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    This document discusses the elements of electrical engineering, specifically focusing on fuses. It defines a fuse as a device used to protect electrical circuits from overcurrent and overload. It explains that a fuse works by heating up when too much current passes through it, which causes the fuse to melt and break the circuit. The document outlines important fuse terms like rated current and fusing current. It also describes different types of fuses like cartridge, rewirable, drop-out, switch, low voltage, and high voltage fuses. Finally, it lists the advantages and disadvantages of using fuses for circuit protection.

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    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL

    ENGINEERING

    Kruthika N
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL
    ENGINEERING
    Components of LT Switchgear &
    Switch Fuse Unit (SFU)

    Kruthika N
    Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    Fuse

    • A fuse is an electric / electronic device, which is used to protect


    circuits from over current, overload and make sure the
    protection of the circuit.
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    How does FUSE work ?

    • The principle of a fuse is based on the heating effect of the


    electric current.
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    How does FUSE work ?

    • It is always placed in series with the circuit.


    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    FUSE – SOME IMPORTANT TERMS

    • Rated Current (or) current rating

    • Fusing current

    𝐹𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡
    • Fusing Factor = (>1)
    𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    Fuse Characteristics
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    Types of Fuses

    Cartridge Type
    Fuse

    Rewirable Fuse

    Low Voltage Fuse

    Drop-Out Fuse

    Switch Fuse
    AC Fuse

    Fuses
    Cartridge Type HV
    DC Fuse HRC Fuse

    High Voltage Fuse


    Liquid Type HV
    HRC Fuse
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    LOW VOLTAGE FUSE

    CARTRIDGE FUSE
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    LOW VOLTAGE FUSE

    REWIRABLE FUSE
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    LOW VOLTAGE FUSE

    DROP OUT FUSE


    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    LOW VOLTAGE FUSE

    SWITCH FUSE
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE

    CARTRIDGE TYPE HV HRC(High Rupturing Capacity) FUSE


    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE
    CARTRIDGE TYPE HV HRC(High Rupturing Capacity) FUSE
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE

    LIQUID TYPE HV HRC FUSE


    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGE OF FUSE

    ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
    • It is the cheapest form of protection • Considerable time is lost
    available. in rewiring or replacing
    a fuse after operation.
    • It needs no maintenance.
    • It interrupts enormous short circuit
    currents without noise, flame, gas or
    smoke.
    • Its inverse time-current characteristics
    enables its use for overload protection.
    • The minimum time of operation can be
    made much smaller than that with the
    circuit breakers.
    ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
    Text Book & References
    Text Book:

    “Electrical and Electronic Technology” E. Hughes (Revised by J. Hiley, K.


    Brown & I.M Smith), 11th Edition, Pearson Education, 2012.

    Reference Books:

    1. “Basic Electrical Engineering - Revised Edition”, D. C. Kulshreshta,


    Tata- McGraw-Hill, 2012.
    2. “Basic Electrical Engineering”, K Uma Rao, Pearson Education, 2011.
    3. “Engineering Circuit Analysis”, William Hayt Jr.,
    Jack E. Kemmerly & Steven M. Durbin, 8th Edition,
    McGraw-Hill, 2012.
    4. Google images
    THANK YOU

    Kruthika N
    Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
    kruthikan@pes.edu

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