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IS 12534 (1988): Application Guide for the Selection of

High Voltage Fuses for Transformer Circuit Applications
[ETD 39: Fuses]

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( Reaffirmed 2002 )
 Indian Standard
APPLICATION GUIDE FOR
THE SELECTION OF HIGH VOLTAGE
FUSES FOR TRANSFORMER CIRCUIT
APPLICATIONS
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the factors to be taken into account for specific
Bureau of Indian Standard on 24 November applications where certain aspects of the
1988, after the draft finalized by the High characteristics of the fuse-links are required to
Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Sectional be carefully considered. Realizing this need, an
Committee had been approved by the Electro- Indian Standard has already been prepared as
technical Division Council. IS : 10624-1983* to cover fuse-links on motor
circuit applications. The present standard is an
0.2 Three classes of high voltage fuses are in addition to this series and is intended to provide
general use, namely, the expulsion, liquid and guidelines on fuse-links for transformer circuit
high rupturing . capacity cartridge types. The application.
most common application is on distribution
systems up to 33 kV while the liquid and 0.5 The object of this application guide is to
cartridge type fuses are available for use on specify the criteria for coordination of high
systems up to 132 kV used largely for protecting voltage fuse-links with other circuit components
voltage transformers. in transformer application and to provide
guidance on the selection of such fuse-links
0.3 The following Indian Standards are availa- with particular reference to their time/current
ble on high voltage fuses: characteristics and ratings.

IS : 9385 Specification for high voltage 0.6 In the preparation of this standard, assista-
fuses: nce has been derived from IEC Publication 787
( 1983) ‘Application guide for the selection of
Part l-1979 Current limiting fuses fuse-links of high-voltage fuses for transformer
Part 2-1980 Expulsion fuses and similar circuit applications’ issued by the International
fuses Electrotechnical Commission ( IEC ).

Part 3-1980 Application guide for high 0.7 For the purpose of deciding whether a
voltage fuses particular requirement of this standard is
complied with, the final value, observed or
While Parts 1 and 2 cover the requirements calculated, expressing the result of a test or
and methods of tests for the two types of high analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
voltage fuses, Part 3 covers essential guidelines with IS : 2-19607. The number of significant
on their application, operation and maintenance places retained in the rounded off value should
as an aid in obtaining satisfactory performance be the same as that of the specified value in
with high voltage fuses. this standard.

0.4 Even though Part 3 mentioned above is *Specification for high voltage fuse-circuits for motor
adequate enough on selection of fuse-links, there circuit applications.
has been a need to elaborate on additional tRules for rounding off numerical values ( reaised ).

1. SCOPE 2. FUSE-LINK TIME CURRENT CHARAC-

TERISTICS
1.1 This application guide applies to the use, for
transformer circuit applications, of fuse-links of 2.1 The time/current characteristics of high-
fuses complying with the requirements of voltage fuse-links for transformer Circuit
IS : 9385 ( Part 1 )-1979*. applications should have:

*Specification for high voltage fuses: Part 1 Current a) Relatively high operating current in
limiting fuses. the 0’1 s region so as to withstand

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transformer inrush current and give good 3.2 Referring to Fig. 1

coordination with protection devices on
the secondary side ( where fitted ). 4 The primary side high-voltage fuse-link
minimum pre-arcing time/current charac-
b) Relatively low operating current in the teristic should be to the right of the point
10 s region so as to ensure rapid clearance A defining the transformer inrush charac-
of transformer winding faults, secondary teristic (For practical purposes, this may
side faults and if applicable, primary side be taken from 10 to 12 times the highest
earth faults, and to give good co-ordina- continuous current associated with the
tion with overcurrent protective devices actual transformer size for a duration of
on the source side. 0’1 s).
The pre-arcing time/current characteristics NOTE- The wording ‘actual transformer size’
was chosen to cover also the case of a transformer
of fuse-links for transformer circuit applications that with its magnetic circuit unchanged, has
should preferably, therefore, be within the been uprated or derated for whatever reason, such
following limits: as, thermal.

Win < 6 W The current rating of the primary side

high-voltage fuse-link should exceed the
If&l/Al > 7 (IO/100 )sD2s full load current of the transformer:
where
1) by an amount sufficient to allow for
IO = current rating of the fuse- permissible overloading of the transfor-
link, and mer under service conditions;

Ins and Jr,.1 - pre-arcing currents corres- 2) by a further amount where the fuse-
ponding to 10 s and 0’ 1 s, link(s) are mounted in an enclosure so
respectively expressed as as to ensure that the specified tempera-
the mean values with the ture-rise limits for fuse-links are not
tolerances specified in exceeded; and
IS : 9385 (Part 1 )-1979*.
3) by a further amount where the ambient
NOTE-AH the current values shall be expressed in air temperature is likely to exceed that
amperes. specified in IS : 9385 ( Part l)-1979*.

The term (ls/lOO)““s is introduced to take 4 The pre-arcing current of the primary
account of the fact that the pre-arcing time- side high-voltage fuse-link should be as
current characteristics for a range of fuse-links low as possible in the 10 s region of the
diverge as they approach the short-time region. fuse time/current characteristic in order to
ensure the maximum protection of the
3. CO-ORDINATION transformer ( see 2 ).

5.1 Figure 1 illustrates a typical transformer 4 For complete co-ordination between

application involving a high-voltage fuse-link primary side and secondary side fuse-links
( or fuse-links ),. a transformer and possible or other protective devices on the load
protective devices on both source and load side, the intersection B of the primary
sides. side time/current characteristic (minimum
pre-arcing ) and the secondary side device
The transformer will be chosen for its characteristic ( maximum total operating )
particular duty and the full load current, thus ( as referred to the primary side taking
fixing the value of permissible overload current into account the appropriate ratio ) should
( where applicable and also by inference, the occur at a value of current greater than
inrush current. The high-voltage fuse-link(s) that of the maximum fault current on the
are chosen so as to give optimum protection to load side of the secondary side protective
the circuit, bearing in mind the facts of 3.2(a) device.
to (d).
4. OTHER RATINGS
Finally, where it is seen that the desired
degree of co-ordination has not thereby been 4.1 The other ratings shall be as follows:
achieved, the selection or setting of the source a) Voltage : see IS : 9385 ( Part 1 )-1979*.
side overcurrent protective device may be re-
b) Breaking : see IS : 9385 (Part 1 )-1979*.
examined. Similarly, the maximum rating of
capacily
the secondary side fuse-link(s) may need to be
reduced for the same reasons. c) Minimum breaking current
~-
*Specification for high voltage fuses : Part 1 Current *Specification for high voltage fuses: Part 1 Current
limiting fuses. limiting fuses.

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ECFECI Of POSSl6LE OERATING DUE TO ENCLOSURE OR

Wl6H AM6lENT AIR TEMPERATURE

/ /--PROTECTIVE DEVICE CHARACT

-ERlSTI$ ON SOURCE SIDE

LOW VOLTAGE FUSE-LINK

1 OR PROTECTIVE DEVICE
MAXIMUM TOTAL OPERATING
CHARACTERISTIC (REFERRED
TO HIGH VOLTAGE SIDE)
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wa
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h, HIGH VOLTA6E FUSE-LINK
MINIMUM PRE-ARCING

MAXIMUM FAULT CURRENT

AT LOCATION OF LOW-VOLTAGE
PROTECTIVE DEVICE (REfERRED

CURRENT

NOT= -Manufecturing tolerances and variations between cold and hot characteristics of the various
components of the circuit should be taken into account.

Fro. 1 CHARACTERISTICS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF A HV/LV

TRANSFORMER CIRCUIT

In the case of systems where sustained low tive device, for example, expulsion fuse-links or
value fault currents ( that is, currents higher than overload relay, it is necessary to ensure that the
the rated current but lower than the minimum minimum breaking current of high-voltage fuse-
rated current of the fuse-link) are unlikely to links is lower than that at the intersection of the
occur, the use of back-up fuse-links as the only respective time/current characteristics.
\protection is possible ( in place of general-purpose
fuse-links ). In the case of high-voltage fuse-combinations
having instantaneous striker-operated tripping,
In the case of systems where sustained low it is necessary to ensure that the minimum
value fault currents are likely to occur and breaking current of the fuse-links is less than the
there are no associated switching devices, maximum interrupting current of the mechani-
damage to back-up fuse-links could occur and cal switching device of the fuse-combination.
general-purpose fuse-links should be used.
NOTE-Due note should be taken of the requirements
of Indian Standard Specification on ‘High-voltage
In the case of high-voltage fuse-links co- alternating current fuse-switch combinations and fuse-
ordinated with some other over-current protec- circuit-breaker combinations’ ( render~~cj~arotion ).