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    This document outlines the compulsory specification for circuit breakers in South Africa that was published in Government Gazette 29265 of 6 October 2006. It specifies the scope, definitions, and requirements for circuit breakers with rated voltages up to 1000V AC/1500V DC and rated currents up to 125A. The requirements include that circuit breakers must be safe and function correctly under normal and abnormal circuit conditions, and they must comply with the standards of either SANS 556-1 or SANS 60947-2 as modified in the specification. It also provides a table of test current power factors and time constants.

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    This document outlines the compulsory specification for circuit breakers in South Africa that was published in Government Gazette 29265 of 6 October 2006. It specifies the scope, definitions, and requirements for circuit breakers with rated voltages up to 1000V AC/1500V DC and rated currents up to 125A. The requirements include that circuit breakers must be safe and function correctly under normal and abnormal circuit conditions, and they must comply with the standards of either SANS 556-1 or SANS 60947-2 as modified in the specification. It also provides a table of test current power factors and time constants.

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    This document outlines the compulsory specification for circuit breakers in South Africa that was published in Government Gazette 29265 of 6 October 2006. It specifies the scope, definitions, and requirements for circuit breakers with rated voltages up to 1000V AC/1500V DC and rated currents up to 125A. The requirements include that circuit breakers must be safe and function correctly under normal and abnormal circuit conditions, and they must comply with the standards of either SANS 556-1 or SANS 60947-2 as modified in the specification. It also provides a table of test current power factors and time constants.

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    This document outlines the compulsory specification for circuit breakers in South Africa that was published in Government Gazette 29265 of 6 October 2006. It specifies the scope, definitions, and requirements for circuit breakers with rated voltages up to 1000V AC/1500V DC and rated currents up to 125A. The requirements include that circuit breakers must be safe and function correctly under normal and abnormal circuit conditions, and they must comply with the standards of either SANS 556-1 or SANS 60947-2 as modified in the specification. It also provides a table of test current power factors and time constants.

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    Compulsory Specification for

    Circuit-breakers

    Published by Government Notice No. R. 967 (Government Gazette 29265)


    of 6 October 2006

    ICS 29.120.50
    VC 8036
    Ed. 3
    6 No. 29265 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 OCTOBER 2006

    DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

    No. R. 967 6 October 2006

    STANDARDS ACT, 1993

    WITHDRAWAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPULSORY


    SPECIFICATION FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS

    I, Mandisi Mpahlwa, Minister of Trade and Industry, hereby under Section


    22(l)(a)(ii) of the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No. 29 of 1993), and on the
    recommendation of the Council of the South African Bureau of Standards, withdraw
    the compulsory specification for circuit breakers, and replace it with the compulsory
    specification, as set out in the schedule, with effect from the date 2 months after the
    date of publication of this notice.

    M~ ~ q l w a
    Minister of Trade and Industry
    STAATSKOERANT, 6 OKTOBER 2006 No. 29265 7

    SCHEDULE

    Compulsory specification for circuit breakers

    1 Scope

    1.1 This specification covers circuit breakers with moulded cases the main contacts of
    which are intended to be connected to circuits with rated voltages not exceeding 1000
    V ac or 1500 V dc., rated currents not exceeding 125A and a rated ultimate short
    circuit breaking capacity (L,) not exceeding 10 kA.

    1.2 This specification does not cover circuit breakers incorporating residual current
    protection (earth leakage protection).

    2 Definition
    For the purpose of this specification the following definition applies:

    Circuit breaker: A mechanical switchng device, capable of making, carrying and


    breaking currents under normal circuit conditions and also making, carrying for a
    specified time, and breaking currents under specified abnormal circuit conditions such
    as a short circuit or an earth fault.

    3 Requirements

    3.1 A circuit breaker shall be safe and shall function safely and correctly during
    normal and abnormal circuit conditions.

    Compliance with this requirement shall be proven by compliance with the


    requirements of either:

    3.2 SANS 556-1 Low-voltage switchgear, Part 1- Circuit breakers as published in


    Government Notice 39 of 28 January 2005 (Government Gazette 27 179).

    Or alternatively, for the period up to 5 years from the date of final publication of this
    Compulsory Specification:

    3.3 SANS 60947-2 I IEC 60947-2: 1995, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear -
    Part 2: Circuit-breakers, as published by Government Notice No. 41 1 of 27 March
    1998, as modified in 3.4 and 3.5

    3.3.1 The power-frequency recovery voltage, as given in 8.3.2.2.6 and 8.3.3.4 (table
    13) of the said SABS IEC 60947-2:1995, for a circuit-breaker with a
    maximum operational voltage of 2201380 V a.c. to 2401415 V a.c. (inclusive),
    shall be 2521440 V a.c.
    8 No. 29265 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 OCTOBER 2006

    Table 11 - Values of power factors and time constants corresponding to test


    currents

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    Time constant
    Test current Power factor
    I ms

    kA
    Short- Operadona1 Short- Operational
    circuit performance Overload circuit performance Overload
    capability capability

    1 1 10 0,45 - 0,5 %a 0,45 - 0,5 5 2 2,s

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