Low Voltage circuit-breaker breaking techniques - Schneider Electric

Lexiconα: closing voltage angle.category (of a circuit-breaker): defined bystandard IEC 947.2.A = circuit-breaker not delayed on opening inshort-circuit conditions;B = circuit-breaker delayed on opening in shortcircuit< Icw conditions.E: DC rated voltage, AC peak voltage.ϕ: voltage/current phase angle.i, (i 0): current at an instant t, (at an instant t 0).i a: arcing current at an instant t.î c: broken peak current.Icc: short-circuit current.Ics: rated service breaking capacity (expressedin kA or in % of Icu).Icu: rated short-circuit ultimate breakingcapacity.Icw: rated acceptable short current.In: rated current in steady state, Ar.m.s.Ip: prospective current.Is: overload current.r: generator impedance.R, L, C: total components of broken circuit.rating (of a circuit-breaker): rated current valueof the circuit-breaker, defined by the maximumsetting of the trip unit (electronic or thermaloverload protection).size (of a circuit-breaker): the highest ratingaccepted by a circuit-breaker case. It is therated current of the device.t, (t 0): time (initial instant).t a: arcing time.τ: time constant (τ = L / R).u: voltage at an instant t.u a: arcing voltage at an instant t.U a: stabilised arcing voltage.U AC: Anode-Cathode voltage of eachelementary arc.Ud+, Ud-: regeneration characteristics.Un: rated voltage in AC, V r.m.s.Ur: recovery voltage.Wa: arcing energy.W L0: initial inductive energy for i = i 0.ω: AC pulsation(ω =2πf= 2π/T).Cahier Technique Schneider Electric no. 154 / p.2