Miniature Circuit-Breakers

General Data
Introduction
Personnel safety with miniature circuit-breakers
According to DIN VDE 0100 Part 410, in order to protect against dangerous leakage currents in the TN system, the cross-sections of the
conductor, or its distance from the protective device, must be
dimensioned such that if a fault with negligible impedance (i.e. shortcircuit) occurs at any point between a phase conductor and a PE
conductor, or a connected exposed conductive part, the device
automatically trips within the specified times of 0.4 s / 5 s.

This requirement is met through the following condition:

Zs x Ia Uo

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Zs r Impedance of the fault loop of all electrical circuits

Ia r Current that trips within the specified times
Uo r Voltage against ground

Maximum permissible impedance of fault loop at Uo = 230 V AC

for compliance with trip conditions according to DIN VDE 0100 Part 410
In [A]

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Characteristic A

Characteristic B

Characteristic C

Characteristic D

ta 0.4 s

5 s

ta 0.4 s

5 s

ta 0.4 s

5 s

ta 0.4 s

5 s

0.3
0.5
1.0

--76.6

--76.6

----

----

76.6
46
23

153
92
46

--15.3

-92
46

1.6
2
3

47.9
38.3
25.5

47.9
38.3
25.5

----

----

14.4
11.5
7.7

28.8
23
15.4

9.6
7.6
5.1

28.8
23
15.4

4
6
8

19.1
12.7
--

19.1
12.7
--

-7.6
--

-7.6
--

5.8
3.8
2.8

11.6
7.6
5.7

3.8
2.5
1.9

11.6
7.6
5.7

10
13
16

7.6
-4.7

7.6
-4.7

4.6
-2.9

4.6
3.57
2.9

2.3
1.7
1.4

4.6
3.4
2.8

1.1
0.9
0.7

4.6
3.4
2.8

20
25
32

3.8
3.0
2.4

3.8
3.0
2.4

2.3
1.8
1.4

2.3
1.8
1.4

1.1
0.9
0.7

2.2
1.8
1.4

0.5
0.4
0.3

2.2
1.8
1.4

40
50

1.9
--

1.9
--

1.1
0.9

1.1
0.9

0.6
0.5

1.2
1.0

0.28
0.23

1.2
1.0

63
80
100

----

----

0.7
---

0.7
---

0.4
0.3
0.2

0.8
0.6
0.4

0.2
0.14
0.1

0.8
0.6
0.4

125

--

--

--

--

0.16

0.3

0.1

0.3

5SY, 5SP

At Uo = 240 V AC, Zs x 1.04 applies.

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7
8
9
10

At Uo = 127 V AC, Zs x 0.55 applies.

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