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SYSTEM
LOW HIGH
DROP-OUT STRIKER
VOLTAGE SWITCH FUSE VOLTAGE
FUSE FUSE
FUSES HRC FUSES
CARTTRIDGE
REWIREABLE CARTIDGE LIQUID TYPE
TYPE HV HRC
FUSES TYPE FUSES HV HRC FUSE
FUSE
D-TYPE
CARTRIDGE
FUSES LINK TYPE CARTIDGE
OR
HIGH RUPTURING
CAPACITY(HRC) FUSES
LOW VOLTAGE FUSE
REWIREABLE FUSES :-
The most commonly used fuse in ‘house wiring ’ and a small
current circuits is the semi-enclosed or rewirable fuse.
Also known as KIT-KAT type fuse.
DISADVANTAGES:-
Unreliable Operation
Lack Of Discrimination
Small Time Lag
Low Rupturing Capacity
No-Current-Limiting Features
Slow Speed Of Operation
Risk Of Flame & Fire
CARTRIDGE TYPE FUSES:-
The fuse element is enclosed in a totally enclosed container
and is provided with metal contacts on both sides.
(A.) D-Type Cartridge Fuses:-
It is a non-interchangeable fuse comprising a fuse base ,
adapter ring , cartridge and a fuse cap.
(B.) High Rupturing Capacity:-
Where large concentration of power are concerned , as in
the modern distribution systems , it is essential that fuses
should have a definite known breaking capacity and also
this breaking capacity should have a high value.
DROP-OUT FUSE :-
The melting of fuse causes the element to drop under
gravity about its lower support – an additional isolation.
Such fuses are employed for protection of outdoor
transformers.
Drop-out fuse-isolator combination is usually pole
mounted.
STRIKER FUSE :-
It is a mechanical device having enough force and
displacement which can be used for closing
tripping/indicator circuits.
SWITCH FUSE :-
It is a compact combination , generally metal enclosed of a
switch and a fuse and is widely used for low and medium
voltages.
HIGH VOLTAGE HRC FUSES
CARTRIDGE TYPE HV HRC FUSE :-
Its construction is similar to low voltage type except
that some special design features are incorporated.
LIQUID TYPE HV HRC FUSE :-
This fuses are filled with carbon tetra chloride & have
the widest range of applications in high voltage
circuits.
They are employed for voltage transformer protection
or for circuits up to about 400 A rating current on
systems up to 132KV or higher and may have breaking
capacity of 6,100 A at 33KV (350 MVA , 3-phase).
WHAT IS MCB ?
MCB is Miniature Circuit Breaker .
It is commonly used in low voltage electrical network
instead of fuse.
It automatically switches off the electrical circuit
during abnormal condition of the network means in
over load condition as well as faulty condition.
As the switch operating knob comes at its off position
during tripping, the faulty zone of the electrical circuit
can easily be identified.
It is mostly costlier.
HOW MCB IS CONSTRUCTED ?
Miniature circuit breaker construction is very simple, robust and
maintenance free.
A miniature circuit breaker has normally three main constructional
parts. These are:
Frame of Miniature Circuit Breaker
The Frame of Miniature Circuit Breaker is a molded case.
This is a rigid, strong, insulated housing in which the other components
are mounted.
Operating Mechanism of Miniature Circuit Breaker
The Operating Mechanism of Miniature Circuit Breaker provides the
means of manual opening and closing operation of miniature circuit
breaker.
Trip Unit of Miniature Circuit Breaker
The Trip Unit is the main part, responsible for proper working of
miniature circuit breaker.
HOW MCB WORKS ?
There are two
arrangement of
operation of miniature
circuit breaker.
One due to thermal effect
of over current and other
due to electromagnetic
effect of over current.
The thermal operation
of miniature circuit
breaker is achieved with a
bimetallic strip whenever
continuous over current
flows through MCB, the
bimetallic strip is heated
and deflects by bending.
ADVANTAGES OF FUSE
It is the cheapest form of protection available.
It needs no maintenance.
It interrupts enormous short circuit currents without
noise , flame , gas or smoke.
The minimum time of operation can be made much
smaller than that with the circuit breakers.
The smaller size of fuse element imposes a current
limiting effect under short circuit.
Its inverse time-current characteristics enables its use
for overload protection.
DISADVANTAGES OF FUSE
Considerable time is lost in rewiring or replacing a fuse
after operation.
The current-time characteristics of a fuse cannot
always be correlated with that of the protected device.
On heavy short circuit , discrimination between fuses
in series cannot be obtained unless there is
considerable differences in the relative sizes of the
fuses concerned.