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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
SELECTIONOFMCCBs
PARAMETERS
TYPE
RATEDCURRENT
RATEDVOLTAGE
RATEDS/CBREAKINGCAPACITY
RATEDS/CMAKINGCAPACITY
MECHANICAL&ELECTRICALLIFE
OVERLOAD&SHORTCIRCUITRELEASE
SETTINGS
ACCESSORIES
SELECTIONPARAMETERS
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
SELECTIONPARAMETERS
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
SELECTIONOFMCCBs
BASICCRITERIA
MCCB SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE :
RATEDVOLTAGE
RATEDCURRENT
RATEDS/CBREAKINGCAPACITY
RATEDS/CMAKINGCAPACITY
OVERLOAD&SHORTCIRCUITRELEASESETTINGS
MECHANICAL&ELECTRICALLIFE
COORDINATIONWITHSTARTER(WHEREUSEDINMOTOR
STARTERFEEDERS)
SELECTIONOFMCCBs
FORMOTORBACKUPPROTECTION
WHYMCCBFORMOTORBACKUPPROTECTION?
DIFFERENTCONCEPTSOFMOTORPROTECTION
GUIDELINESFORSELECTION
SELECTIONOFMCCB
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
SELECTIONOFMCCB
RATEDCURRENTOFMCCBSHOULDBEGREATERTHANOREQUALTOTHE
MOTORFULLLOADCURRENT
S/CBREAKINGCAPACITYOFMCCBSHOULDBEGREATERTHANTHE
FAULTLEVELATTHEPOINTOFINSTALLATION
INSTANTANEOUSRELEASESETTINGSHOULDBESELECTEDTOAVOID
TRIPPINGDURINGSTARTING
TOENSURETYPE 2COORDINATIONBYENSURING:
THECROSSOVERCURRENTISNOTGREATERTHANTHE
BREAKINGCAPACITYOFTHECONT.
THELETTHROUGHENERGYISLOWERTHANTHEENERGY
THATTHESTARTERCANWITHSTAND
SELECTION OF MCCB
TYPE 2 COORDINATION
TIME
MOTOR F.L.C.
CONTACTOR BREAKING
CAPACITY
STARTING CURRENT
Ic
CURRENT
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