BA TRICAL LAYOUT AND ESTIMATE Advantages of the Fuse over the Circuit Breaker i ircuit breaker over the fuse. Despite the advantages of the circuit over e the ieee has also some advantages over the circuit breaker enumerated as follows: 1. One major advantage of the fuse over the circuit breaker is its reliability and stability. The fuse can stay on its position for years and act when called on to act as de- signed. 2. The cost of the fuse is very much lower compared to that of the circuit breaker i a i 3. Circuit breakers has several moving parts which re- quires maintenance and periodic testing to be in good condition at all time. Feeder Panel Main Circuit Breaker Panel Branch Circuit Breaker THE BRANCH CIRCUIT RADIATE FROM THE PANEL TO THE LOADS: FIGURE 3-8 CONVENTIONAL RADIAL WIRING SYSTEM _7 Main Citcuit Breaker Reduced Feeder size Feeder Breaker Loads FIGURE 3-9 ALTERNATIVE WIRING METHODS 62Downstream Direction of flow of power THE BRANCH CIRCUIT Service wiring Vt yt See= Line side of switch Blade of switch tote side ot ewrten [tite aise of tuna Fuse This fuse protects oad ao st ee the feeder and the lighting pan VI disconnect switches branch circuit wiring and circuit devices: Branch cet. wiring, Switch correctly ‘connected, with blade ‘Switch incorrectly nicer ‘connected, with hot blade FIGURE 3-10 TYPICAL SINGLE WIRING DIAGRAM SHOWING Relation of component to each other 1 Proper location of over current devices SsHance with ampere rating Polyster molded case Ground Fault Circuit interrupters (GFC1) or (GFI). A unit that will provide ground fault protection in addition to functioning as an crdinary circuit breaker FIGURE 3-11 MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER TABLE 3-4 TYPICAL MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER CHARACTERISTICS Frame Size Trip Setting (Amp) Voltage | Remarks Amperes * 50 15 20°30 < 40)». 50 240 | 1-3 poles 400 45 20 30 40 240 | 1-3 poles 50 79 99 100 600 225 70 90 100 125 600 | 1-3 poles 150, 175° 200 225 400/600 125 150 175 200 225 | 600 | 1-3 poles 250 300 350 400 500 | 600 ‘i 800/ 1200 250 300 350 400 500 | 600 | 1-3 poles 600 800 1000 1200 1600 400 600 800 1000 600 | 2-3 poles 1200 1600 3 poles The Panel Board The Panel Board is defined by the National Electrics! Code as “A single panel or group panel limits designed [0 assembly in the form of a single panel.” 3 64