PERFORMANCE TESTING OF HRC

FUSE LINKS

SUBMITTED BY:
AKANKSHA
ECE/08/101
 CONTENTS
• MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER(MCB)
• MOULDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER(MCCB)
• RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER(RCCB)
• MOTOR PROTECTION CIRCUIT BREAKER(MPCB)
• OFF LAOD/ON LOAD CHANGE OVER SWITCHES
• PLUG AND SOCKET
• COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS(CFL)
• DOMESTIC LUMINARIES
• HIGH REPTURING CAPACITY(HRC FUSES)
• PERFORMANCE TESTS ON HRC FUSE LINKS
 MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER
• Why used?
• The indication of faulty circuit
become very fast

• provides shrouds to prevent

direct touch with live parts
ensuring protection against
electrical shocks.

• Operating mechanism:
• Quick make
• Quick break trip free mechanism
MCB CONTI…
 RCCB (RESIDUAL CURRENT
CIRCUIT BREAKER)
• The RCCB works on the principle of
current balance that is in an electrical
circuit .

• The incoming current is equal to the

outgoing current.

• The CORE BALANCE TRANSFORMER

having primary and secondary winding
and a sensitive relay for instantaneous
detection of fault signal.

• The primary winding lies in series with

supply mains and load.

• The secondary winding are

connected to sensitive relay.
RCCB CONTI….
 MCCBS (MOULDED CIRCUIT
BREAKER)
1. Actuator lever - used to
manually trip and reset the
circuit breaker. Also indicates
the status of the circuit
breaker (On or Off/tripped).
2. Actuator mechanism - forces
the contacts together or apart.
3. Contacts - Allow current when
touching and break the current
when moved apart.
4. Terminals
5. Bimetallic strip
6. Calibration screw - allows the
manufacturer to precisely
adjust the trip current of the
device after assembly.
7. Solenoid
8. Arc divider / extinguisher
 MCCB CONTI….
• SALIENT FEATURES
• Quick make ,quick break
and trip free mechanism
• Clear indications of
ON,OFF AND TRIP
position
• Push to trip facility for
verification of proper
working of operating
mechanism
• Wide range of internal
and external accessories
• Housing made of heat
resistant thermo set
insulating material
 MINIATURE CHANGE OVER
SWITCH
• capable of operating under overload conditions and also carry
current under specified abnormal circuit conditions such as
those of short circuit for specified time .
• FEATURES
• Compact in size.
• Double break contacts
• Special silver alloy contact tips
• Shrouded terminals for safety
• Three stable position ON-OFF-ON
• Housing is made of non hygroscopic fire retardant thermoplastic
• DIN rail mountings
• Can be mounted with MCB, ELCB , Isolator in distribution boards
MCOS CONTI….
 DOMESTIC LUMINARIES
• TYPES OF DOMESTIC LUMINARIES:

• General purpose slim strip type fixature.

• Decorative Indoor use luminaries suitable for fluorescent tubular lamp .

 CONSUMER LUMINARIES
• INDO BAR: General purpose slim strip type fixature suitable for
fluorescent tubular lam 40/20 W for indoor use.
• SOLAR : Decorative indoor use luminaries suitable for fluorescent tubular
lamp 20/40 W The luminaries has coloured plastic caps on the end.
• LUNAR : Decorative indoor use luminaries suitable for fluorescent tubular
lamp 20/40 W The luminaries has coloured plastic caps on the end.
• PULSAR : Sleek indoor luminaries with high frequency electronic ballast
is for 15 fluorescent energy saving tube 14/28 W and without prismatic
diffuser.
• PULSAR PLUG: Sleek indoor luminaries with high frequency electronic
ballast is for 15 fluorescent energy saving tube 14/28 W .Prismatic
diffuser in pulsar plus ensures glare free light.
• CRYSTAL: Sleek indoor luminaries with high frequency electronic ballast
is for 15 fluorescent energy saving tube 18 W/36 W .
• SPECTRA: Decorative Indoor use luminaries 11 W/36 W high lumen pack
CFL for brighter ambience using anti glare diffuser.
• VENUS: Decorative Indoor use luminaries with acrylic diffuser suitable
for 11 W/36 W compact fluorescent lamp for suitable light.
• PLUTO: Decorative indoor use high lumen pack CFL for brighter ambience
using FPL 36 W.
 CFL LUMINARIES (OMPACTS
FLUOROSCENT LAMP)
• FEATURES:

• Reduced energy cost by 80%

• Long life up to 8000 hrs.

• Ease of operation –reduces frequency

of replacement and hence low cost of
maintenance

• High luminous efficiency

• Available in different colour

appearances to create desired
ambience.
CFL Luminaries
 PLUGS AND SOCKETS
• FEATURES:

• Easy to install

• Accessible wiring space at +18 degrees

• Design provides strength

• Opening and closing of piece through

clipped on device and cables
connection by screws.

• Made of halogen free plastic material.

• All screws and lid spring protected

against corrosion
 FUSES AND ITS
CLASSIFICATION
• A device that by the fusing of one or more of its specially designed and
proportioned components opens the circuit in which it is inserted by
breaking the current when this exceed a given value for sufficient time.

• The common materials used for fuse element are copper, tin lead alloy
(tin 63% and lead 37%), silver, aluminium etc.

• TYPES OF FUSES:
• There are two common types of fuses:
• LOW VOLTAGE FUSES
• HIGH VOLTAGE FUSES
• LOW VOLTAGE FUSE:
SEMI CLOSED REWIRABLE FUSES :
• Consists of two separate parts made from porcelain called base and
fuse carrier.
• These fuses are made up to 500 Amp current but there breaking
capacity is low.

HIGH RUPTURING CAPACITY FUSES :

• HRC cartridge fuses are specially designed for extremely rapid
operations.
• They are quite reliable and can be selected for proper
discrimination.
 HIGH VOLTAGE FUSES:
The following two types of high voltage fuses are:

CARTRIDGE TYPE:
• It is almost similar to low voltage HRC cartrisge fuse in construction.
• The only difference is that the fuse element is wound in the shape of
helix so as to avoid the corona effect

LIQUID TYPE:
• It essentially consists of a glass tube filled with carbon tetra chloride
solution and sealed at both ends with brass caps.

• The corona is eliminated by carbon tetra chloride filled in the tube.

HRC CONTI….
 HRC FUSES AND FUSE BASES
• SALIENT FEATURE:
• High breaking capacity 80kA and 120 kA at 500V
• Available with ISI and CE marking.
• Low watt loss, ensures cool running and longer life.
• No duration required for connected equipment.
• Low cut off characteristic , reduced electro magnetic stress.
• Fault indication is immediate. The red pop up chin comes out instantly on
fusing

• TYPES OF HRCs:
• The following types of HRC s are manufactured in INDO
AISAN,MURTHAL PLANT.:
• DIN TYPE HRC
• BOLTED TYPE HRC
• CYLINDRICAL TYPE HRC
• J TYPE HRC
Various HRCs
 Testing On HRC:
• These are the main tests carried out for HRC fuse links.

1. DIMENSION CHECKING
2. RESISTENCE CHECKING
3. TEMPERATURE RISING AND POWER DISSIPATION
4. CONVENTIONAL NON FUSING TESTS
5. RATED CURRENTS
6. TIME CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS
7. FREEDOM FROM SEASON CRACKING
 PERFORMANCE TESTING OF ZR-
1,63 Amp CYLINDRICAL TYPE HRC
FUSE LINK:
REASON: Performance
DETAIL: sample recieved from QAD
ELEMENT DESIGN : 3*3.5*0.175*55=> SHORTCUT ZONE

REFERENCE SPECIFICATION: IS -1361

FUSING CURRENT TEST:
• CONTACT RESISTANCE=919VOHM@ 29 C
• FUSING FACTOR: 1.5 IN
• FUSING CURRENT=15*63=94.5 Amp
• SETTED AT= 11:00 AM
• FUSE BLOWN AT=12:15PM
• TOTAL FUSING TIME=2700 SEC
• MAX PERMISSIBLE FUSING TIME=4hrs
• RESULT=OK
 TEMPERATURE RISE TEST:
• CONTRACT RESISTANCE= 314VOHM @ 37 C

SR NO TIME AMBIENT TEMP OF UPPER TEMP OF MV DROP

TEMPERATURE TERMINAL(11) LOWER
TERMINAL(1
2)

1 01.30 24.5 C 99.0 C 93.0 C 81.6 mv

PM
2 02.30 24.9 C 88.0 C 90.0 C 80.2 mv
PM
3 03.30 24.8 C 85.0 C 87.0 C 79.4 mv
PM
4 04.30 23.0 C 81.0 C 83.0 C 78.5 mv
PM
5 05.30 22.0 C 81.0 C 83.0 C 77.2 mv
PM
24.9 C 90.0 C 93.0 C 81.6 mv
• MAX TEMP RISE AT TERMINALS =93-24.9=68.1 C C
• MAX WATT LOSS=81.6*63/1000 =5.140 WATT
• MAX PERMISSIBLE WATT LOSS FOR THIS SAMPLE =12 WATT
• RESULT=OK
• 3) NON FUSING CURRENT TEST:
• CONTACT RESISTANCE= 358VOHM @ 29 C
• NON FUSING FACTOR= 1.25 In
• NON FUSING CURRENT= 1.25*63=78.75Amp
• RESULT: Does not blow for 4 hours ie ok

• FINAL RESULT=SATISFACTORY
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