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    Time Current Coordination Curves

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    The document discusses time current coordination curves (TCC), which define the tripping characteristics of protective devices like circuit breakers and fuses. TCC graphs have logarithmic current and time axes, and each device has a unique curve obtained from manufacturers. The curve shows the thermal and instantaneous operating regions of a device. For example, a 70 amp breaker would trip in around 10 seconds if it saw a current of 400 amps, or instantly if it saw 10,000 amps of short circuit current. TCC curves allow selection of protective devices to coordinate selective tripping during overcurrent faults.

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    The document discusses time current coordination curves (TCC), which define the tripping characteristics of protective devices like circuit breakers and fuses. TCC graphs have logarithmic current and time axes, and each device has a unique curve obtained from manufacturers. The curve shows the thermal and instantaneous operating regions of a device. For example, a 70 amp breaker would trip in around 10 seconds if it saw a current of 400 amps, or instantly if it saw 10,000 amps of short circuit current. TCC curves allow selection of protective devices to coordinate selective tripping during overcurrent faults.

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    The document discusses time current coordination curves (TCC), which define the tripping characteristics of protective devices like circuit breakers and fuses. TCC graphs have logarithmic current and time axes, and each device has a unique curve obtained from manufacturers. The curve shows the thermal and instantaneous operating regions of a device. For example, a 70 amp breaker would trip in around 10 seconds if it saw a current of 400 amps, or instantly if it saw 10,000 amps of short circuit current. TCC curves allow selection of protective devices to coordinate selective tripping during overcurrent faults.

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    Time Current Coordination Curves

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    The document discusses time current coordination curves (TCC), which define the tripping characteristics of protective devices like circuit breakers and fuses. TCC graphs have logarithmic current and time axes, and each device has a unique curve obtained from manufacturers. The curve shows the thermal and instantaneous operating regions of a device. For example, a 70 amp breaker would trip in around 10 seconds if it saw a current of 400 amps, or instantly if it saw 10,000 amps of short circuit current. TCC curves allow selection of protective devices to coordinate selective tripping during overcurrent faults.

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    Time Current Coordination Curves

    Jim Phillips, P.E.

    Nov 7, 2006

    TIME CURRENT COORDINATION CURVES

    Every protective device such as circuit breakers, relays and fuses have a time current curve (TCC) that
    defines the device’s unique tripping characteristic. The TCC of a 70 Amp circuit breaker is shown below. It
    has a horizontal axis that represents current in Amps and a vertical axis that represents time in Seconds.
    Both scales are logarithmic in nature which means the scale increases by multiples of 10. The traditional
    TCC begins with the horizontal scale at 0.5 and 1.0 Amps which is unrealistically low for many applications.
    By rescaling the axis with a multiplier of 10 or even 100, the scale can be increased to allow curves to be
    plotted in the 100’s or 1000’s of Amps. The horizontal scale on this TCC is scaled by a factor of 10. i.e. 1 on
    the scale now corresponds to 1 X 10 or 10 Amps, 10 = 10 x 10 Amps etc.

    The upper portion of the curve represents the overload or the thermal region of the 70 Amp breaker. The flat
    horizontal region of the breaker curve at the lower right of the graph illustrates the breaker clearing time in
    the instantaneous portion of the breaker. The vertical band corresponds to the current where the
    instantaneous trip function begins. Time current characteristics are obtained from the device manufacturer
    and can usually be obtained from their web sites. Each device has a unique curve so the specific device’s
    curve must be used.

    The instantaneous portion of the breaker requires higher current to operate and is often thought of as short
    circuit protection. If a current exceeds the instantaneous trip value, the breaker will trip with no intentional
    time delay, with some breakers tripping in ½ to 1 electrical cycle. Tripping any faster than ½ cycle would be
    considered current limiting and would require current limiting fuses or circuit breakers with a current limiting
    design.

    Illustrated on the 70 Amp TCC is a time-current point of 400 Amps and 10 Seconds. If this 70 Amp circuit
    breaker saw 400 Amps flowing through it as illustrated in blue on the graph, the breaker would trip in
    approximately 10 seconds. The thickness of the band illustrates tolerance and the actual tripping time could
    be somewhat lower or higher based on the band. If the breaker saw less than 70 Amps, the current value
    would never intersect the trip curve which indicates the device should not trip. If the breaker saw 10,000
    Amps of short circuit current ( 1K x 10 on the scale) the breaker would open instantaneously in
    approximately 0.017 seconds.

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