Description 
  2.3 Protection system 
3WA1 air circuit breaker 
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2.3.5.4  Instantaneous short-circuit protection INST 
With the instantaneous short-circuit protection, the power distribution system is 
protected against power system faults such as: 
•  Phase-phase short-circuit 
•  Phase-neutral conductor short-circuit 
•  Phase-ground short-circuit 
The circuit breaker trips when the rms value of a phase current or the neutral current 
exceeds the setting of the instantaneous tripping current I
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Characteristic