Multi Function Protection Relays for MCCB
Multi Function Protection Relays for MCCB
(OP)
Do we traditionally install a Multifunction Protection Relay on a Low Voltage MCCB? Will it operate like a Power Circuit Breaker from a Protection Relay?
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RE: Multi Function Protection Relays for MCCB
No.
The MCCB can be tripped by a protective relay (or any contact) only if it has an optional shunt trip coil.
David Castor
www.cvoes.com
RE: Multi Function Protection Relays for MCCB
Most manufacturers sell shunt trip units for their breakers.
old field guy
RE: Multi Function Protection Relays for MCCB
RE: Multi Function Protection Relays for MCCB
True, but not always obvious. In part it depends where the hybrid Insulated Case Circuit Breaker falls. There are families of MCCB/ICCB breakers where it appears possible to turn off the instantaneous trip. What happens is that there is also an Instantaneous Override trip that isn't always clearly obvious in the documentation that will trip the breaker at its fixed setting. This fixed setting may be relatively high and of not much concern, or it may be surprising low and not much above the highest instantaneous setting.