Overcurrent, short circuit and earth fault protection
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Example
A PVC sheathed mineral insulated (MI) copper cable short circuited when
connected 400V supply.
10,000.
I
V
Z
I
(A)
V
0.08 clear fault current 1000 A. Let come back to
this problem few moments.4
Time/current characteristic overcurrent protective device. So,
t
k S
I
t
2
2
2 2
3
115 10
4000
82 10
(s)
mm
A
s
∴ .0
1000.1 gives value for 115.
From Fig.
Time/current characteristics protective devices
Disconnection times for various overcurrent devices are given the form
of logarithmic graph.66ms.4 can seen that the particular protective device repre-
sented this characteristic will take disconnect fault current of
50 and 0.01
1 100 1000 10,000
100,000
50A
Fault current (rmsA)
Time
(s)
Time
FIGURE 12.
Let now back the problem and see the Type MCB will discon-
nect the supply less than 82.0
0.66ms.
These logarithmic scales are shown the graphs Figs 12. This means that each successive graduation the
axis represents times change over the previous graduation.1Ω.66ms under short-circuit conditions.
Manufacturers’information and Appendix the IEE Regulations give the operating times of
protective devices various short-circuit currents the form graphs.0s
1.08s
0.5.1
0.0
10.
The maximum time that 4000A fault current can applied this 10mm2
cable without
dangerously raising the conductor temperature 82.0
100.
. Therefore, the protective device
must disconnect the supply the cable less than 82. The impedance the short-circuit path 0. 12. Calculate the
maximum permissible disconnection time and show that 50A Type MCB 60898
will meet this requirement.1
A
Fault current A
400
4000
4000
Ω
∴
For PVC Sheathed copper cables, Table 43.4 and 12.0
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