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HRC Fuses

WHAT IS HRC?

HRCFUSE

MAINAPPLICATIONAREAS
ASASHORTCIRCUITPROTECTIVEDEVICEIN MOTORSTARTERFEEDERS PROTECTIONOFLIGHTING&HEATING CIRCUITS PROTECTIONOFTRANSFORMERS PROTECTIONOFCABLES

WHYHRCFUSE?
EXTREMELYHIGHBREAKINGCAPACITYOFUPTO 100KA VERYFASTOPERATIONINTHEEVENTOFHEAVY SHORTCIRCUIT(CANINTERRUPTEVENIN<5 milliseconds) CURRENTLIMITINGDEVICE LIMITSSHORTCIRCUITCURRENTTOA VALUELESSTHANPROSPECTIVEPEAK VERYLOWLETTHROUGHENERGY NOMAINTENANCEREQUIRED VERYSMALL/COMPACTSIZE RELATIVELYLOWCOST

CURRENTLIMITINGFEATURE
CURRENT

T1 = PRE-ARCING TIME

IP IC

T2 = ARCING TIME IP = PROSPECTIVE PEAK IC = CUT-OFF CURRENT

T1

T2

TIME

LETTHROUGHENERGY

(JOULEINTEGRAL)
LET-THROUGH ENERGY =

t2

i2 dt

t1

= I2 t

SELECTIONOFHRCFUSE
RATED VOLTAGE

PARAMETERS

RATED CURRENT RATED BREAKING CAPACITY BREAKING RANGE UTILIZATION CATEGORY TYPE SIZE RATED POWER DISSIPATION TIME-CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS CUT-OFF CHARACTERISTICS COORDINATION WITH STARTER DISCRIMINATION WITH OTHER SCPDs

SELECTION PARAMETERS
UTILIZATION CATEGORY
UTILIZATION CATEGORY G
FOR THE GENERAL APPLICATIONS

UTILIZATION CATEGORY M
FOR THE PROTECTION OF MOTOR CIRCUITS

SELECTIONPARAMETERS
BREAKING RANGE
g FULL RANGE BREAKING CAPACITY
A CURRENT LIMITING FUSE LINK CAPABLE OF BREAKING UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS ALL CURRENT WHICH CAUSE MELTING OF THE FUSE ELEMENT UP TO ITS RATED BREAKING CAPACITY

a PARTIAL RANGE BREAKING CAPACITY


A CURRENT LIMITING FUSE LINK CAPABLE OF BREAKING UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS ALL CURRENT BETWEEN THE LOWEST CURRENT INDICATED ON ITS OPERATING I-T CH. (K2In) AND ITS RATED BREAKING CAPACITY

SELECTIONPARAMETERS
TYPE
HRC FUSE LINKS

gG FUSE LINK
gG INDICATES FULL RANGE BREAKING CAPACITY FOR THE GENERAL APPLICATIONS

aM FUSE LINK
aM INDICATES PARTIAL RANGE BREAKING CAPACITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF MOTOR CKTS

SELECTIONPARAMETERS
TYPE
CONVENTIONAL TIME & CURRENT FOR gG FUSE LINKS
RATED CURRENT In (in Amps.) In 4 4 < In < 16 16 In 63 63 < In 160 160 < In 400 400 < In CONVENTIONAL TIME (in hrs.) CONVENTIONAL CURRENT Inf If 1.5 In 1.5 In 1.25 In 1.25 In 1.25 In 1.25 In 2.1 In 1.9 In 1.6 In 1.6 In 1.6 In 1.6 In

1 1 1 2 3 4

SELECTIONPARAMETERS SIZE
FUSES WITH FUSE LINKS HAVING

CYLINDRICAL CONTACT CAPS SIZE 10 X 38 SIZE 14 X 51 SIZE 22 X 58

BLADE CONTACTS SIZE 000 SIZE 00 SIZE 0 SIZE 1 SIZE 2 SIZE 2 SIZE 3

CONTACTS FOR BOLTED CONNECTIONS SIZE F SIZE A SIZE B SIZE C

SELECTIONPARAMETERS
RATED POWER DISSIPATION
AS PER IS 13703/PART 2 FOR gG FUSE LINK
Size of Fuse Nominal Current of Fuse (Amps.) Maximum Permissible Power Dissipation (in Watts) Power Dissipation of L & T make HRC Fuses (Type HN) 7.0 7.5 12.7 17.3 24.9 42.2

000 00 0 1 2 3

100 100 160 250 400 630

7.5 7.5 16.0 23.0 34.0 48.0

CrossSectionofaHRCFuse
Ceramic Body Fuse Element Neck Portion Low Melting Alloy

Knife Blade Type Link

Nichrome Wire Quartz Sand Fuse-Blown Indicator

SELECTION PARAMETERS
I-T CHARACTERISTICS
104 3 103 3 102 Pre-Arcing Time (in Seconds) 3 101 3 100 3 10-1 3 10-2
4

FUSE RATINGS (from bottom to top) 63 A 80 A 100 A 125 A 160 A 200 A 250 A 315 A 400 A 500 A 630 A

PRE-ARCING TIME IN SEC

SYMMETRICAL CURRENT IN AMP

SELECTION PARAMETERS
CUT-OFF CHARACTERISTICS
10 0 CUT-OFF CURRENT IN KA(PEAK) 50 20 10
630 A 500 A 400 A 315 A 250 A 200 A 160 A 125 A 100 A 80 A 63 A

0.1 0.2

0.5

10

20

50

80

SYMMETRICAL RMS CURRENT IN KA

SELECTION PARAMETERS
CO-ORDINATION WITH STARTER
TYPE 1 CO - ORDINATION REQUIRES THAT, UNDER SHORT-CIRCUIT CONDITIONS, THE CONTACTOR OR STARTER SHALL CAUSE NO DANGER TO PERSONS OR INSTALATION AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR FURTHER SERVICE WITHOUT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PARTS TYPE 2 CO - ORDINATION REQUIRES THAT, UNDER SHORT SHORT-CIRCUIT CONDITIONS, THE CONTACTOR OR STARTER SHALL CAUSE NO DANGER TO PERSONS OR INSTALLATIION AND SHALL BE SUITABLE FOR FURTHER USE. THE RISK OF CONTACT WELDING IS RECOGNIZED, IN WHICH CASE THE MANUFACTURER SHALL INDICATE THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AS REGARDS THE MAINTENANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT

SELECTION PARAMETERS
DISCRIMINATION
FOR DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN TWO FUSES, IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE UPSTREAM FUSE SHOULD HAVE PRE-ARCING I2t MORE THAN THE TOTAL I2t OF THE DOWNSTREAM FUSE

COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRE-ARCING I2t AS PER IS : 13703 IS DEEMED TO INSURE A DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN FUSES WITH RATED CURRENTS IN THE RATIO OF 1.6 TO 1

SELECTION OF FUSE
BASIC CRITERIA
VOLTAGE RATING OF FUSE SHOULD MATCH WITH THE LINE VOLTAGE FUSE SHOULD NOT BLOW DURING SWITCHING -ON OF LOADS WITH HIGH INRUSH CURRENTS LIKE MOTORS BREAKING CAPACITY OF THE FUSE SHOULD BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE FAULT LEVEL AT THAT POINT OF THE INSTALLATION FUSE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROPER DISCRMINATION WITH DOWNSTREAM SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE DEVICES

SELECTION OF FUSE
BASIC CRITERIA
WHEREVER USED WITH MOTOR STARTERS, THE FUSE SHOULD HAVE PROPER CO-ORDINATION WITH STARTER : - THE FUSE SHOULD NOT OPERATE FOR SUCH OVERLOADS AS MAY BE HANDLED BY OLPD - THE FUSE DISCONNECTS THE SUPPLY TO THE MOTOR STARTER SUFFICIENTLY EARLY BEFORE THE STARTER IS DAMAGED (THE LET THROUGH ENERGY OF FUSE SHOULD BE LOWER THAN WHAT RELAY & CONTACTOR CAN WITHSTAND)

SELECTION OF FUSE
BASIC CRITERIA
- THE FUSE SHOULD DISCONNECT THE SUPPLY SUFFICIENTLY EARLY SO AS THAT MOTOR STARTER IS NOT REQUIRED TO BREAK CURRENT IN EXCESS OF ITS BREAKING CAPACITY (THE CROSSOVER OF FUSE & RELAY CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD TAKE PLACE BEFORE BREAKING CAPACITY OF CONTACTOR)

SELECTIONOFFUSE TYPE 2 COORDINATION


RELAY CH. FUSE CH. CONTACTOR BR. CAPACITY

TIME (SEC)

MOTOR CURRENT

CROSS-OVER POINT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CURRENT (n IrM) 8 9 10

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