Characteristic Curves - Siemens SENTRON 3WL Reference Manual
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Characteristic curves
Every solid-state release type and every setting has its own cha-
racteristic curve. Only a selection is shown in the following. The
characteristic curves each show the largest and smallest setting
range of SENTRON 3WL circuit breakers with 1000 A rated cur-
rent at 500 V rated voltage with various releases. In order to ob-
tain a complete tripping characteristic, the relevant parts of the
characteristics have to be combined.
The characteristic curves show the behavior of the solid-state re-
lease when it is activated by a current that is already flowing be-
fore the tripping operation. If the overcurrent tripping occurs im-
mediately after switch on and the solid-state release is therefore
not yet enabled, the opening time is extended, depending on the
level of the overcurrent by up to 15 ms. In order to determine the
break-times of the circuit breakers, approximately 15 ms must
be added to the opening times shown for the arcing time.
Refer to the following legend for tolerances.
The characteristic curves shown apply to ambient temperatures
at the circuit breaker between –5 and +55 °C. The release can
be operated at ambient temperatures of –20 to +70 °C. An ex-
tended tolerance band can apply at these temperatures.
10000
R min
0,4 ... 1,0 x
1000
n
100
10
sd min
1
0,1
0,01
0,1
SENTRON 3WL circuit breaker with ETU25B solid-state release,
LSI characteristic curve
10000
1000
100
g min
g max
10
1)
100 ... 1200 A
1
0,1
0,01
100
1000
SENTRON 3WL circuit breaker with ETU27B solid-state release,
G characteristic curve
Tolerances for the set currents
L: tripping operations between 1.05 and 1.2 x I
S: –0 %, +20 %
I: –0 %, +20 %
G: –0 %, +20 %
Tolerances for the tripping times
2
L: –20 %, +0 % for I
t characteristic curve
S: –0 %, +60 ms or -0 %, 10 % for tripping times greater than 600 ms
I: < 50 ms
G: –0 %, +60 ms or -0 %, 10 % for tripping times greater than 600 ms
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R max
sd max
1,25 ... 12 x
n
sd max
0 ... 0,4 s
sd min
> 20 x
i
n
i
max. 50 kA
1
10
/
n
g max
0,1 ... 0,5 s
g min
10000
100000
A
R
10000
R min
1000
100
10
1
0,1
2)
0,01
0,1
SENTRON 3WL circuit breaker with ETU15B solid-state release
10000
R min
0,4 ... 1,0 x
1000
100
10
1
0,1
0,01
100
0,1
SENTRON 3WL circuit breaker with ETU27B solid-state release,
LSIN characteristic curve
10000
1000
100
10
1
0,1
0,01
0,1
SENTRON 3WL circuit breaker with ETU45B solid-state release,
S characteristic curve
1) Sizes I and II: 100 ... 1200 A
Size III: 400 ... 1200 A.
2) With single-pole loading in the lowest rated current range, the response
times of the short-circuit release can be extended by approx. 10 % and
the tripping times by approx. 15 % compared to the characteristic curve.
R max
0,5 ... 1,0 x
n
i min
i max
2 ... 8 x
n
1
10
R max
n
N
sd max
sd min
1,25 ... 12 x
n
0 ... 0,4 s
sd min
i
i
max. 50 kA
1
10
sd
1,25 ... 12 x
n
2
= const
sd
2
= const
0,1 ... 0,4 s
sd
0,02 ... 0,4 s
1
10
100
/
n
sd max
> 20 x
n
100
/
n
= const
sd
100
/
n
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