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Definitions
UL 508A Supplement SB
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NEC 409 Code Change
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NEC 409 Code Change Panel SCCR
50kA RMS Symmetrical
480V Maximum
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Definitions
• Short-Circuit:
– An over-current that exceeds the normal full load current (10x, 100x, 1000x FLC)
• Short-Circuit Current Rating – SCCR:
– The maximum available short-circuit current an electrical component can sustain without
the occurrence of excessive damage when protected with an over-current protective
device
• Interrupting Rating (Breaking Capacity):
– The maximum short circuit current at rated voltage that a over-current protective device
can safely interrupt and clear.
• Current Limiting:
– When a fuse or circuit breaker operates in its current limiting range, it will clear a short in
less than ¼ cycle
– Performance standards such as UL specify let-thru characteristics (Ip & I2t) at rated fault
levels and voltages
• Power Circuit:
– Conductors and components of branch and feeder circuits.
• Control Circuit:
– A circuit that carries the electric signals directing the performance of a controller, and
which does not carry the main power circuit. A control circuit is, in most cases, limited to
15 amperes
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Short Circuit Faults
Non-Current Limiting
“Feeder Circuit”
“Branch” SCPD
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“Branch Circuit” Definition
“Branch Circuit”
“Branch” CPD
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UL 508A Supplement SB
“How to Comply”
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Determining SCCR’s - 3 Basic Steps
• UL 508A Supplement SB
– “Short-Circuit Current Ratings for Industrial Control Panels”
– Goes into effect in “April 2006”
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SB4.2.1 – Individual Power Circuit Components
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SB4.2.2 – Establish SCCR of Components
SB4.2.2 The short-circuit current rating of a component shall be established by one of the
following methods:
a) The short-circuit current rating marked on the component or on instructions provided
with the component;
b) The short-circuit current rating determined by the voltage rating of the component and the
assumed (assigned) short-circuit current from Table SB4.1; or
c) The short-circuit current rating….
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Table SB4.1 - Unmarked Components
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SB4.2.2 – Establish SCCR of Components
• SB4.3.3 – For branch circuits supplied by a Class CC, G, J, L, RK1, RK5, or T fuse
in the feeder circuit, the short-circuit current rating…
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SB4.3.1 - Current Limiting w/ Power Transformers
OPD
SCCR
SB4.3.1 For branch circuits supplied by a power transformer with
an isolated secondary winding, the short-circuit current rating
on the line side of the transformer shall be one of the following:
10 kVA Max
a) For a power transformer rated not more than 10 kVA, and where
the short circuit current rating of all components in the
secondary circuit are not less than 5 kA, the short-circuit SCC Available:
current rating of the primary over-current protective device (OPD) < 5kA
is able to be assigned to the line side of the power transformer
circuit.
b) For a power transformer rated not more than 5 kVA and a 120 V OPD
SCCR
maximum secondary voltage, and where the short circuit
current rating of all components in the secondary circuit are
not less than 2 kA, the short-circuit current rating of the primary 5 kVA Max,
over-current protective device (OPD) is able to be assigned to 120V Sec.
the line side of the power transformer circuit.
c) For circuits that do not comply with SB4.3.1(a) or SB4.3.1(b), the SCC Available:
lowest short-circuit current rating of the components in the < 2kA
secondary circuit is assigned to the line side of the power
All secondary components
transformer circuit. must have a SCCR > 5kA or
> 2kA respectively to
maintain SCCR of OPD
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Control Transformer Circuits
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SB3.2 Over-current Protection of Control Circuit
> 65kA
SB3.2.1 For control circuits tapped from the feeder
circuit, the over-current protection for the
common control or for the primary of a control
transformer or power supply shall be provided
with branch circuit protective device having a
short-circuit current rating not less than the
overall panel short-circuit current rating.
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Current Limitation – UL Listed Circuit Breakers
17kA Let
Through
65kA Available
“Current Limiting Circuit Breakers”
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SB4.3.3 - Current Limiting w/ Fuses
65kA
SB4.3.3 For branch circuits supplied by a Class CC, G, J, L, SCC
Available
RK1, RK5, or T fuse in the feeder circuit, the short-circuit
current rating on the line side of the fuse shall be one of the
following: Feeder Fuse Switch
200kA SCCR
a) The short-circuit current rating of the feeder fuse when all of 60A Class J
the components in the branch circuit have a short circuit
current rating not less than the peak let-through current
corresponding to the specific fuse class employed from Table 10kA Ip
Let-
SB4.2 based on the current rating of the fuse and the through
available short-circuit current on the line side of the fuse, and
the short-circuit current rating of all branch circuit
protective devices on the load side are not less than the
short-circuit current rating of the feeder fuse;
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b) The smallest short-circuit current rating of any branch circuit 65kA SCCR
protective device on the load side of the feeder fuse, when
the conditions of SB4.3.3(a) exist except the short-circuit
current rating of the branch circuit protective devices on Motor Controller
the load side are less than the short circuit current rating 10kA SCCR
of the feeder fuse.
c) The smallest short-circuit current rating of any branch circuit
b) 65kA Panel SCCR
on the load side of the feeder fuse, when the conditions of
SB4.3.3(a) or SB4.3.3(b) are not met.
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Current Limitation – UL Listed Fuses
65kA Available
(Use 100kA column)
SCCR: 50kA
• Current Limiting Fuse in
a “Feeder” Circuit:
– 60A Class J Fuse limits Ip
to 8kA, to 50kA
threshold
– Default SCCR of a power
block is 10kA
• Feeder “low” let-thru
affect on the Branch
– Motor Controller SCCR
is 10kA
Note: All SCPD’s
must cover the
available fault level
100kA
SB4.4.1 For each branch circuit provided with 10kA
branch circuit protection within the
industrial control panel, the smallest
short-circuit current rating of all power
circuit components on the load side of a
branch circuit protective device and the
control circuit over-current protection in
SB3.2.1 shall be determined and compared
with the short-circuit current rating of the
65kA 70kA 65kA
branch circuit protective device. The
smaller of the two ratings shall be
assigned to the line side of the branch
circuit protective device.
100kA
200kA
SB4.4.1 For each branch circuit provided with
branch circuit protection within the
industrial control panel, the smallest
short-circuit current rating of all
power circuit components on the load
side of a branch circuit protective device
and the control circuit over-current
protection in SB3.2.1 shall be determined
and compared with the short-circuit 65kA 70kA 65kA
current rating of the branch circuit
protective device. The smaller of the
two ratings shall be assigned to the
line side of the branch circuit
protective device.
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Short Circuit Panel Ratings
SB4.4.4 The overall short circuit current rating of the panel shall
be one of the following: 200kA 2
a) For an industrial control panel consisting of a 200kA
single branch circuit without branch circuit
protection…. 2
b) For an industrial control panel consisting of a
single branch circuit including branch circuit 100kA
protection….
c) For an industrial control panel consisting of multiple 2
branch circuits, and feeder components within
the panel, such as disconnecting switches, bus
bars, terminal blocks, and feeder over current
protective devices, the short-circuit current rating 65kA 70kA 65kA
shall be the lowest of the following:
1) The lowest short circuit current rating of
any branch circuit in accordance with SB4.4.1
that has not been modified by SB4.3.1 – SB4.3.3;
2) The short circuit current rating of any feeder
component not covered by SB4.4.4(c)(3) and
any control circuit over current protection
connected to the feeder as in SB3.2.1; or
3) The modified short-circuit current rating 1
determined from SB4.3.1 – SB4.3.3 for each
branch circuit supplied by the associated feeder
component. 1 1
Panel SCCR
65kA rms Symmetrical
480V Maximum
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