WEEK 5

ELECTROTECHNICS
TIPOS DE FUSIBLES Types of fuses
TAIPS OF FIUSES

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 IDENTIFICAR LOS TIPOS DE FUSIBLES.

Objective: To identify the types of fuses.

Content:
1. DC fuses
2. AC fuses
3. Cartridge fuses
4. D-type cartridge fuses
5. HRC fuses

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 1864 = EIGHTEEN SIXTY FOUR teen = adolescente
1890 = EIGHTEEN NINETY

SABIA UD. QUE....

Thomas edison patenta un fusible en el año 1890 como parte de su proyecto
electrico de sistema de distribucion.

Did you know that…

A variety of wire or foil fusible elements

were in use to protect telegraph cables

and lighting installations as early as

1864. A fuse was patented by Thomas

Edison in 1890 as part of his electric

distribution system.

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 FUSES = FUSIBLES

DIRECT CURRENT FUSES ES UN DISPOSITIVO CUYA FUNCION PRINCIPAL ES PROTEGER EL CIRCUITO

CUANDO VA ACOMPAÑADO DE UNA SEÑAL DE CORRIENTE CONTINUA.

1. DC fuses DI SI FIUSES CUANDO LA CORRIENTE EN EL CIRCUITO EXCEDE UN CIERTO VALOR, LOS

FUSIBLES SE ROMPEN POR EL CALOR GENERADO POR LA INTENSIDAD, TODO
EL CIURCUITO SE DESCONECTA.

A device whose main function is to protect the

circuit when it is accompanied by a continuous
increase in current. When the current in the
circuit exceeds a certain value, the fuse will be
broken by the heat generated by it, thus the
entire circuit will be disconnected. The internal
structure of the DC fuse is made of metal with
ESTA HECHO DE METAL CON UN PUNTO MUY BAJO DE FUSION.
a lower melting point.

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 - SON UN POCO MAS PEQUEÑOS QUE LOS DC FUSES.
CORRIENTE ALTERNA - OSCILAN ENTRE 50-60 VECES POR SEGUNDO DEL MINIMO AL
MAXIMO.

2. AC fuses EI SI FIUSES - DEBIDO A ESTO, LAS POSIBILIDADES DE ARCO ENTRE LOS CABLES
DERRETIDOS ES ELIMINADA.

Air Conditioning (AC) fuses are a

little bit small in size as compared to
DC fuses as they oscillate at about
50-60 times every second from
minimum to maximum. Because of
this, the chances of arc between the
melted wires is eliminated. Hence,
they can be parked in small sizes.

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 PUMPS = PAMPS = BOMBAS
- SE UTILIZA PARA PROTEGER APARATOS ELECTRICOS
FUSIBLES DE CARTUCHO TALES COMO MOTORES, AIRES ACONDICIONADOS,
REFRIGERADORES, BOMBAS, ETC.

3. Cartridge fuses CARTRICH FIUSES

ESTAN DISPONIBLES HASTA 600 A Y 600 VOLTIOS
AC

HAY 2 TIPOS=

Used to protect electrical appliances such as 1.- FUSIBLE DE USO GENERAL SIN RETARDO

2.- FUSIBLES DE CARTUCHO DE ALTA

motors, air-conditions, refrigerator, pumps, etc, RESISTENCIA CON RETARDO DE TIEMPO.

where high voltage rating and currents are

required. Are available up to 600A and 600V AC.
There are two types:
1. General purpose fuse with no time delay.
2. Heavy-duty cartridge fuses with time delay.
Both are available in 250V AC to 600V AC AMBOS ESTAN DISPONIBLES EN 250 VOLTIOS A 600 VOLTIOS AC

250 = TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY

600 = SIX HUNDRED

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 FUSIBLE DE CARTUCHO TIPO D CONTIENE: ANILLO ADAPTADOR, BASE, TAPA.

4. D – type cartridge fuse

DI - TAIP CARTRICH FIUS

They contain an adapter ring, base, cap

and cartridge and is connected to the

fuse cap where the cartridge is inside

the fuse cap. The circuit is completed

when the tip of the cartridge makes

contacts through the fuse link conductor. EL CIURCUITO ESTARA COMPLETO CUANDO LA PUTNA DEL
ARTUCHO HACE CONTACTO A TRAVES DEL CONDUCTOR
DE FUSIBLE.

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 EL CABLE DEL FUSIBLE LLEVA UNA CORRIENTE
DE CIRCUITO CORTONEN UN PERIODO YA
JAI RUPTURIN CAPACITY FIUS ESTABLECIDO DE TIEMPO.

EICH AR SI FIUS
SI HAY ALGUNA FALLA EN EL CIRCUITO
ENTONCES SE APAGA.
5. High Rupturing Capacity (HRC) fuse
FUSIBLE DE ALTA CAPACIDAD DE RUPTURA.

The fuse wire carries a short circuit

current in a set period. If the fault
occurs in the circuit then it blows off. It
is made with glass otherwise some
other kind of chemical compound.
At both sides of the fuse, the ceramic
enclosure is made with a metal cap
which is welded with fusible silver wire.
A AMBOS LADOS DEL FUSIBLE, LA TAPA ESTA HECHA DE CERAMICA, LA CUAL
ESTA SOLDADA CON ALAMBRE DE PLATA.

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 SIRVE PARA PROTEGER EL TRANSFORMADOR DE
POTENCIA, LOS TRANSFORMADORES DE DISTRUBCION,
Y LOS TRANSFORMADORES DE INSTRUMENTOS.
JAI VOLTACH FIUSES ESTAN CLASIFICADOS POR LAS 1500 VOLTIOS Y HASTA
FUSIBLES DE ALTO VOLTAJE 13,000 VOLTIOS, Y GENERALMENTE ESTAN HECHOS DE

6. High Voltage Fuses COBRE, PLATA O ESTAÑO.

High Voltage (HV) fuses are used in

power systems to protect the power
transformer, distribution transformers
and instrument transformer where circuit
breakers may not be able to protect the
system. They are rated for more than
1500V and up to 13kV and are generally
made of copper, silver or tin. ESTAÑO

COBRE PLATA ONE THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED = 1500

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 TAMBIEN SON CONOCIDOS COMO FUSIBLES DE
ESPADA O ENCHUNFABLES. VIENE CON EL
CUERPO DE PLASTICO Y 2 SOCKETS DE
FUSIBLES AUTOMOTRICES, DE CUCHILLA Y LOS ATORNILLADOS. METALES.

7. Automotive, Blade & Bolted Fuses FUSE LIMITERS = LIMITANTES DE FUSIBLE

BOSCH FUSE = FUSIBLE DE BOSCH
AUTOMOTIF, BLEID AN BOLTED FIUSES.

Also known as spade or plug-in fuses

come in plastic body and two metal caps
to fit in the socket. Mostly, they are used in
automobiles for wiring and short circuit
protection. Fuse limiters, glass tube (also
known as Bosch fuse) are widely used in
automotive industries. The rating of
automobile fuses are low as 12V to 42V.
LA CLASIFICACION DE LOS FUSIBLES DE AUMOTOVILES SON TAN BAJOS COMO 12 VOLTIOS A 42 VOLTIOS.

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 CHIP = TAMBIEN SON CONOCIDOS COMO LOS
FUSIBLES ELECTRONICOS, SON USADOS EN
DISCOS DUROS, DVD, CAMERAS, CELULARES,
ES EM DI, CHIP, REIDIAL AN LID FIUSES
ETC.

8. SMD, Chip , Radial, and Lead fuses

SMD = SON BASTANTE PEQUELOS EN TAMAÑO Y
DIFICIL DE REEMPLAZARLOS.
DISPOSITIVO DE MONTAJE EN SUPERFICIE

SMD (Surface Mount Device) and SMT

TECNOLOGIA DE MONTAJE SUPERFICIAL
(Surface Mount Technology) are chip
types (also known as electronic fuse)
used in DC power applications like Hard
drive, DVD players, camera, cell phones,
etc. where space plays an important role
because SMD fuses are very tinny in size
and hard to replace as well.

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 LOW = BAJO
ESTE TIPO DE FUSIBLE ES PRINCIPALMENTE USADO EN INDUSTRIAS Y
PARA EL CABLEADO DOMESTICO, PARA APLICACIONES EN SISTEMA DE
BAJO VOLTAJES.
RIHUARABOL FIUSES FUSIBLES RECABLEABLES CONTIENE 2 PARTES BASICAS= EL ELEMENTO FUSIBLE INTERNO Y
LA BASE.

9. Rewireable Fuses
The kit-kat or rewireable fuse is mostly used in
industries and home electrical wiring for small
current applications in Low Voltage (LV) systems.
Contains 2 basic parts: The inner fuse element as
fuse carrier made of tinned copper, lead or
aluminum and the base made of porcelain having
the IN and OUT terminals which is used to be in
series with the circuit to protect. Its main advantage
SU PRINCIPAL VENTAJA ES QUE SE PUEDE RECABLEAR EN CASO
is that can be rewired easily in case it is blown. DE QUE ESTE DETERIORADO O HAYA VOLADO.

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 TAMBIEN ES CONOCIDO COMO ENLACES TERMICOS:
SOLO SE USAN UNA VEZ.
TERMAL FIUSES
ESTAN HECHOS DE MATERIAL SENSIBLE A LA
TEMPERATURA.

10. Thermal Fuses FUSIBLES TERMICOS

CUANDO HAY UN FLUJO DE CORRIENTE ALTA, LOS
FUSIBLES SE FUNDEN (DERRETIR) LO QUE PROVOCA
QUE SE EVITE INCENDIOS.

Also known as Thermal Cutouts (TCO) or

Thermal Links they are a one time used only
fuse. They are made of temperature sensitive
alloy. The fuse element holds a mechanical
spring contact which is normally closed. When
high currents due to over current and short
circuit flow through the elements of the fuse,
the fuse elements melts down which lead to
release the spring mechanism and prevent fire.

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 FUSIBLE RE AJUSTABLE TAMBIEN ES CONOCIDO COMO POLI
RESERABOL FIUSES FUSIBLES REAJUSTABLES INTERRUPTOR, POLI FUSIBLE. ES UN COMPONENTE
ELECTRONICO PASIVO UTILIZADO PARA PORTEGERLO CONTRA
FALLAS DE CORTO CIRCUITOS EN CIRCUITOS ELECTRONICOS.

11. Resettable Fuses SU FORMA DE USO ES SUPERAR DONDE MANUALMENTE ES

CASI IMPOSIBLE O DIFICIL HACER ALGUN TIPO DE
REEMPLAZO DE FUSIBLES.
Polymeric positive temperature coefficient device
(PPTC), poly-switch, poly-fuse or resettable fuse
is a passive electronic component used to
protect against short current faults in electronic
circuits. They open the circuit when an over
current event occurs and after some specific
time they connect the circuit again. Its
application is to overcome where manually
replacing fuses is difficult or almost impossible.
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 USOS Y APLICACIONES DE FUSIBLES

Uses and Applications of Fuses

Electrical and Electronic Fuses can be used
in all types of electrical and electronic
systems and applications such as:
Air-conditions Hard disk drives DISCOS DUROS

Laptops Power convertors

Cell phones Game systems
Digital cameras Portable Electronics
LCD monitors Printers IMPRESORAS

Scanners Battery packs

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 Quiz
1. HV fuse mean:
a. High Volume b. High Voltage c. Huge Voltage d. High Volatile
2. Also known as plug-in fuses.
a. High Voltage b. Thermal c. Rewireable d. Automotive
3. SMT stands for:
a. Support Mount Technology b. Surface Mount Technology c. Surface Mount Technique
4. Also known as kit-kat fuses.
a. Resettable b. Thermal c. Rewireable d. High Voltage
5. Also known as Poly-switch fuses.
a. Resettable b. Thermal c. Rewireable d. High Voltage

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 Quiz
1. HV fuse mean:
a. High Volume b. High Voltage c. Huge Voltage d. High Volatile
2. Also known as plug-in fuses.
a. High Voltage b. Thermal c. Rewireable d. Automotive
3. SMT stands for:
a. Support Mount Technology b. Surface Mount Technology c. Surface Mount Technique
4. Also known as kit-kat fuses.
a. Resettable b. Thermal c. Rewireable d. High Voltage
5. Also known as Poly-switch fuses.
a. Resettable b. Thermal c. Rewireable d. High Voltage

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 Conclusions
A fuse is an electric / electronic or mechanical device, used to protect
circuits from over current, overload and ensure the protection of the circuit.
Electric fuse was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1890. Fuse consists of
a low resistance metallic wire enclosed in a non combustible material. It is
used to connect and install in series with a circuit and device which needs to
be protected from short circuit and over current. The working principle is
based on the “Heating effect of Current”. Whenever a short circuit, over
current or mismatched load connection occurs, the thin wire inside the fuse
melts because of the heat generated by the heavy current flowing through it.

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