IEC Standards

Standard Description
General requirements
IEC 60269-1

IEC Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for
IEC 60269-2
industrial application)
Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for
IEC 60269-3
household and similar applications)

IEC 60269-4 Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices

IEC 60269-5 Guidance for the application of low-voltage fuses

Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of solar photovoltaic energy
IEC 60269-6
systems

Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of batteries and battery
IEC 60269-7
systems

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Utilization Category
The utilization category is a two-digit code (eg. gG for HN fuses)

First Letter
•The first letter is a if the fuse is for short-circuit protection only; an associated device must provide overload protection.

•The first letter is g if the fuse is intended to operate even with currents as low as those that cause it to blow in one hour. These are
considered general-purpose fuses for protection of wires.

Second Letter
The second letter indicates the type of equipment or system to be protected:
•D – North American time-delay fuses for motor circuits, UL 248 fuses
•G – General purpose protection of wires and cables
•M – Motors
•N – Conductors sized to North American practice, UL 248 fuses
•PV – Solar photovoltaic arrays as per 60269-6
•R, S – Rectifiers or semiconductors as per 60269-5
•Tr – Transformers

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Major Utilization Categories
Utilisation
Appplication (Characteristic)
Category
gG Full range breaking capacity fuse for general application, mainly used for cable and line protection.

aM Partial range breaking capacity fuse for the short circuit protection of motor circuits.

gR Full range breaking capacity fuse for the protection of semiconductor devices (quicker than gS).

Full range breaking capacity fuse for the protection of semiconductor devices for increased line utilisation. Combines gR and gG
gS performance. Semiconductor protection against short circuits via the gR characteristic combined with cable protection against overload
via the gG characteristic.
aR Partial range breaking capacity fuse for the short circuit protection of semiconductor devices.
gPV Full range fuses for protecting photovoltaic modules and their conductors

gBat Full range breaking capacity fuse for BESS application

aBat Partial range breaking capacity fuse for BESS application

gB Full range breaking capacity fuse for mining applications.

gTr Full range breaking capacity fuse for transformer protection, rated in transformer apparent power (kVA) instead of rated current (A).

gM Full range breaking capacity fuse for motor circuit protection, dual rated (widely used in the UK, Australia and South Africa.

gN North American general application fuse, mainly for cable and line protection.

gD North American general application time-delay fuse, mainly for motor circuit protection.

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Characteristics of Fuse
gG gPV gS, aR, gR Electric Vehicle Fuse (aR) gBat
General Battery Storage/racks
Application Solar modules Semiconductor devices EV
protection protection
No specific reference in IEC
Standard IEC 60269-2 IEC 60269-6 IEC 60269-4 IEC 60269-7
UL248-20 / ISO8820-8 / JASO D622
Common Voltage 500Vac-2.5kVac
Upto 800Vac 1500Vdc 500V-1000Vdc 1500Vdc
Levels Upto 2000Vdc
Common Ratings Upto 800A 1A to 600A Upto 2400A 5A to 1000A 100A to 500A
Specific - Fast acting (ar/gR is faster DC Interrupting Rating(IR) in kA DC Interrupting Rating(IR) in kA
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declaration than gS) ~25kA to 50kA, fast acting ~250kA, fast acting
EV fuses are built to be more robust to Designed and manufactured with
withstand vibration, g-forces, humidity etc the same techniques that
Protect photovoltaic semiconductor fuse links, which
installations against The elements inside EV fuses are designed to makes them very fast of operation
Specific achieve the required opening speeds and in-
overcurrents caused by and gives a good performance
Requirements - Lower i2t value rush current handling demands of electric
under continuous
reverse currents that can vehicles.
occur in PV applications This includes coping with thermal stresses and charge/discharge cycles.
continuous current fluctuations. Fuses are They are optimized to have
specifically selected to ensure reliability and reduced power dissipations.
suitable protection.

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