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9
Component Short-Circuit Protection
9.1.0 Introduction
9.1.1 Short-Circuit Current Withstand Chart for Copper Cables with Paper,
Rubber, or Varnished-Cloth Insulation
9.1.2 Short-Circuit Current Withstand Chart for Copper Cables with
Thermoplastic Insulation
9.1.3 Short-Circuit Current Withstand Chart for Copper Cables with
Cross-Linked Polyethylene and Ethylene-Propylene-Rubber Insulation
9.1.4 Short-Circuit Current Withstand Chart for Aluminum Cables with Paper,
Rubber, or Varnished-Cloth Insulation
9.1.5 Short-Circuit Current Withstand Chart for Aluminum Cables with
Thermoplastic Insulation
9.1.6 Short-Circuit Current Withstand Chart for Aluminum Cables with
Cross-Linked Polyethylene and Ethylene-Propylene-Rubber Insulation
9.1.7 Comparison of Equipment Grounding Conductor Short-Circuit Withstand
Ratings
9.1.8 NEMA (Standard Short-Circuit Ratings of Busway)
9.1.9 U.L. No. 508 Motor Controller Short-Circuit Test Ratings
9.1.10 Molded-Case Circuit Breaker Interrupting Capacities
9.1.11 NEC Table 450.3(A), Maximum Rating or Setting of Overcurrent
Protection for Transformers over 600 V (as a Percentage of
Transformer-Rated Current)
9.1.12 NEC Table 450.3(B), Maximum Rating or Setting of Overcurrent
Protection for Transformers 600 V and Less (as a Percentage of
Transformer-Rated Current)
9.1.13 U.L. 1008 Minimum Withstand Test Requirement (for Automatic
Transfer Switches)
9.1.14 HVAC Equipment Short-Circuit Test Currents, Table 55.1 of U.L.
Standard 1995
9.2.1 Protection through Current Limitation
9.2.2 Current-Limiting Effect of Fuses
9.2.3 Analysis of a Current-Limiting Fuse
9.2.4 Let-Thru Data Pertinent to Equipment Withstand
9.2.5 How to Use the Let-Thru Charts
9.2.6 Current-Limitation Curves: Bussmann Low-Peak Time-Delay Fuse
KRP-C800SP
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9.1.0 Introduction
Most electrical equipment has a withstand rating that is defined in terms of an
rms symmetrical short-circuit current and, in some cases, peak let-thru current.
These values have been established through short-circuit testing of that equipment
according to an accepted industry standard. Or, as is the case with conductors, the
withstand rating is based on a mathematical calculation and is also expressed as an
rms symmetrical short-circuit current.
The following provides the short-circuit withstand data for each system component.
Please note that where industry standards are given (e.g., NEMA), individual manu-
facturers of equipment often have withstand ratings that exceed industry standards.
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9.2.4
Step 1. Enter the chart on the prospective short-circuit current scale at 86,000 A, and proceed
vertically until the 800-A fuse curve is intersected.
Step 2. Follow horizontally until the instantaneous peak let-thru current scale is intersected.
Step 3. Read the peak let-thru current as 49,000 A. (If a fuse had not been used, the peak
current would have been 198,000 A.)
Step 1. Enter the chart on the prospective short-circuit current scale at 86,000 A, and proceed
vertically until the 800-A fuse curve is intersected.
Step 4. Read the apparent prospective rms symmetrical let-thru current as 21,000 A. (The
rms symmetrical let-thru current would be 86,000 A if there were no fuse in the circuit.)
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