Monday, December 2, 2013

Rated electrical characteristics of an assembly

Rated voltage (Un)

Highest nominal value of the a.c. (r.m.s) or d.c. voltage,

declared by the assembly manufacturer, to which the

main circuit(s) of the assembly is (are) designed to be

connected. In three-phase circuits, it is the voltage

between phases.

Rated operational voltage (Ue)

it is the rated voltage of a circuit of an assembly which

combined with the rated current of this circuit determines

its application. For three-phase circuits such voltage corresponds

to the voltage between phases.

In an assembly there are usually a main circuit with its

own rated voltage and one or more auxiliary circuits with

their own rated voltages.

The manufacturer of the assembly shall state the limits of

voltage necessary for correct functioning of the circuits

inside the assembly.

 

Rated insulation voltage (Ui)

it is the voltage value of a circuit of an assembly to which test voltages

(power frequency withstand voltage) andthe creepage distances are referred.

The rated voltage of each circuit shall not exceed its

rated insulation voltage.

Rated impulse withstand voltage (Uimp)

it is the peak value of an impulse voltage which the circuit

of an assembly is capable of withstanding under specified

conditions and to which the values of clearances

are referred. It shall be equal to or higher than the values

of the transient overvoltages occurring in the system in

which the assembly is inserted.

Rated current of the assembly (InA)

It is a new characteristic introduced by the Std. IEC

61439 and normally indicates the maximum incoming

permanent and allowable load current or the maximum

current which an assembly is capable of withstanding.

The rated current shall be withstood in any case, provided

that the temperature-rise limits stated by the Standard

are complied with.

Rated current of a circuit (InC)

It is the current value to be carried out by a circuit without

the temperature-rise of the various parts of the assembly

exceeding the limits specified according to the testing

conditions of Clause 7.

Rated short-time current (Icw)

it is the r.m.s. value of the current for the short-circuit test

for 1 s time; such value, declared by the manufacturer

does not imply the opening of the protective device

and is the value which the assembly can carry without

damage under specified conditions, defined in terms of

current and time. Different Icw values can be assigned to

an assembly for different times (e.g. 0.2 s; 3 s). Manufacturer,

can withstand satisfactorily for the operating

time of the device under the specified test conditions.

Rated diversity factor (RDF)

it is the per unit value of the rated current, assigned by

the assembly manufacturer, to which outgoing circuits

of an assembly can be continuously and simultaneously

loaded taking into account the mutual thermal influences.

The rated diversity factor can be stated:

- for groups of circuits;

- for the whole assembly.

The rated diversity factor is:

The rated diversity factor multiplied by the rated current

of the circuits (In) shall be equal to or higher than the

assumed loading of the outgoing circuits (Ib).

The rated diversity factor is applicable to the outgoing

circuits of the assembly and demonstrates that multiple

functional units can be partially loaded.

When the manufacturer states a rated diversity factor,

this factor shall be used for the temperature-rise test,

otherwise reference shall be made to the values recommended

by the Standard 61439-1 in Annex E.

Rated frequency

value of frequency to which the operating conditions are

referred. If the circuits of an assembly are designed for

different values of frequency, the rated frequency of each

circuit shall be given.

-ABB technical application papers

 

 

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