COMPACT: NS circuit breaker: supplementary technical information UL 489 test procedure Standard tests For eleconc trp creuitbreakers and uncompensated thormal magnetic ere breaker rated 0°, the tot aquenoes ee as shown in he table: Standard specifications Temperature “The temperature rise at the Gteut breaker and at ts terminals does not exceesspeced Its when ‘connected with spectied cables or busbar (22 below) and at is rated cent Examples of specified wires and bus 875° copper wire 200% calibration at 25°C (77°F) 5.35% calbration al 25°C (7-F) ‘Galbration of adjustable instantaneous tip ‘Overload ‘Tungsten lamp load ¢ 500% calibration at 40°C (108°F) ‘Temperature and 100% caltraion & 25°0 (77) Encurance ‘200% calibration al 25°O (77°F) repeated = ‘200% tip out at 25°C (77°F) os Dieletric voltage withstand © Apps ent to Grout roakars rated 60 A or loss, and 125 or 125/250 Vorles. 3 pe ony o arma! magnet breakers rated sO. Calibration 200% eallration at 25°C “The eet beaker must tp win tne mts which depend on the rang om three rinsas for a0 A rated cut breaker up 020 minutes over 2000 A 195% callration at 25°C “The eet beaker must tp win two hours (or cra breakers rate re han SOA) Calibration of adjustable instantaneous trip “io cut breaker must ip win the range of 80-120% of the maximum marked OA 1 HTAWG (OC) {ripping current and 75-125% ofthe minimum marked trpping cuert. i AWG BOA 7 250 kom Overload 04K 2 SO AWG ‘8 Up to 1600 A: 50 operations at 600% of rated current; e00A 2 350 kom ‘8 2000 and 2500 A: 25 operations at 600% of rated current; OOk + Sarat 18 3000 to 6000 A: three operations at 600%5 followed by 25 operations at 200% of 000K 3 400 kom tated current cml — The power factor shal be from to 0.45 to 0.50 200A ‘ 350 Kemi aooing. ‘i Copper busbar Endurance — “The Gui breaker must complete an endurance fost a ‘© Operations at rated curent and rated voltage; 16004 4x3 Folloned by no load operation 20004. x4 “The power factor shal be 0.75 to 0.80 lagging 25004 Tax ia x21 ample 00K at ‘without Total (1200 ries: 1000 A) curent OR BEA 0A B00 BOA. 200K 800A 2000 x 2500.8 0008 ’ Wie —“—s————CC‘( CSCOMPACT? NS circuit breaker: supplementary technical information UL 489 test procedure Interrupting ability Interrupting ability (Y sequence) ‘Aer endurance tests and calbations are repeated, the circuit breakor completes an opening (0) followes by a close-open operation (O-+-C0), with specified coutent Examples for pole breakors (© Above 250. Interrupting ability (2 sequence) ‘A3-pole cicult breaker rated 240,480 or 600 V has to complete an opening operation (0) and a close-open ‘operation (O-and-CO) on each pole, a ated voltage, followed by an opening operation (0) using al 3 poles. Examy Dielectric ‘After testing, the cult breaker mst withstand for one minule a voltage of 7000 V Us twice the rated voltage between: 1 Line and load terminals with cru breaker in open, tripped and of peetions; 1 Terminals of opposite polarity with circuit breaker closed, 1 Live pars and the overall enclosure with creult breaker open and closed, Optional tests = High available fault current Cireuit breakers having passed all the standard tests may have the UL Listing label _appied at higher values than the standard. ‘Test sequence is as folows: 8 200% calibration, 5 Interrupting capacity: an opening operation followed by a close-open operation (O-and.CO) on al poles are periormad onthe cirult breaker. The power factor aver 20000 A shal bo 0.15 to 0.2 lagging 2 Trip out at 250%, 8 Dielectric at vice the rated test voltage 1 100% rated Circuit breakers having passed all the standard tests may have the UL Listing label applied to use the circult breakor in an enclosure when carrying 100% o is maximum rating. “The ccait breaker Is submited to addtional temperature tests performed as standard tess, excopt that the circuit breaker is instal in an enclosure. The dimensions and possible ventlations shall be recorded and shall be marked on the croul breaker Tests on accessories ‘Shunt trip and undervoltage trip These devices are submited to temperature, overvoltage, operation, endurance and Gilectric tests, 1m Overvoltage test ‘The device must be capable of withstanding 110% ots rated voltage continuously without damage (ths test does not apoly to a shunt trip with an "a" contact, ‘connected in series), = Operation “The shunt trip must operate at 75% ofits rated voage (exoopt shunt trp davioes for use with ground-fauit protection shall operate at 55%), ‘The undervoltage trip must trp tho circuit baker when the voltage isles than 85% and may tip the excuit breaker between 35 and 70% oft rated voltage and shall pick-up and seal wien the votage Isat 85% or more of its rated voltage Endurance ‘The device must be capable of performing successtuly for 10% of the number of “with curent” operations ofthe eroult breaker. ‘Auniliary and alarm switches ‘Auxliary and alarm switches must be submited to temperature, everload, endurance and dielectric tests. = Overload test ‘Tho test consists of fity operations making and breaking 160% of rated current at rated voltage, with a 75-80% power factor in ac and non-nductive load inde. = Endurance ‘The switch must make and break is rated curent at ratod votage, with 75-80% ower factor in ac, and non-inductiva load inde for 100% ofthe number of operations “with currant” for auxliry switches, and 10% of thi number for alarm switches, Motor operator “The motor operator shal perform the number of without current operations indicate for the circuit breaker endurance tests. The fist 25 operations shall be Conducted at 85% ofthe motor operator voltage rating. ‘The ccuit breaker i tobe tripped curing those tests. ‘The next 25 operations shal ba conducted at 110% ofthe motor operator voltage rating. The balance shall be completed a rated votage without tipping the crcut breaker. ei 7COMPACT NS circuit breaker: supplementary technical information IEC 947-2 test procedure Isolation Function Recognition and definition of the disconnection capacity for industrial low-voltage equipment Unt recent, creut breaker standards have established no regulatons concerning the isolation ‘uncon. (Only the instalation standards provided some rather vague information. “The IEC 947 standard takes this function into account. Inthe “general regulations” section, it clearly staes: 1 The manufacturing regulation, 1 The tests to be performed. ‘The circuit breaker standard should deine the manner in hich the tests are o be performed {under study) ‘The manufacturing regulations state, for example {2 Both the isolation and the inner contact cstances (open> 8 mm), {D'A device Incicating the rue postion ofthe contacts (cperating handie if representative ofthe state of all ‘the contacts), 1G When a "locked" position is provided, this should nly be possible with “open contacts. Standard tests Consisting of seven pars, the IEC 947 Standard apples to all low-voltage equipment {designed fr Industral apelcaton “Three documents are to be consulted for crcult breakers and switches. TEC 847-1: general regulations; IEC 947-2: crcut breakers IEC 947-3: switches, ‘Two categories of devices The IEC 047-1 standard defines two categories of devices Category A Devices not specticaly designed o cany out chronometic select. Category B Devices spectcaly designed to cary out chronometic selectivity. These cuit breakers possass a compulsory addtional characteristic: shor-ime withstand (low) Breaking capacity 1 Unimate breaking capacity: leu {evi the value tobe taken Into zocount when calculating an instalation. ‘The ule remains: leu > lec (maximum fault current of the installation), 1 Broaking performance during operation: les ‘This characteristic indicates the ability ofthe device to eiminate short-circuit currents les than lec and with a greater ikelinood of occuring, generally near the application. is Is expressed in % of Iu (values retained by the standard IEC 25-50-75-100% of leu). This est eoquence designed to check the los performance, groups together an the ‘same device, flowing the breaking test (0-CO-CO, see page 58), certain checks such as: [OTemperatue rise under In; ‘Calibration at 1.45 In; {Leakage current (for devices suitable for disconnection). ‘The leakage current should not exceed 2 mA under the application voltage (a5 mA when new) ‘These checks ensure thatthe device is able to catty ut alts functions ator clminaon ofa fault of es value and to be put back in operation; hence the notion of breaking power performance during operation les. ‘The tests to be performed are as follow: 1m Shock wave voltage strength (Vimp) 4.2080 us - 12.3 KV plus 25% between open contacts in comparison with devices not {ited with the appli isolation functon according tothe figure below, “The tests validated ino tnggering occurs between the contacts. 1m Measurement ofthe leakage current Under 110% ofthe device application voltage (2 Maximum leakage curents proposed per pole = 05mAnew device, = 2mA dave ater les, 6 rv davies after lou or aftr endurance tests, representative ofthe “end of service le & Witte ————“—CSs———C(—~—SC—S CONPRET NS aaaCOMPACT" NS circuit breaker: IEC 947-2 test procedure Test sequences upplementary technical information ‘ip unit control dielectric properties + mechanical ad electrical endurance overload dialectic vtage withstand temporatureriso 7 145% calioration (3 phases tes) 27 Breaking capadly during operation ‘Hi crea breakors ‘reaking capacity uring operation {OFOOTCO) electric voltage withstand = temperature rise 145% caloration (3 phases tes) 3 Uhimate breaking capacty ea) x ~ 200% calibration (each pole separataly) Bit cu > low + ultimate breaking capacity (O++CO} = dielectric votage withstand 250% callbration (each pole separately) ‘7 Raissibie shor Guraion Gurent (lew) B 200% calibration (each pole separately) short-time curent withstana temperature rise breaking capacity at admissible short-time current (O+-CO) - delectric votage withstand 200% calibration (each pole separately) ~ General characteristics ‘Allereut breakers Combined sequence Tew = [es roplaces 200% calibration (each pole separately) sequences 2 and 4 short-time current withstand low low= es = leu breaking capac at Ics (O-CO-CO) at maximum relay temp, replaces sequences Giolecrc voltage withstand 2,3and4 temperature rise 200% caltation (each pole separately) Saba NS oe ry