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Control Circuit Protection

Supplementary Protectors
vs.
Miniature Circuit Breakers

UL 1077 vs. UL 489

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What is Supplementary Protection?

Supplementary Overcurrent Protective Device –

Definition
A device intended to provide limited overcurrent protection for
specific applications and utilization equipment such as luminaires
(lighting fixtures) and appliances (and other equipment or for
internal circuits and components of equipment). This limited
protection is in addition to the protection provided in the required
branch circuit by the branch circuit overcurrent protective device.

NEC2005, NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, Article

100, Definitions (70-31) Article 240.10
[Overcurrent Protection] (70-84)

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What is a Final Overcurrent Device?

Circuit Breaker –
A device designed to open and close a circuit by nonautomatic
Definition means and to open the circuit automatically on a predetermined
overcurrent without damage to itself when properly applied within
its rating.
NEC2005, NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, Article
100, Definitions (70-27)

Circuit Breaker (Final

Overcurrent Device)
Circuit Conductors

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What is a Branch Circuit?

Branch Circuit –
The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device
Definition protecting the circuit and the outlet(s).

NEC2005, NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, Article

100, Definitions (70-26)

Final Overcurrent Device

Circuit Conductors

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What is Supplementary Protection?

Examples
Circuit Breaker

Blender Garbage Vacuum

Disposal Cleaner

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What is Supplementary Protection?

Examples

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Circuit Breaker or Supplementary Protector?

UL 1077: UL Standard for Safety

Standards for Supplementary Protectors for
Use in Electrical Equipment [CSA
22.2 No. 235]
NFPA 70:
National
Electrical
Code
UL 489: UL Standard for Safety for
Molded-Case Circuit Breakers,
Molded-Case Switches, and Circuit-
Breaker Enclosures
[CSA 22.2 No. 5]

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Circuit Breaker or Supplementary Protector

UL 489 – These requirements apply to molded case circuit

breakers, … These circuit breakers are specifically intended to
Standards provide service entrance, feeder and branch circuit protection in
accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

UL 1077 – These requirements apply to supplementary

protectors intended for use as overcurrent; or, over- or under-
voltage protection within an appliance or other electrical
equipment where branch circuit protection is already provided,
or not required by the standard.

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UL Safety Standard Differences

UL 1077: Supplementary Protector UL 489: Circuit Breaker

● UL Recognized – Carries specific ● UL Listed – Carries no conditions of use

Standards conditions for use (acceptability) that must (acceptability)
be followed to ensure that the device will
meet minimum electrical and shock
requirements.
● Provides equipment (load) protection ● Provides branch circuit protection in
where branch circuit protection is already accordance with the National Electrical
provided. Code. (conductor/wiring system short
circuit protection)
● Motor branch circuits can be protected
● Cannot be applied as a motor branch
by a UL 489 device.
or branch circuit protection device.
● Not allowed to rely on a series
● Allowed to be tested with a branch
protective device for conductor
circuit device in series with the
protection.
supplementary protector.
● Required to close on fault conditions
● Typically not required to close on fault
conditions.

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UL Safety Standard Differences

UL 1077: Supplementary Protector UL 489: Circuit Breaker

● Has a typical short circuit current rating ● Has minimum short circuit interrupting
Standards of 5,000 A, but need not have been ratings of 5,000 A at 250 V or less; and,
evaluated for short circuit conditions 10,000 A at above 250 V.
during the recognition. May be evaluated
for greater than 5,000 A and may be
evaluated at any value declared by the
manufacturer.
● Has no standard trip curve established ●Has trip-curve characteristics developed
by the product safety standard to ensure for protection of branch and feeder circuits.
protection of conductors in the event of
an overload or short circuit condition.
● Overload protection – 6 times rating.
● Overload protection – 1-1/2 times
rating Horsepower rating: 6 times rating.
● Spacing (UL 100, 600V, General ● Spacing (UL 489, 600 V): 1 inch through
Industrial Use): 3/8 inch through air and air and 2 inches over surface.
½ inch over surface.

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Supplementary Protector Check List

Does the supplemental protector meet or exceed the application conditions?

BE SURE that the supplemental protector has a short circuit current rating equal
Check List to or greater than the available short circuit current of the installation.
CHECK THE VOLTAGE RATING against the system voltage. If the
supplemental protector has a slash voltage rating, i.e. 480Y/277, be sure it will be
properly applied. For instance, a rating of 480Y/277 volts can not be used on a
480 volt high resistance grounded wye system, 480 volt corner grounded delta
system, or a 480 volt ungrounded system. It can only be applied on a 480/277
volt solidly grounded wye system.
The supplementary protector is not intended to a used as a disconnect.
Check to insure the specific time current characteristics of the supplemental
protector provides the intended protection for equipment under ALL
CONDITIONS.

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Supplementary Protector Check List

Check to insure that the supplemental protector is NOT BEING MISAPPLIED

as BRANCH CIRCUIT PROTECTION
Check List Check to insure the proper branch circuit protective device is ahead of the
supplementary protector. Most supplemental protectors are evaluated under short
circuit conditions with a branch circuit fuse or circuit breaker ahead of them.

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Advantages of Supplementary Protectors

 Small Installed Size

 Precise Component Protection – protects components better
Advantages
than conventional circuit breakers during short circuits
 Resetable After A Fault (if not a fuse)
 Tripping Selectivity
 Fault Isolation – only part of the circuit is affected

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Typical Supplementary Protector Applications

Automotive Systems
• Appliances
Applications Control Circuits
 Control Instrumentation
 Enclosed Panel Heaters
 Lighting Circuits
 Medical Equipment
 PLC I/O
 Power Supplies
 Receptacles in Enclosed Panels
 Relay/Contact Coils
 Solenoids
• Test Equipment
• Transformer Primary & Secondary

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