Circuit Breaker Frame Size Rating

Frame size rating a circuit breaker which can be fitted with overcurrent tripping units of different current level setting ranges is assigned a rating which corresponds to the highest current level setting tripping unit that can be fitted.

Circuit breaker frame size rating.

Interrupting ratings like 10k 22 5k and 65k rms ensure the breaker has an interrupting rating sufficient for the maximum possible fault current available on the line side terminals of the equipment. A circuit breaker having a frame size of 250 a or greater or a multi pole type of any ampere rating rated over 250 v. And intended for continuous operation at 100 percent of rating shall be marked. Jim pauley is manager industry standards and sandi young is circuit breaker product specialist with square d co lexington ky.

Next up in current quantity this same breaker must be able to open overload level currents. The rated continuous current of a circuit breaker equipped with direct acting trip devices or fuses of a lower rating than the frame size of the circuit breaker is determined by the rating of those devices. Rounded up to 50a. To determine the appropriate size of circuit breaker for single phase supply it depends on multiple factors like type of load cable material and environment temperature etc.

Although 100 rated devices typically are not available in sizes this small the permitted rating would still be 50a 16a 30a 46a. The general rule of thumb is that circuit breaker size should be 125 of the ampacity of cable and wire or the circuit which has to be protected by the cb. Overloads for our purposes can be understood by reference. The preferred continuous current ratings of the various frame sizes are listed in ansi c37 16.

Paragraph 9 1 4 4 of ul standard 489.