7. Appendices

Electrical characteristics

Selection of protection devices

UPS unit with common normal and Bypass AC inputs

 

 

15

 

 

Upstream

Q4S

 

 

Input

Output

Normal AC

circuit breaker

Bypass AC

(not supplied)

fuses

fuses

 

 

14

16

 

 

Q1

Q5N

UPS unit with separate normal and Bypass AC inputs

Downstream

 

circuit breaker

Load

(not supplied)

Bypass AC

Normal AC

Upstream

 

 

circuit breaker

 

 

(not supplied)

15

 

 

 

Upstream

Q4S

 

Input

Output

circuit breaker

(not supplied)

fuses

fuses

 

14

16

 

Q1

Q5N

Downstream

 

circuit breaker

 

(not supplied)

Load

When sizing the upstream circuit breakers, the parameters presented below must be taken into account: Time/current curves for UPS input and output fuses:

 

t (s)

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

20-30-40 kVA : 80A

 

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

60 kVA : 125A

10

 

 

 

80 kVA : 160A

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

100-120 kVA : 315A

 

 

 

 

10-1

 

 

 

 

10-2

 

 

 

 

10-3

 

 

 

 

10-4

10 2

103

104

I (A)

10

 

UPS short-circuit current with inverter coupled and By-pass AC source out of tolerances:

Sn

20 kVA

30 kVA

40 kVA

60 kVA

80 kVA

100 kVA

120 kVA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In

29 A

43 A

58 A

87 A

115 A

144 A

173 A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limitation

190 A

190 A

190 A

240A

360 A

480 A

480A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APC 5000 Electrical characteristics, Selection of protection devices, UPS unit with common normal and Bypass AC inputs

5000 specifications

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