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HRC Fuse and Thermal Relay Explained

The document is from the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education and contains model answers to exam questions about switchgear and protection. Question 3b asks to describe the working of an HRC fuse with a diagram. The summary provided a labeled diagram and explained that under normal conditions the fuse element carries current below its melting point, but during a fault the increased current heats and melts the element before the fault peak, and the vaporized metal reacts with filling powder to quench the arc. Question 3c asks to explain the working of a thermal relay with a sketch. The summary included a labeled diagram and explained that under normal operation the heating element does not produce enough heat to bend the bimetallic

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HRC Fuse and Thermal Relay Explained

The document is from the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education and contains model answers to exam questions about switchgear and protection. Question 3b asks to describe the working of an HRC fuse with a diagram. The summary provided a labeled diagram and explained that under normal conditions the fuse element carries current below its melting point, but during a fault the increased current heats and melts the element before the fault peak, and the vaporized metal reacts with filling powder to quench the arc. Question 3c asks to explain the working of a thermal relay with a sketch. The summary included a labeled diagram and explained that under normal operation the heating element does not produce enough heat to bend the bimetallic

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MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

(Autonomous)
(ISO/IEC-27001-2013 Certified)
Model Answers
Winter – 2019 Examinations
Subject & Code: Switchgear and Protection (22524)

3 b) Describe the working of HRC fuse with neat diagram.


Ans:
Working of HRC Fuse:

2 Marks for
labeled
diagram

Under normal conditions, the fuse element is at a temperature below its melting
point. Therefore, it carries the normal current without overheating.
When a fault occurs, the current increases and the heat produced is sufficient to 2 Marks for
melt this element. Fuse element melts before the fault current reaches its first working
peak value. Vaporized metal or fuse element chemically reacts with filling
powder and results in the formation of high resistance substance that helps in
quenching the arc.

3 c) With a neat sketch, explain the working of Thermal relay.


Ans:
Working of Thermal Relay:

2 Marks for
labeled
diagram

1) When the system is in normal operating condition, the heating element carries
normal current from CT, this current produces heat = I2Rt. This heat is not
sufficient to bent bimetallic strip hence relay contact remain open.
2) The insulated liver arm is connected to the trip coil along with the spring and
the bimetallic strips. The tension of the spring is varied by the help of the
sector-shaped plate 2 Marks for
3) When the fault occurs on the system, the heating element carries abnormal working
current supplied by the CT, hence developing more heat which bents
bimetallic strip, the tension of the spring releases which operates relay
contacts resulting into providing trip signal to trip circuit.

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