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Time-Current Characteristics
This is the magnitude of current that a circuit breaker can carry without tripping.
Ir is a percentage of the circuit breaker nominal rating (In).
Adjustment of this setting will vary the continuous current from about 20% to
100% of the circuit breaker nominal rating (In).
Example:
In = 1000A
Adjusting the setting to 60% will make the maximum continuous current rating of
the circuit breaker to
= (60% x 1000) = 600 A
Long Time Delay
Long Time Delay
Long-time delay causes the breaker to wait a certain amount of time to allow
temporary inrush currents, such as starting a motor, to flow without tripping.
Usually, the time adjustment is on a multiple of the continuous current rating (Ir).
A common multiple is 6xIr as most motors draw current six (6) times its full load
current during starting. The setting depends on the motor driven load. The unit
adjustment for this setting is seconds. The long-time delay effects the position of
an I2t slope which means that lower levels of contiuous current setting will allow
the circuit breaker to remain online for longer periods of time.
Short Time Pickup
Short-time delay, used in conjunction with short-time pickup, controls the time
duration before a short-time pickup trip.
There are two modes:
Fixed time
A fixed instantaneous trip point, trips the breaker automatically and
overrides any pre-programmed settings.
I2t ramp
The I2t ramp mode is adjustable providing a short inverse time ramp. This
allows better coordination with downstream thermal-magnetic circuit
breakers and fuses.
Instantaneous Pickup
Instantaneous Pickup
Instantaneous Pickup is used to trip the circuit breaker with no intentional delay at
any current between 2 and 40 times the breaker’s
continuous ampere setting (Ir).
Example:
Continuous Current Setting (Ir) = 60% x In = 600 A
Instantaneous pickup = 10 x Ir = 10 x 600 = 6000 A
A setting higher than the fixed instantaneous override will automatically trips the
breaker at the fixed instantaneous override regardless of the instantaneous pickup
setting.