Technical Advice Short-circuit current limiting

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Prospective The limiting capacity of a circuit breaker is its ability to lessen the effects of a short
peak Isc circuit on an electrical installation by reducing the current amplitude and the
dissipated power.

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Limited Lower temperature rise at the conductor level, hence increased service life for
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cables and all components that are not self-protected (e.g. switches, contactors, etc.)
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Limited Isc Lower electrodynamic repulsion forces, hence less risk of deformation or breakage
of electrical contacts and busbars.
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tc t Less interference on sensitive equipment located in the vicinity of an electric circuit.
Prospective current and real limit current.
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Cascading is a technique derived directly from current limiting: downstream of a
current-limiting circuit breaker it is possible to use circuit breakers of breaking
capacity lower than the prospective short-circuit current (in line with the cascading
I²sc
tables). The breaking capacity is heightened thanks to current limiting by the
Prospective upstream device. Substantial savings can be achieved in this way on switchgear and
A² energy enclosures.
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The circuit breakers' current limiting capacity improves discrimination with the
protection devices located upstream: this is because the required energy passing
through the upstream protection device is greatly reduced and can be not enough to
cause it to trip. Discrimination can thus be natural without having to install a time-
delayed protection device upstream.
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circuit current breaking, the circuit breakers of the Acti9 range have a top-level
current limiting characteristic for modular devices.
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This assures them of optimal protection of the entire power distribution system.

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absence of a protection device):
b the real peak current (limited)
b the thermal stress (in A²s), this value, multiplied by the resistance of any element
through which the short-circuit current passes, gives the power dissipated by this
element.

The straight line "10 ms" representing the energy A²s of a prospective short-circuit
current of a half-period (10 ms) indicates the energy that would be dissipated by
the short-circuit current in the absence of limiting by the protection device (see
/57+62/JK

Example
What is the energy limited by an iC60N 25 A circuit breaker for a prospective short-
circuit current of 10 kA rms. What is the quality of current limiting?
400
> as shown in the graph opposite:
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b this short-circuit current (10 kA rms) is likely to dissipate up to
10 ms 1,000 kA2s
b the iC60N circuit breaker reduces this thermal stress to: 45 kA2s,
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50- 63 which is 22 times less.
Limited energy (A²s)

32- 40
20 - 25 3
16
8- 10 4
10000 6 2- 3
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The following table shows the thermal stresses acceptable by the cables depending
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on their insulation, their composition (Cu or Al) and their cross section. Cross-section
≤1
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100 HIB B9 >K;M)5)N<4 =K>O)5)N<4 >KN>)5)N<5 PKMO)5)N<5 NKQ>)5)N<6
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
Prospective current (kA rms) <, ?KPN)5)N<5
H@B B9 PKN<)5)N<4 NKQ;)5)N<5 >K;>)5)N<5 OK?O)5)N<5 NK=>)5)N<6
<, MK?>)5)N<5
8*E--FG 16 25 35 50
HIB B9 QKP)5)N<6 =K>O)5)N<6 NKO>)5)N<7 QK>N)5)N<7
<, NKQ;)5)N<6 QKQ=)5)N<6 OKOP)5)N<6 NKQ?)5)N<7
H@B B9 PKO;)5)N<6 NKQ;)5)N<7 >K>Q)5)N<7 PK?O)5)N<7
<, NK;Q)5)N<6 PKM<)5)N<6 ;K>Q)5)N<6 NK==)5)N<7

Example
Is a Cu/PVC cable of cross section 10 mm² protected by a NG125L device?
@./)7C#F/)%7C2/)4.#G4)%.7%)%./)7--/6%7C2/)4%"/44)&4)NKQ>)5)N<6 A²s. Any short-circuit
current at the point where a NG125L device (Icu = 25 kA) is installed will be limited,
G&%.)7)%./"+72)4%"/44)#*)2/44)%.7')>K>)5)N<5 A²s. (Curve on page 15 - 16).
The cable is therefore always protected up to the breaking capacity of the circuit
breaker.

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KHLJ*M*NH*M*NHLJ*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms

100

100 000

Thermal stress (A²s)

Peak current (kA)

32 - 40
10 16 - 25
10 000 10
32 - 40
16 - 25
10 3-4
3-4
1 2 2
1 000

1
1

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

%!HJ*J
KHLJ*M*NH*M*NHLJ*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms

100

100 000
Thermal stress (A²s)
Peak current (kA)

32 - 40
16 - 25
10 10
10 000
32 - 40
16 - 25
10 3-4
3-4
2 2
1
1 000

1
1

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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%!HJ
KHLJ*M*NH*M*NHLJ*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms

100

100 000

Thermal stress (A²s)

Peak current (kA)

32 - 40
10 16 - 25
10 000 10
32 - 40
16 - 25 6
10
6 3-4
3-4
1 2 2
1 000

1
1

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

%!HJ*J
KHLJ*M*NH*M*NHLJ*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms

100

100 000
Thermal stress (A²s)
Peak current (kA)

32 - 40
16 - 25
10
10
10 000
32 - 40 6
16 - 25
10
3-4
6
3-4
2
1 2
1 000

1
1

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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OH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms

100

100 000

Thermal stress (A²s)

Peak current (kA)

50 - 63
40
10 32
25
10 000 20
32 - 63 16
20 - 25
16 10
10
6 6
4
1 3 4
2 1 000
3

1 2

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

%TUQJ*OH*3912"*B
OH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms

100

100 000
Peak current (kA)

Thermal stress (A²s)

40 - 63
25 - 32
10 10 - 20
10 000
40 - 63
25 - 32
10 - 20 6
6
4 4
1 3
2 1 000
3

1 2

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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%TUQJ*NH*3912"*(
OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms

100

100 000
40 - 63
25 - 32

Thermal stress (A²s)

Peak current (kA)

10 - 20
10

40 - 63 10 000
25 - 32 6
10 - 20 4
6
4 3
3 2
2
1
1 1 000

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

%TUQJ*NH*3912"*B
OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)
Peak current Thermal stress
1 000 000

10 ms
100

100 000
40 - 63
25 - 32
Peak current (kA)

Thermal stress (A²s)

10 - 20
10
6
40 - 63 10 000
25 - 32
10 - 20
6 4
4 3
3 2
2
1
1 1 000

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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KH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)*
Peak current Thermal stress

100 1000000
10 ms
Peak current (kA)

100000
50 - 63 50- 63

Thermal stress (A²s)

10 32- 40
32 - 40
20 - 25
20 - 25 16
16 8- 10 4
8 - 10 4
6 2- 3 10000 6 2- 3

1 y1

1000 y1

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) 0,01 0,1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

KHLJ*M*OH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)*
Peak current Thermal stress

1000000
100
10 ms
Peak current (kA)

100000
Thermal stress (A²s)

50 - 63 50 - 63
10 32 - 40 32- 40
20 - 25
20 - 25
16 10000 16
8 - 10
6 8 - 10
4 6
2- 3
4
1
2- 3
1000
y1

y1
0,1 100
0,01 0,1 1 10 100 0,01 0,1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)
v
Note: these values are also the limitation values obtained with an iC60N three- or four-pole circuit breaker operating on a 230 V phase-to-phase network.

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KH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)*
Peak current Thermal stress

100 1000000
10 ms
Peak current (kA)

50 - 63 100000 50 - 63
32- 40
32 - 40

Thermal stress (A²s)

10 20- 25
20 - 25 16
16 8- 10 4
8 - 10 4
6 2- 3 6 2- 3
10000

1 y1

1000 y1

0,1
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
0,01 0,1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

KHLJ*M*OH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)*
Peak current Thermal stress

1000000
100
10 ms

100000
Peak current (kA)

50 - 63 50 - 63
Thermal stress (A²s)

32-40
10 32 - 40
20 - 25
20 - 25
16 16
8 - 10 10000
8 - 10
6
6
4
2- 3 4
1
2- 3
1000
y1

≤1
0,1 100
0,01 0,1 1 10 0,01 0,1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

Note: these values are also the limitation values obtained with an iC60H three- or four-pole circuit breaker operating on a 230 V phase-to-phase network.

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%BUQ/
KH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)*
Peak current Thermal stress

1000000
100
10 ms
Peak current (kA)

100000 50- 63 32- 40

50 - 63 20- 25

Thermal stress (A²s)

32 - 40
16
10 20 - 25
8- 10
16 4
8 - 10 6
6 4 2- 3
2- 3 10000

1 y1
1000 y1

0,1 100
0,01 0,1 1 10 100 0,01 0,1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

KHLJ*M*OH*3%139%&*>1"0?"1)*
Peak current Thermal stress

1000000
100
10 ms
Peak current (kA)

100000
50 - 63 50 - 63 32- 40
Thermal stress (A²s)

32 - 40
10 20- 25
20 - 25
16 16
8 - 10 10000 8- 10
6
6
4
2- 3 4
1
2- 3
1000
y1

y1
0,1 100
0,01 0,1 1 10 100 0,01 0,1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

Note: these values are also the limitation values obtained with an iC60L three- or four-pole circuit breaker operating on a 230 V phase-to-phase network.

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BUQWV!B*3912"*B
B%139%&V>1"0?"1)A*KH*EOOQ*IG*V*OH*EPPQ*IG
Peak current Thermal stress

1000000
100
10 ms

100000
Peak current (kA)

Thermal stress (A²s)

10
50 - 63
50 - 63
32 - 40
32 - 40 10000 20 - 25
20 - 25
16 16
10 10
6
4 6
1 3 4
2
1000 3
0.5 - 2

≤1

0.1 100
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

B%139%&V>1"0?"1)A*KH*EOSQ*IG*V*OH*ESQQ*IG
Peak current Thermal stress

1000000
100
10 ms

100000
Peak current (kA)

Thermal stress (A²s)

10

50 - 63
50 - 63 32 - 40
10000
32 - 40 20 - 25
20 - 25 16
16
10 10
6 6
1 4
3 4
2 1000 3
0.5 - 2

≤1

0.1 100
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.) Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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/%-%&0&%'$*3912")*+'1*OPQ*I*$"&R'1?
BKOQJX*W*3912"*B
OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Peak current
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
cos phi = 0.3 v 1: C120N,
v 2: C120H,
20 v 5: 10-16 A,
v 6: 20-25 A,
15 v 7: 32-40 A,
= 0.5 v 8: 50-63 A,
2
1
v 9: 80-100-125 A.
10
9
= 0.7
8 9
Peak current (kA)

7 8

6 = 0.8
7
5
6
4 5

= 0.9
3

2
= 0.95

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 30
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Thermal stress
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
10 8 v 1: C120N,
125A 5s
5
100A
v 2: C120H.
80A 10ms
63A

10 7 50A
40A
5 32A
25A

20A
10 6 16A
5 10A
2
1 125A
Thermal stress (A²s)

100A
80A
10 5 63A
50A
5 40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A
10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1
5 101 5 102 5 103 5 104 5 105 5

Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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/%-%&0&%'$*3912")*+'1*OPQMPKS*I*$"&R'1?
BKOQJX*W*3912"*B
B%139%&V>1"0?"1)A*KH*EOPQ*IG*V*OH*M*NH*M*PH*EPKS*IG
Peak current
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
cos phi = 0.3
v 1: C120N,
v 2: C120H,
20 v 5: 10-16 A,
v 6: 20-25 A,
15 v 7: 32-40 A,
= 0.5 v 8: 50-63 A,
2 v 9: 80-100-125 A.
10
1
9 9
8 = 0.7
Peak current (kA)

8
7 7

6 = 0.8
6

5 5

= 0.9
3

2
= 0.95

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 30
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

B%139%&V>1"0?"1)A*KH*EOPQ*IG*V*OH*M*NH*M*PH*EPKS*IG
Thermal stress
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
10 8 v 1: C120N,
125A 5s
5
100A
v 2: C120H.
80A 10ms
63A

10 7 50A
40A
5 32A
25A
20A
10 6 16A
5 10A
2 125A
1
Thermal stress (A²s)

100A
80A
10 5 63A
50A
5 40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A
10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1
5 101 5 102 5 103 5 104 5 105 5

Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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/%-%&0&%'$*3912")*+'1*PPQ*I*$"&R'1?
BKOQJX*W*3912"*B
OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Peak current
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
cos phi = 0.3
v 1: C120N calibres 63 à 125 A,
v 2: C120H calibres 10 à 125 A.
20

15
= 0.5

10 2
9
8 = 0.7
7
1
Peak current (kA)

7 6
5
6 = 0.8
4
5 3

= 0.9
3

2
= 0.95

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 30
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Thermal stress
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
10 8 5s
v 1: C120N,
125A
5
100A v 2: C120H.
80A 10ms
63A

10 7 50A
40A
5 32A
25A

20A
10 6 16A
5 10A
2 125A
Thermal stress (A²s)

1 100A
80A
10 5 63A
50A
5 40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A
10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1
5 101 5 102 5 103 5 104 5 105 5

Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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/%-%&0&%'$*3912")*+'1*OPQ*I*$"&R'1?
JYKOS0X*JX*WX*/**3912"*B
OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Peak current
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
v 1: NG125a,
cos phi = 0.3 v 2: NG125N,
20 v 3: NG125H,
4
v 4: NG125L,
3
v 5: 10-16 A,
15
= 0.5
2 v 6: 20-25 A,
v 7: 32-40 A,
1
v 8: 50-63 A,
10 9
8 v 9: 80-100-125 A.
9
Peak current (kA)

7
8 = 0.7
6
7 5
6 = 0.8

= 0.9
3

2 = 0.95

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Thermal stress
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
v 1: NG125a 80-100-125 A,
10 8
5
125A 5s v 2: NG125N,
100A
80A v 3: NG125H,
10ms
63A v 4: NG125L.
50A
10 7 40A
5 32A
4
25A
20A
3
10 6 16A
5 10A 1 2
Thermal stress (A²s)

125A
100A
80A
63A
10 5 50A
40A
5 32A
25A
20A
16A
10A

10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1
5 10 1 5 10 2 5 10 3 5 10 4 5 10 5 5

Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

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/%-%&0&%'$*3912")*+'1*OPQMPKS*I*$"&R'1?
JYKOS0X*JX*WX*/**3912"*B
B%139%&V>1"0?"1)A*KH*EOPQ*IG*V*OH*M*NH*M*PH*EPKS*IG
Peak current
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
v 1: NG125a,
cos phi = 0.3
v 2: NG125N,
20 v 3: NG125H,
v 4: NG125L,
15
v 5: 10 -16 A,
= 0.5
4 v 6: 20-25 A,
3
v 7: 32-40 A,
2
1 v 8: 50-63 A,
10
9
9 v 9: 80-100-125 A.
Peak current (kA)

= 0.7
8 8
7 7

6 = 0.8
6

5
5

= 0.9

2
= 0.95

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

B%139%&V>1"0?"1)A*KH*EOPQ*IG*V*OH*M*NH*M*PH*EPKS*IG
Thermal stress
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
v 1: NG125a 80-100-125 A,
10 8
5
125A 5s v 2: NG125N,
100A
80A
v 3: NG125H,
10ms
63A v 4: NG125L.
10 7 50A
40A
5 32A
25A
4

20A 3
10 6 16A
10A
2
5 125A
Thermal stress (A²s)

1 100A
80A
63A
50A
10 5 40A
32A
25A
5 20A
16A
10A

10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1
5 10 1 5 10 2 5 10 3 5 10 4 5 10 5 5

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 Technical Advice Short-circuit current limiting
(cont.)

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OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Peak current
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
cos phi = 0.3
v 1: NG125a 3, 4P,
v 2: NG125N 2, 3, 4P,
20 v 3: NG125H 3, 4P,
v 4-5: NG125H 2P/NG125L 3, 4P,
15 7 6 v 6: NG125L 2P,
= 0.5
5 v 7: NG125 LMA 2, 3, 4P.
4
3
10
2 12
9
11
Peak current (kA)

8 = 0.7
1 10
7 9
6 = 0.8 8

= 0.9
3

2 = 0.95

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 100
Prospective short-circuit current (kA eff.)

OH*M*NH*M*PH*3%139%&V>1"0?"1)
Thermal stress
b Circuit breaker type in accordance with the mark:
10 8 v 1: NG125a 3, 4P,
125A 5s
5
100A
v 2: NG125N 2, 3, 4P,
80A 10ms v 3: NG125H 3, 4P,
63A
v 4-5: NG125H 2P/NG125L 3, 4P,
10 7 50A
40A v 6: NG125L 2P,
5 32A v 7: NG125LMA 2, 3, 4P.
25A 7
5
20A 4
10 6 16A
3 6
5 10A 2
125A
Thermal stress (A²s)

100A
1 80A
63A
50A
10 5 40A
32A
5 25A
20A
16A
10A

10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1
5 101 5 102 5 103 5 104 5 105 5

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