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Transformer (As per NEC)

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Calculate Size of Circuit Breaker or Fuse on Primary and Secondary side of

Transformer having following Detail
Transformer Details(P)= 1000KVA
Primary Voltage (Vp)= 11000 Volt
Secondary Voltage (Vs)= 430 Volt
Transformer Impedance= 5%
Transformer Connection = Delta / Star
Transformer is in unsupervised condition.

Calculations:

Transformer Primary Current (Ip)= P/1.732xVp

Transformer Primary Current (Ip)=1000000/1.732×11000=49Amp
Transformer Secondary Current (Is)= P/1.732xVs
Transformer Secondary Current (Is)=1000000/1.732×430=71Amp
AS per NEC 450.3, Max.Rating of C.B or Fuse is following % of its Current according
to it’s Primary Voltage,% Impedance and Supervised/Unsupervised Condition.

Max Rating of Over current Protection for Unsupervised Transformer More than 600
Volts (As per NEC)

Primary secondary
%Imp >600Volt >600Volt <600Volt
C.B Fuse C.B Fuse C.B/Fuse
Up to 6% 600% 300% 300% 250% 125%

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More than 6% 400% 300% 250% 225% 125%

Max Rating of Over current Protection for Supervised Transformer More than 600
Volts (As per NEC)

Primary secondary
%Imp >600Volt >600Volt <600Volt
C.B Fuse C.B Fuse C.B/Fuse
Up to 6% 600% 300% 300% 250% 250%
More than 6% 400% 300% 250% 225% 250%

Max Rating of Over current Protection for Transformers Primary Voltage Less than
600 Volts (As per NEC)

Protection Primary Protection Secondary Protection

More than Less than More than Less than
Method 2A to 9A
9A 2A 9A 9A
Primary only Not
125% 167% 300% Not required
protection required
Primary and
secondary 250% 250% 250% 125% 167%
protection

Size of Fuse / Inverse Time C.B as per NEC (Amp)

1 25 60 125 250 600 2000

3 30 70 150 300 700 2500
6 35 80 160 350 800 3000
10 40 90 175 400 1000 4000
15 45 100 200 450 1200 5000
20 50 110 225 500 1600 6000
For Primary Side:

Transformer Primary Current (Ip) =52.49Amp and impedance is 5%

As per above table in not supervised condition Size of Circuit Breaker= 600% of
Primary Current
Size of Circuit Breaker = 52.49 x 600% =315Amp

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If Transformer is in supervised condition then Select Circuit Breaker near that size but
if Transformer is in unsupervised condition then Select Circuit Breaker next higher
size.
Rating of Circuit Breaker =350Amp (Next Higher Size of 300Amp)
Size of Fuse = 52.49 x300% =157Amp
Rating of Fuse =160Amp (Next Higher Size of 150Amp)

For Secondary Side:

Transformer Secondary Current (Is) =1342.70Amp and impedance is 5%

As per above table in not supervised condition Size of Circuit Breaker= 125% of
Secondary Current
Size of Circuit Breaker = 1342.70 x 125% =1678Amp
If Transformer is in supervised condition then Select Circuit Breaker near that size but
if Transformer is in unsupervised condition then Select Circuit Breaker next higher
size.
Rating of Circuit Breaker =2000Amp (Next Higher Size of 1600Amp)
Size of Fuse = 1342.70 x125% =1678Amp
Rating of Fuse =2000Amp (Next Higher Size of 1600Amp)

Results:

Size of Circuit Breaker on Primary Side=350Amp

Size of Fuse on Primary Side=160Amp
Size of Circuit Breaker on Secondary Side=2000Amp
Size of Fuse on Secondary Side=2000Amp

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