTLIMITINGFEATURE
CANINTERRUPTWITHIN10m.sec

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PARAMETERS

TYPE
RATEDCURRENT
RATEDVOLTAGE
RATEDS/CBREAKINGCAPACITY
RATEDS/CMAKINGCAPACITY
MECHANICAL&ELECTRICALLIFE
OVERLOAD&SHORTCIRCUITRELEASE
SETTINGS
ACCESSORIES

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TYPES
NONCURRENTLIMITINGMCCBs
CURRENTLIMITINGMCCBs

SELECTION PARAMETERS
CURRENTLIMITINGBYREPULSION
CONVENTIONALMCCBs:
INST.RELEASE
SENSING

TRIPPINMECH.CONTACT
SIGNAL
TRIPOPEN

ARCINGARC
QUENCHING

20m.sec

CURRENTLIMITINGMCCBs:

CONTACTSOPENARCING
INST.RELEASE
SENSING

ARCQUENCHING

TRIPPINGMECH.TRIPPING
< 10 m.sec

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S/CBREAKINGCAPACITY
ASPERIS13947PART2:
RATEDULTIMATES/CBREAKINGCAPACITY(Icu)
&
RATEDSERVICES/CBREAKINGCAPACITY(Ics)
Ics SHOULDBE25%or50%or75%or100%ofIcu

SELECTIONPARAMETERS

ACCESSORIES
UNDERVOLTAGERELEASE

*PROTECTIONAGAINST
DIPINSYSTEMVOLTAGE
*PREVENTIONOFSWITCHING
ONONSUPPLYRESTORATION

SHUNTRELEASE

*REMOTETRIPPING

AUX.CONTACTBLOCK

*FORINDICATION&CONTROL
CIRCUITUSE

TRIPALARMCONTACT

*TRIPINDICATION

ROTARYOP.HANDLE

*ROTARYOPERATIONWITH
PADLOCK&DOORINTERLOCK
FACILITY

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BASICCRITERIA
MCCB SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE :

RATEDVOLTAGE
RATEDCURRENT
RATEDS/CBREAKINGCAPACITY
RATEDS/CMAKINGCAPACITY

OVERLOAD&SHORTCIRCUITRELEASESETTINGS
MECHANICAL&ELECTRICALLIFE
COORDINATIONWITHSTARTER(WHEREUSEDINMOTOR
STARTERFEEDERS)

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FORMOTORBACKUPPROTECTION

WHYMCCBFORMOTORBACKUPPROTECTION?

DIFFERENTCONCEPTSOFMOTORPROTECTION

GUIDELINESFORSELECTION

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Only MCCB

CONCEPTS
MCCB+Contactor
MCCB+Contactor+
OverloadRelay

EasyCoordination

EasierCoordination

BetterCoordination

LowElectricalLife

LowElectricalLife

HighElectricalLife

LowMechanicalLife

High MechanicalLife

HighMechanicalLife

Coarse Overload
Protection
Noindicationonfault

Coarse Overload
Protection
Noindication onfault

Finer OverloadProtection
Clearindicationonfault

Noeffectivesingle
phasingprotection
Noambient
temperature
Compensation
Notsuitableformotors
withlong startingtime

Noeffectivesingle
phasingprotection
Noambient
temperature
compensation
Notsuitableformotors
withlong startingtime

Effectivesinglephasing
protection
Ambienttemperature
compensated
Suitableformotorswith
long startingtime

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RATEDCURRENTOFMCCBSHOULDBEGREATERTHANOREQUALTOTHE
MOTORFULLLOADCURRENT
S/CBREAKINGCAPACITYOFMCCBSHOULDBEGREATERTHANTHE
FAULTLEVELATTHEPOINTOFINSTALLATION
INSTANTANEOUSRELEASESETTINGSHOULDBESELECTEDTOAVOID
TRIPPINGDURINGSTARTING
TOENSURETYPE 2COORDINATIONBYENSURING:
THECROSSOVERCURRENTISNOTGREATERTHANTHE
BREAKINGCAPACITYOFTHECONT.
THELETTHROUGHENERGYISLOWERTHANTHEENERGY
THATTHESTARTERCANWITHSTAND

SELECTION OF MCCB
TYPE 2 COORDINATION
TIME

MCCB WITH ONLY INSTANTANEOUS

RELEASE

THERMAL OVER LOAD RELAY

MOTOR F.L.C.
CONTACTOR BREAKING
CAPACITY
STARTING CURRENT
Ic
CURRENT

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