The fuse for an individual unit in a capacitor bank must withstand the energy contributed to the failed unit by other capacitors in the same phase group. Short circuit (interrupting) – Must be greater than the short-circuit current that will ow when the capacitor unit is shorted.
related to the starting of the motor defined in IEC 60644. The capacitor bank protection fuse-links are described in IEC 60549 (High-voltage fuses for the external protection of shunt capacitors) . Also in this case the fuse should meet the requirements described in the general standard IEC 6028
The fuse protecting the capacitor is chosen such that its continuous current capability is equal to or greater than 135% of rated capacitor current for grounded-wye connected racks, and 125% for ungrounded-wye racks. This overrating includes the effects of overvoltage, capacitor tolerance, and harmonics.
The main purpose of the fuse on a capacitor rack is to clear a fault if a capacitor unit or any of the accessories fail. The fuse must clear the fault quickly to prevent any of the equipment from failing violently and to assure continuous operation of the rest of the system (the unfaulted portion).
This fuse is used for capacitor banks with a large number of parallel capacitors. It can be used on applications with essentially infinite parallel stored energy, as long as sufficient back voltage can be developed to force the current to extinguish.
Over the years, a set of terms has been developed to apply capacitor fuses. The concept of applying fuses should be a simple engineering task; however, fuse operation is a non-linear function. The resistance of fuse elements changes non-linearly as they melt and clear.
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