Reclosers

Trip Curves COOPER POWER

SERIES
Effective March 2023
TC280001EN Supersedes September 2019

Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,

Form 5/TS, Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7,
FX, FXA, FXB, and SPEAR recloser
controls time-current curves

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Description Page
Phase trip or ground trip control response time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Maximum short time recloser limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
 Technical Data TC280001EN
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101....................... 3
102....................... 6
20 103..................... 10
104....................... 3
105....................... 4
106..................... 11
107..................... 12
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111....................... 5
8 112..................... 12
113..................... 12
6 114....................... 9
5 115....................... 8
116....................... 5
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117....................... 4
3 118..................... 10
119..................... 11
120....................... 9
2 121....................... 7
122....................... 6
Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves
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Maximum Short Time Recloser Limits
2400
When modifying F4A, F4C, F4D, F5, F5/TS, F6,
Curve No. Page F6-TS, F7, FX, FXA, and FXB time-current curves, 1800
133....................... 3 refer to Maximum Short Time Recloser Limits on
page 14.
134....................... 9
135....................... 4 1200
136....................... 7 Time-Current Curve Cross Reference Form 3A
137....................... 7 to Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
138....................... 3 Form 5/TS, Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7,
139....................... 5 Types FX, FXA, FXB, and SPEAR
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140....................... 4 F3A F4 - All F3A F4 - All
141..................... 11 480
TCC F5 - All TCC F5 - All
142....................... 7 F6 - All F6 - All
151....................... 8 F7 - All F7 - All 360
152..................... 12 FX - All FX - All 300
161..................... 10 SPEAR SPEAR
162..................... 10 TCC TCC
163....................... 6 1 102 A 101 180
164....................... 6 2 135 B 117
165....................... 9 3 140 C 133
200.................... 13 4 106 D 116 120
201..................... 13 5 114 E 132
6 136 F 163

TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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7 152 G 121
132....................... 8 8 113 H 122
1 8* 111 J 164 60
8+ 111 K-Phase 162
TIME (sec)

0.8 9 131 L 107 48

Form 4A, Form 4C 11 141 M 118
0.6 Timing Group Time-Current Curves 13 142 N 104 36
0.5 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 14 119 P 115 30
101 101 101 101 15 112 R 105
0.4 102 102 102 102 16 139 T 161 24
104 104 103 104 17 103 V 137
0.3 18 151 W 138 18
105 105 104 105 K-Ground 165 Y 120
106 106 105 106 Z 134
0.2 111 107 106 111 12
114 111 111 114
116 112 115 116 Recloser Clearing Time
117 113 116 117 Add the following recloser interrupting time
119 116 117 119 in seconds to the control response time to
0.1 obtain average recloser clearing time; 6.0
131 117 120 131
0.08 132 118 121 132 variations ±0.01 second: 4.8
133 132 122 133 Recloser Interrupting
0.06 135 133 132 135 Type Time 3.6
0.05 136 135 133 136 NOVAE NX-T, NOVA NX-STS 0.021 3.0
0.04 138 138 134 138 NOVA (ACT II) 0.025 2.4
140 140 135 140
NOVA-TS, NOVA-STS, SPEAR 0.032
0.03 141 152 137 141 1.8
VWE, VWVE27, VWVE38, 0.034
142 161 139 200 PWE, PWVE, VWVE38X
162 163 140 201
0.02 165 164 151 202 VSA12, VSA16, VSA20, 0.042 1.2
VSA20A, VSA20B, VSAT,
VSO12, VSO16, NOVA (ACT I)
RXE, RVE, WE, WVE, WVE38X 0.045

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Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5, Technical Data TC280001EN
Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and Effective March 2023
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Control Response Time
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Curve 101: Maximum response time for one
138 operation, variations negative
20 1200
Curve 138: Average response time for one
operation; variations ±10%
133
Curves 133 and 104: Average response time for
one operation; variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
10 whichever is greater 600
8 Tests conducted at 25 °C 480

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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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TIME (sec)

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0.5 104 30
0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

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0.06 3.6
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Technical Data TC280001EN Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Effective March 2023 Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves
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50 3000
40 2400
Phase Trip or Ground Trip
Control Response Time
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140
Curves 135 and 140: Average response time or
20 one operation; variations ±10% 1200
Curves 105 and 117: Average response time for
135 one operation; variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
whichever is greater

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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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TIME (sec)

0.8 48
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0.5 30
0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
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0.06 3.6
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Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5, Technical Data TC280001EN
Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and Effective March 2023
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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50 3000
40 Phase Trip or Ground Trip 2400
Control Response Time
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Curves 111, 116, and 139: Average response time
139 for one operation; variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
20 whichever is greater 1200
Tests conducted at 25 °C

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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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TIME (sec)

0.8 48

0.6 36
0.5 30
0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
0.08 4.8

0.06 3.6
0.05 3.0
0.04 2.4

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Technical Data TC280001EN Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Effective March 2023 Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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Phase Trip or Ground Trip
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Control Response Time
163 164
30 1800
Curve 102: Maximum response time for one
operation, variations negative
20 Curves 163, 164, and 122: Average response 1200
time for one operation, variations ±10% or
±.008 second, whichever is greater
Tests conducted at 25 °C
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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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TIME (sec)

0.8 48

0.6 36
0.5 30
0.4 24

0.3 102 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
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0.06 3.6
0.05 3.0
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Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5, Technical Data TC280001EN
Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and Effective March 2023
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

60 3600
50 3000
40 Phase Trip or Ground Trip 2400
Control Response Time
30 1800
Curve 137: Average response time for one
operation; variations ±10%
20 1200
Curves 121, 136, and 142: Average response time
for one operation, variations ±10% or
±.008 second, whichever is greater
Tests conducted at 25 °C
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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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TIME (sec)

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0.6 137 36
0.5 30
0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

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0.08 4.8

0.06 3.6
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0.03 142 1.8

0.02 1.2

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Technical Data TC280001EN Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Effective March 2023 Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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50 151 3000
40 Phase Trip or Ground Trip 2400
Control Response Time
30 1800
Curve 151: Average response time for one
operation; variations ±10%
20 Curves 115 and 132: Average response time for 1200
132 one operation, variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
whichever is greater
Tests conducted at 25 °C
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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

1 60
TIME (sec)

0.8 48

0.6 36
0.5 30
0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
0.08 4.8

0.06 3.6
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Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5, Technical Data TC280001EN
Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and Effective March 2023
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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50 165 3000
40 Curve 165 starts at 2400
100% minimum trip
30 at 90 seconds. 1800
Phase Trip or Ground Trip
Control Response Time
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Curves 120 and 134: Average response time for
one operation; variations ±10%
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Curve 114 and 165: Average response time for
one operation, variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
10 whichever is greater 600
120
8 Tests conducted at 25 °C 480
114
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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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TIME (sec)

0.8 48

0.6 36
0.5 30
0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

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0.08 4.8

0.06 3.6
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Technical Data TC280001EN Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Effective March 2023 Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

60 3600
50 161 3000
40 Phase Trip or Ground Trip 2400
Control Response Time
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30 1800
Curves 103, 118, 161, and 162: Average response
time for one operation, variations ±10% or
20 ±.008 second, whichever is greater 1200
Tests conducted at 25 °C

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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

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TIME (sec)

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0.6 36
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0.3 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
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0.06 3.6
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Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5, Technical Data TC280001EN
Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and Effective March 2023
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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Control Response Time

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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

Curves 119, 131, and 141: Average response time
for one operation; variations ±10%
106 Curve 106: Average response time for one
operation, variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
1 whichever is greater 60
TIME (sec)

0.8 Tests conducted at 25 °C 48

0.6 36
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0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
0.08 4.8

0.06 3.6
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Technical Data TC280001EN Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Effective March 2023 Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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20 Curve 152 starts at 100% minimum 1200

trip at 74 seconds.

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8 Phase Trip or Ground Trip 480
Control Response Time
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5 Curves 113 and 152: Average response time for one 300
operation; variations ±10%
4 240
Curves 107 and 112: Average response time for
113 one operation, variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
3 180
whichever is greater
112 Tests conducted at 25 °C
2 120

TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

107

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TIME (sec)

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0.6 36
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0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
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Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5, Technical Data TC280001EN
Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and Effective March 2023
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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50 3000
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Phase Trip or Ground Trip
30 Control Response Time 1800

20 Curves 200, 201, and 202: Average response time 1200

for one operation; variations ±10% or ±.008 second,
whichever is greater
Tests conducted at 25 °C

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8 480

6 Curves 200, 201, and 202 start at 100% 360

5 minimum trip. Timing is indeterminate at 300
currents less than 110%.
4 240

3 180

2 200 120

TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

1 60
TIME (sec)

0.8 48

0.6 36
0.5 30
201
0.4 24

0.3 18

0.2 12

0.1 6.0
0.08 202 4.8

0.06 3.6
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Technical Data TC280001EN Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Effective March 2023 Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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TIME [cycles (60 hertz basis)]

1 60
TIME (sec)

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0.6 Maximum Short Time Recloser Limits 36

Note: When modifying Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D,
0.5 Form 5, Form 5/TS, Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, 30
Recloser Type Maximum Curve a Type FX, FXA, FXB, and SPEAR time-current curves,
0.4 Interrupting timing of modified phase trip curve must not exceed 24
Rating (sym A) recloser short time limit for a single timing operation.
0.3 RXE, RVE 6000 1 18
WVE, WV38X, WVE38X 8000 2
0.2 WE 10,000 3 12
VWE, VSA12, VSA12B, VWVE27, 12,000 4
VWVE38, VWV38X, VWVE38X,
VSAT, VSO12, PWE, PWVE
VSA16, VSO16 16,000 5
0.1 6.0
VSA20, VSA20A, VSA20B 20,000 6
0.08 NOVA, NOVA-TS, NOVA STS, 12,500 6 4.8
NOVA NX-T, NOVA NX-STS,
0.06 SPEAR 3.6
0.05 NOVA, NOVA-TS, NOVA STS, 16,000 7 3.0
NOVA NX-T, NOVA NX-STS 2.4
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a Curves are recloser short time currents for a single trip operation.
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Technical Data TC280001EN Form 4A, Form 4C, Form 4D, Form 5,
Effective March 2023 Form 6, Form 6-TS, Form 7, FX, FXA, FXB, and
SPEAR recloser controls time-current curves

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