Fuses and Circuit Breakers 2-83
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers
Tables 2.O through 2.S provide drive ratings (including continuous, 1
minute and 3 second) and recommended AC line input fuse and circuit
breaker information. Both types of short circuit protection are acceptable
for UL and IEC requirements. Sizes listed are the recommended sizes
based
on 40 degree C and the U.S. N.E.C. Other country, state or local codes may
require different ratings.
Fusing
If fuses are chosen as the desired protection method, refer to the
recommended types listed below. If available amp ratings do not match the
tables provided, the
closest fuse rating that exceeds the drive rating should
be chosen.
• IEC – BS88 (British Standard) Parts 1 & 2
(1)
, EN60269-1, Parts 1 & 2,
type gG or equivalent should be used.
• UL – UL Class CC, T, RK1 or J must be used.
Circuit Breakers
The "non-fuse" listings in the following tables include both circuit breakers
(inverse time or instantaneous trip) and 140M Self-Protecting Motor
Starters. If one of these is chosen as the desired protection method, the
following requirements apply.
• IEC and UL – Both types of devices are acceptable for IEC and UL
installations.
(1) Typical designations include, but may not be limited to the following; Parts 1 & 2: AC, AD, BC, BD, CD, DD, ED,
EFS, EF, FF, FG, GF, GG, GH.