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Selection and application
3-4 Wiring protection
Table 3-10 MCCB protected wiring (up to the rated short-time range)
Wire
size
(mm
2
)
Allowable
current (A)
Allowable
current
considering
MCCB trip
characteristics
(A)
MCCB rating (A)
Open
3-wire
Duct
3-wire
Amb. temp. 30°C
Rise 40K
30°C
o
100°C
10
15
20
40
50
60
75
100 125 150 175 200 225 250 300 350 400 500 600 700 800 1000
1
14.5
10.2
12
1.5
18.5
13.0
18
2.5
25
18
27
4
34
24
40
Unprotected region
6
43
30
52
10
60
42
68
16
80
56
98
25
101
71
123
35
126
88
154
Protected region
50
153
107
187
70
196
137
239
95
238
167
290
120
276
193
337
150
319
223
389
185
364
255
444
240
430
301
525
300
556
389
678
400
664
465
810
500
757
530
924
630
856
599
967
(2) Wiring protection by MCCBs
The MCCB to be used for overcurrent protection of wiring
can be selected by observing the principle in item (1). In
the short- time region discussions, remember that the
tripping characteristic curve of an MCCB may cross the
allowable current characteristic curve of wire near the point of
intersection of the inverse time-delay trip and instantaneous
trip characteristics of the MCCB.
Table 3-10 shows the combinations of MCCBs and PVC wires
available for protection in the short-time region. Protection
for wires in the short-circuit region can be determined by
reviewing
the allowable I
2
t value of the wire. Table 3-11 shows the max.
breaking I
2
t values of MCCBs at the time of short-circuit
current breaking and the allowable I
2
t values of wires needed
to accomplish this determination.
3-4-3 Application of protective devices
(1) Principle
When an overcurrent fault occurs, a circuit breaker must be
chosen that can interrupt an overcurrent before the wire is
heated above its allowable temperature. The rated current
of the circuit breaker thus must be lower than the allowable
current of the wire. In the short-time region, the circuit breaker
should exhibit operating characteristics below the allowable
current-time characteristics of the wire as shown in Fig. 3-13.
In the short-circuit region it is necessary to verify, by way of
calculation, that the max. breaking I
2
t value of the overcurrent
protective device is lower than the allowable I
2
t value of the
wire.
Fig. 3-13 Protection coordination for wiring
Current
MCCB operation characteristic
Wire's allowable characteristics
(Short-time region)
I
2
t = Constant
(short-circuit region)
Time