DC Square-body Fuses
Sizes 120 to 123
gR 750V DC
SCDC25
Protistor DC fuses
Protistor DC fuses
12/04
Size 122
gRC-gRD from 250 to 500 A
DC applications data
Electrical characteristics Peak arc voltage
vs. working voltage
L/R (ms)
U (V)
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Above: Curves indicate maximum permissible value of time cons-
tant L/R as a function of DC working voltage
1: L/R = 100 ms
2: L/R = 40 ms
1: curve gRC - gRD 450A
2: curve gRD 500A
Max. AC voltage (50/60 Hz):
1250 V with breaking capacity of 170 kA
Um(V)
U (V)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
2400
2000
1600
1200
800
400
0
1
1
2
2
Above: Curves indicate for various time constants L/R
the peak arc voltage which may appear across fuse
terminals, vs. DC working voltage
Above: Curves indicate, for each rated current, pre-arcing
time vs. R.M.S. pre-arcing current.
t (s) t (s)
I (A)
10 210 310 4 10 510 210 310 4 10 5
10 4
10 3
10 2
10
1
10 -1
10 -2
10 -3
10 -4
250
315
350
400
450
500
a= 130
A2=0.6
B1= 1.25
B2= 0.6
Cf3= 0.8
a= 130
A2=0.6
B1= 1.25
B2= 0.6
Cf3= 0.8
± 7% tolerance for mean
pre-arcing current
I (A)
gRC gRD
Time vs. current characteristics
10 4
10 3
10 2
10
1
10 -1
10 -2
10 -3
10 -4