Recent content by healyx

Hi Sibeen, The breakers in this board have to satisfy 2 different ratings. The breakers from individual generator feeds will not see the 88kA calculated total, they will only see their share of that (1/3) or 30kA rms. Breakers feeding other loads from this combined bus do need that 88kA+...

Hi All, I am considering a transformer with emergency generator combination. I have read some threads of pros and cons of using a 3 pole vs a 4 pole ATS. 3 pole seems to avoid some issues with potential floating neutrals but usually comes with the warning that having genset and transformer on...

Hi All, I am looking at some Schneider data sheets for fuse backup protection for breakers and switches. One table notes the fuse as "BS88 or gG" in one column and "HRC DIN type" in another. I took this to mean a BS Bolt-in or clip-in fuse would be the first column and a NH type fuse would be...

Hi Alan, Can you tell us where you are so we know what standard applies? If you were in Australia (our standards are derived from IEC equivalents) I note the following. 3x400mm2 XLPE cables spaced at 170mm centres, buried direct (25 degrees c) would have a derating of 0.73, giving an...

Thanks 7antoer4. Ch 7.7 in 60269-2 is repeated in each section isn't it? So is that note ("For the fuse-links covered by this section the maximum pre-arcing I^2*t values given in Table VI(6) of IEC 60269-1 apply for the maximum operating I^2*t values.") repeated for each section (fuse type)...

Hi All, I don't have access to IEC 60269-2. Can anyone tell me if the standard provides total I^2t energy maximum values for the various fuse types. I have IEC 60269-1 but it only specifies minimum pre-arcing energies, I need the total energies. Cheers, Healyx

Hi Eddy, Did you ever find a definitive source to confirm the the +10% and +15% tolerances?

I agree with davidbeach, you need to ask the mechanical engineer for these loads. It is hard for us to even assist given every region will have completely different requirements. I Australia where our peak loads are for cooling (generally speaking), a rule of thumb for planning purposes would...

Reading between the lines - are you saying the peak (Ip) current is 3800A and rms current (Ik") is 3600A? If so, that peak current is way too low. I think it is probably out by a factor of sqrt(2). If so, the real peak current would be 5374A and X/R would be 4.11. This is close to what would...

I'd say that would be correct. What are you using the result for? Is it to determine thermal equivalent current for the fault?

I did a calc. Data Used: Tx to MSB. 240mm2, 4m, Cu XLPE, Single Core Trefoil. MSB to DB1. 70mm2, 25m Cu XLPE, Multicore DB1 to DB2. 25mm2, 15m, Cu XLPE Multicore DB2 to Control Panel. 16mm2, Cu PVC Multicore. With 630kVA, 4.5%, 415v Transformer, 500MVA upstream network, Cmax = 1.06. Max...

What is the distance from 50A breaker board to your control panel? Is everything 3 phase?

If you are going to use Schneider C60Ns throughout (including for the 50A breaker), you don't need the HRC fuse(s). Provided you checked the cascade table under the NSX100B, you are good to go. But yes, you can get fused HRC isolators. I'll do a calc for you later and post the results.

Just done a search, the method where you calculate the limited rms current (Up-over-down) method has been disproved where you are trying to protect a current limiting breaker down stream. I couldn't find any IEC references for this but it is accepted to NOT use this method in North America...

Looking at the current-limiting curve for a NSX100B, a 20kA rms fault is limited to 8kA rms. If you are saying the maximum fault level at the location this NSX100B is installed in 10kA, the NSX100B will limit this to 6kA (only just). As I said before, I don't really know if this is a valid...