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Control Circuit Protection: General Data

This document summarizes the tripping characteristics of four types of circuit protection devices (A, B, C, D). It describes the magnetic and thermal trip points for each type and their intended applications. It also provides correction factors for ambient temperature changes and multiple circuits affecting trip characteristics.

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Control Circuit Protection: General Data

This document summarizes the tripping characteristics of four types of circuit protection devices (A, B, C, D). It describes the magnetic and thermal trip points for each type and their intended applications. It also provides correction factors for ambient temperature changes and multiple circuits affecting trip characteristics.

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Control Circuit Protection

General Data
Trip characteristics

Tripping characteristics acc. to EN 60 898


Tripping characteristic A, -5 Tripping characteristic B, -6
Type A characteristic is de- Type B characteristic de-
signed to protect very sensi- signed for European resi-
tive circuits such as dential circuit protection.
semiconductors. Magnetic This characteristic can also
trip point - 2 to 3 times In rat- be used for protection of
ing. Thermal trip point - 1.13 computers and electronic
to 1.45 protector rating. equipment. Magnetic trip
point - 3 to 5 times In rating.
Thermal trip point - 1.13 to
1.45 protector rating.

Tripping characteristic C, -7 Tripping characteristic D, -8


Type C characteristic is for Type D characteristic is de-
general device protection in 120
1,13 1,45 signed for high inrush loads. 1,13 1,45
A I2_06353c 120
control circuits. Magnetic 60
Magnetic trip point - 10 to 20 A I2_06354c

trip point - 5 to10 times In rat- 40 times In rating. Thermal trip 60


40
ing. Thermal trip point - 1.13 point - 1.13 to 1.45 protector
Minutes

20

Minutes
20
to 1.45 protector rating. 10 rating. 10
6 6
4
Tripping time

Tripping time
2 2
1 1
40 40
20 20
10 10
6 6
4 4
Seconds

2
Seconds

2
1 1
0,6 0,6
0,4 0,4
0,2 0,2
0,1 0,1
0,06 0,06
0,04 0,04
0,02 0,02
0,01 0,01
1 1,5 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 20 30 1 1,5 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 20 30
Multiple of rated current Multiple of rated current

For different ambient tempera- If more that one electrical circuit


tures, the current values of the is loaded in a series of miniature Number 1 2-3 4-6 >7
delayed tripping operation circuit breakers or supplemen- Correction factor K 1.00 0.90 0.88 0.85
change by approximately 5% tary protectors, the resulting in-
per 10°K temperature differ- crease in ambient temperature
ence. Specifically they increase affects the characteristic curve.
for temperatures below 25°C In this case an additional cor-
(5SJ41), 30°C (5SP, 5SX, 5SY) rection factor found in the fol-
and decrease for temperatures lowing table must be used.
above 25°C (5SJ41), 30°C (5SP,
5SX, 5SY).
For DC voltages the maximum
current values of the instanta-
neous tripping operation in-
crease by a factor of 1.2.

16/2 Siemens Industry, Inc.


Industrial Controls Catalog

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