ACB

(AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER)

Working:

 Air circuit breaker operate with their contacts in free air and quenching an arc
 The device used to provide overcurrent, short circuit, under voltage, over
voltage and earth fault protection for electrical circuits
 These are usually used in low voltage application below 450 volts
ACB parts:
 Fixed contact
 Moving contact
 Arc chute
 Micrologic relay
 Spring charge motor
 Shunt coil (or) open coil
 Close coil
 Undervoltage coil

ACB settings:

The electronic protection installed in acb and internally connected with “current transformer”

 In = nominal current
 Ir = long time
 Isd = short time
 Ig = earth fault
 Ii = instantaneous current
 Io = over current

Longtime (Ir) current setting: nominal current (In)* percentage of load (0.4 (40%) to 1 (100%))

For example: In = 5000A, Ir = 5000 * 0.8, Ir = 4000A (time delay for long time setting in seconds)

Short time (Isd) current setting: long time current (Ir) * percentage setting (1.5 to 10)

For example: Ir = 4000A, Isd = 4000 * 1.5, Isd = 6000A (time delay for short time setting in milli-
seconds)

Earth fault (Ig) current setting: nominal current (In) * percentage setting (0.3 to 1)

For example: In = 5000A, Ig = 5000A * 0.1, Ig = 500A (time delay for earth fault setting in milli-
seconds)

Instantaneous (Ii) current setting: nominal current (In) * percentage setting (2 to 15)

For example: In = 5000A, Ii = 5000 * 10, Ii = 50,000A (time delay for instantaneous setting in milli-
seconds)

Protection parameter setting for 5000A ACB:

Ir = 0.8%(4000A), tr = 0.5s

Isd = 1.5%(6000A), tsd = 0.1s

 Ii = 10%(50,000A)

Ig = 0.1%(500A), tg = 0.1s

Testing process: [full function kit],

Parameter settings Injection current Trip time status

Long time 5333A 14.754s PASSED

Short time 28000A 0.188s PASSED
Instantaneous 62500A 0.036s PASSED
Ground fault 1000A 0.130s PASSED

UV coil (undervoltage coil):

An undervoltage coil has to have a voltage applied to it, to enable the supply removed from
it (or) loss of power occurs automatic to trip a circuit breaker.

Shunt coil (or) open coil:

Shunt coil provides remote TRIP of breaker.

Close coil:

Close coil provides remote ON of breaker when UV coil and spring charged.

Spring charge motor:

Spring charge motor is used to charge a spring by electrically when it gets charged
automatically cut off power supply to motor by NO and NC contacts.