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Shipboard Electrical Power Systems
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Shipboard Electrical Power Systems

by Mukund R. Patel
December 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
370 pages
12h 24m
English
CRC Press
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250 Shipboard Electrical Power Systems
10.4.2 CirCUit breaker seleCtion
The circuit breaker has several ratings, such as
A rated continuous current that it carries within an allowable temperature rise,
A rated line voltage that it supports with adequate insulation to the ground,
A symmetrical short circuit MVA or fault current that it can interrupt with-
out thermal damage,
An interrupting (tripping) time, which is typically between 5 and 15 cycles,
and can be adjusted for coordination with other downstream and upstream
circuit breakers,
A switching overvoltage withstand capability without restriking the con-
tacts after tripping,
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