MV design guide - Schneider Electric
MV design guide - Schneider Electric
MV design guide - Schneider Electric
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Standards<br />
IEC- ANSI comparison<br />
Derating<br />
According to IEC<br />
c Refer to "Switchgear definition/Derating" chapter.<br />
According to ANSI<br />
c The ANSI standard C37 04 gives for altitudes greater than 1 000 metres:<br />
v a correction factor for the applicable voltage on the rated insulation level<br />
and on the rated maximum voltage,<br />
v a correction factor for the rated operating current.<br />
The table of correction factors according to altitude<br />
(Altitude Corrections Factors: ACF).<br />
Altitude<br />
ACF for:<br />
(ft) (m) voltage continous current<br />
3 300 1 000 1.00 1.00<br />
5 000 1 500 0.95 0.99<br />
10 000 3 000 0.8 0.96<br />
N.B.: "sealed system" type circuit breakers,<br />
it is not necessairy to apply the voltage ACF on the maximum rated voltage<br />
<strong>Electric</strong>al endurance<br />
Merlin Gerin circuit breakers can withstand Isc at least 15 times.<br />
IEC and ANSI standards impose values well below this because they take<br />
account of oil breaking circuit breakers.<br />
These values are not very high and should the customer request it,<br />
we must provide those for the device being considered.<br />
According to IEC<br />
c The electrical endurance is equal to 3 times Isc.<br />
According to ANSI<br />
c The electrical endurance is equal to 4 times K.S.Isc.<br />
Isc : symmetrical breaking capacity at maximum voltage<br />
S : asymmetrical factor<br />
K : voltage range factor<br />
Mechanical endurance<br />
According to IEC<br />
c Mechanical endurance is of 2 000 switching cycles.<br />
According to ANSI<br />
c Mechanical endurance is of between 1 500 and 10 000 switching cycles<br />
according to the voltage and the breaking capacity.<br />
Construction<br />
According to IEC<br />
c The IEC does not impose any particular constraints, however,<br />
the manufacturer has responsibility of determining what is required in<br />
terms of materials (thicknesses, etc) to meet performance requirements in<br />
terms of strength.<br />
According to ANSI<br />
c ANSI imposes a thickness of 3 mm for sheet metal.<br />
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