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Selection of Circuit Breakers

The document discusses criteria for selecting circuit breakers including voltage, frequency, interrupting capacity, continuous current rating, and unusual operating conditions. It covers types of circuit breakers such as low voltage, medium voltage, and high voltage and basic types including air, oil, vacuum, and SF6 circuit breakers.

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Selection of Circuit Breakers

The document discusses criteria for selecting circuit breakers including voltage, frequency, interrupting capacity, continuous current rating, and unusual operating conditions. It covers types of circuit breakers such as low voltage, medium voltage, and high voltage and basic types including air, oil, vacuum, and SF6 circuit breakers.

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SELECTION OF CIRCUIT BREAKER

There are a few different criteria to consider when selecting a circuit breaker
mainly:
1. Voltage
2. Frequency
3. interrupting capacity
4. continuous current rating
5. unusual operating conditions
6. product testing

1. Voltage Rating - The overall voltage rating is calculated by the highest voltage
that can be applied across all end ports. It is important to select a circuit breaker
with enough voltage capacity to meet the end application. •

2. Frequency - Circuit breakers up to 600 amps can be applied to frequencies of


50- 120 Hz. Higher than 120 Hz frequencies will end up with the breaker having
to derate.

3. Maximum Interrupting Capacity - The interrupting rating is generally accepted as


the highest amount of fault current the breaker can interrupt without causing
system failure to itself. Determining the maximum amount of fault current
supplied by a system can be calculated at any given time.

4. Continuous Current Rating - In regards to continuous current rating, modelled


case circuit breakers are rated in amperes at a specific ambient temperature.
This ampere rating is the continuous current the breaker will carry in the ambient
temperature where it was calibrated. A general rule of thumb for circuit breaker
manufactures is to calibrate their standard breakers at 104° F.
5. Typology of circuit breakers  Low Voltage Circuit Breakers  Medium Voltage
Circuit Breakers  High Voltage Circuit Breakers
6. Basic types of circuit breaker  Air Circuit Breakers a) Air circuit breaker b) Air-
blast circuit breaker  Oil Circuit Breakers a) Minimum oil Circuit Breakers b)
Bulk oil Circuit Breakers  Vacuum Circuit Breakers  SF6 Circuit Breakers
7. Selection of circuit breakers:
TYPE Voltage Breaking Capacity
MCB 400V-600V For small rating current

Air break circuit breaker 400V-11kV 5-750 MVA

Minimum oil circuit breaker 3.3kV-220kV 150-2000 MVA

VCB Vacuum (10-5-10- 7torr) 3.3kV-33kV 250-2000MVA

SF6 SF6 at 5Kg/cm2 2.2kV-765kV 1000-50,000 MVA

Air blast circuit breaker


Compressed air at high pressure 66kV-1100kV 2,500-60,000 MVA

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