• DocumentCode
    857790
  • Title

    All amperes are not created equal: a comparison of current ratings of high-voltage circuit breakers rated according to ANSI and IEC standards

  • Author

    Bridger, Baldwin, Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Powell Electrical Manufacturing Co., Houston, TX, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    195
  • Lastpage
    201
  • Abstract
    Since ratings with similar names have different meanings in the ANSI and IEC series of standards, the differences are examined for the benefit of application engineers. The continuous current, interrupting, short-time, and closing current ratings are compared
  • Keywords
    circuit breakers; standards; ANSI; IEC; closing current ratings; continuous current; current ratings; high-voltage circuit breakers; interrupting ratings; short-circuit current; short-time ratings; standards; ANSI standards; Circuit breakers; Circuit testing; Design engineering; IEC standards; Manufacturing; Medium voltage; North America; Power engineering and energy; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/28.195907
  • Filename
    195907
    • Link To Document
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