Cutler-Hammer Westinghouse & Cutler-Hammer Products Five Parkway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

15220

Application Data

29-167J
Page 1

December 1998 Mailed to: E/29-100A

Time/Current Characteristic Curves for Westinghouse Series C J-Frame Circuit Breakers

Westinghouse AB DE-ION Circuit Breakers

Curve No. Page 2 3

Breaker Description

Series C Types JDB, JD, HJD Equipped With Type JT Thermal-Magnetic Trip Unit ............................................................. SC-4247-87C Series C Types JDC Equipped With Type JT Thermal-Magnetic Trip Unit ............................................................. SC-4248-87B

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Application Data

29-167J
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AB DE-ION Circuit Breakers

Series C Types JDB, JD, HJD Equipped With Type JT Thermal-Magnetic Trip Unit

6000 7000 8000 9000 10,000

600 700 800 900 1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

60 70 80 90 100

200

300

400

500

50

60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

CURRENT IN PERCENT OF BREAKER TRIP UNIT RATING (In)

10,000

10,000

2 HOURS

2 HOURS

Circuit Breaker Time/Current Curves

5,000

Series C J-Frame Circuit Breakers Equipped with Type JT Thermal-Magnetic Trip Unit
Catalog Types JDB, JD, HJD Circuit Breakers, 2, 3 and 4 Poles For application and coordination purposes only. Thermal calibration based on 40C ambient, cold start. Connected with four (4) feet of rated wire (60C up to 125 amps, 75C above 125 amps) per terminal. Tested in open air with current in all poles. Instantaneous calibration based on single-pole tests. Maximum Voltage 600 V., Ac (50/60 Hz.) 250 V., Dc Breaker Rating Rated Amperes (In) Instantaneous Trip Amperes (See Figure Below) 500 to 1000% of trip unit rating. (Dc values are approximately 40% higher)

5,000

1 HOUR

1 HOUR

3,000

3,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

1,000

500

(250A)

70, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250 Interrupting Rating

500

300

(125-225A)
200

Maximum Single Pole Trip Times at 25C

300

Breaker Type JDB JD HJD

UL/CSA RMS Sym. kA, 50/60 Hz. 480 V. 35 65 35 65 65 100 IEC 157-1 (P1) RMS Sym. kA, 50/60 Hz. 240 V., (Ue) 380 V., (Ue) 35 35 65 65 65 100 240 V. 600 V. 18 18 25

kA, Dc 250 V. 10 10 22
100

200

(70-100A)
100

kA, Dc 415 V., (Ue) 35 35 65 250 V., (Ue) 10 10 22

50

1 MINUTE

1 MINUTE

50

Minimum

Maximum

JDB JD HJD

Note: For additional information on the trip unit, see IL 29C600.

30

20

Single pole test data at 25C based on NEMA Procedures (AB 4-1991) for verifying performance of molded case circuit breakers.
7.5 7.5 Push to Trip 7.5

30

20

10

Typical Trip Unit Nameplate

C Thermal Magnetic Trip Unit

10 5 10 5 Amps (In)

10

10

Magnetic Multiples Of In

40C

Cat. No.

Individual Pole Adjustments

3 3

Adjustable Magnetic Trip

2 2

TIME IN SECONDS

TIME IN SECONDS

.3

10X

5X

.5

20%

10%

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.05

.05

.03

.03

.02

.02

Maximum Interrupting Time

.01

.01

.005

Interrupting Rating Determines End of Curve

.005

.003

.003

.002

.002

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

CURRENT IN PERCENT OF BREAKER TRIP UNIT RATING (In)

60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000

60

70 80 90 100

50

.001

.001

6000 7000 8000 9000 10,000

500

600 700 800 900 1000

200

300

400

2000

3000

4000

5000

Curve No. SC-4247-87C

December 1998

Application Data

29-167J
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AB DE-ION Circuit Breakers

Series C Type JDC Equipped With Type JT Thermal-Magnetic Trip Unit

6000 7000 8000 9000 10,000

600 700 800 900 1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

60 70 80 90 100

200

300

400

500

50

60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

CURRENT IN PERCENT OF BREAKER TRIP UNIT RATING (In)

10,000

10,000

2 HOURS

2 HOURS

Circuit Breaker Time/Current Curves

5,000

1 HOUR

Series C J-Frame Circuit Breakers Equipped with Type JT Thermal-Magnetic Trip Unit
Catalog Type JDC Circuit Breakers, 2, 3 and 4 Poles

5,000

1 HOUR

3,000

3,000

2,000

For application and coordination purposes only. Thermal calibration based on 40C ambient, cold start. Connected with four (4) feet of rated wire (60C up to 125 amps, 75C above 125 amps) per terminal. Tested in open air with current in all poles. Instantaneous calibration based on single-pole tests. Maximum Voltage 600 V., Ac (50/60 Hz.) 250 V., Dc Breaker Rating Rated Amperes (In) Instantaneous Trip Amperes (See Figure Below) 500 to 1000% of trip unit rating. (Dc values are approximately 40% higher)

2,000

1,000

1,000

500

(250A)

70, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250

500

300

(125-225A)

Maximum Single Pole Trip Times at 25C

Interrupting Rating Breaker Type JDC UL/CSA RMS Sym. kA, 50/60 Hz. 240 V. 480 V. 200 100 IEC 157-1 (P1) RMS Sym. kA, 50/60 Hz. 240 V., (Ue) 380 V., (Ue) 100 200 600 V. 35 kA, Dc 250 V. 22 kA, Dc 415 V., (Ue) 100 250 V., (Ue) 22

300

200

200

(70-100A)
100

100

1 MINUTE

1 MINUTE

Minimum
50

Maximum

JDC Notes

For additional information on the trip unit, see IL 29C600. For I2t, Ip and threshold values, see AD 29-166.
Single pole test data at 25C based on NEMA Procedures (AB 4-1991) for verifying performance of molded case circuit breakers.
7.5 7.5 7.5

50

30

30

20

20

10

Typical Trip Unit Nameplate

C Thermal Magnetic Trip Unit

10 5 10 5 Amps (In)

Push to Trip

10

10

Magnetic Multiples Of In

40C

Cat. No.

Individual Pole Adjustments Adjustable Magnetic Trip

TIME IN SECONDS

TIME IN SECONDS

.3

10X

5X

.5

20%

10%

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.05

.05

.03

.03

.02

.02

Maximum Interrupting Time 600 V., Ac

.01 .01

480 V., Ac
.005 .005

240 V., Ac
.003 .003

.002

Interrupting Rating Determines End of Curve

.002

60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

6000 7000 8000 9000 10,000

50,000

60 70 80 90 100

50

.001

.001

500

600 700 800 900 1000

200

300

400

2000

3000

4000

5000

CURRENT IN PERCENT OF BREAKER TRIP UNIT RATING (In)

Curve No. SC-4248-87B

December 1998

Application Data

29-167J
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AB DE-ION Circuit Breakers

Cutler-Hammer Westinghouse & Cutler-Hammer Products Five Parkway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 15220

Printed in U.S.A.

December 1998