General Information
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Frame Sizes and Frame Ampere Ratings
SB breakers come in three frame sizes with frame ampere
ratings ranging from 400 to 4000 amperes. All frames are
rated for 100% continuous operation. This particular instruc-
tion guide provides detailed SB breaker information for the
800, 1200 and 2000 ampere frame sizes. Frame ampere
ratings for these 3 (three) sizes range from 400 amperes to
2000 amperes.
Frame Sizes and Ratings Combinations
Breaker
Frame Size
Breaker
Frame Ampere Rating (In)
800 Amperes
400 Amperes
800 Amperes
1200 Amperes
1200 Amperes
2000 Amperes
1600 Amperes
2000 Amperes
Rating Plugs
SB breakers are designed to use interchangeable rating
plugs. These rating plugs allow the user to customize the
effective ampere rating of the breaker to meet specific
applications. The label on the front of the breaker identifies
the rating plugs that may be used with that particular breaker.
Available Rating Plugs
AAAA
AAAA
AAAA
AAAA
AAAA
AAAA
AAAA
AAAA
A
A
400
800
1200
1600
2000
200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400
400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800
600, 700, 800, 1000, 1200
800, 1000, 1200, 1600
1000, 1200, 1600, 2000
Interruption and Short Time Ratings
Three short circuit interruption ratings are available to meet
specific applications. The interruption ratings and short time
ratings are given in the following table.
UL/IEC Symmetrical RMS Amperes Interruption(1)
Voltage
SB Encased Systems Breaker
Frame Size Ampere Rating
Standard
Measurement
A C
400
800
1200
2000
U L
489
Interrupting
Ratings -
Symmetrical
RMS Amperes
Type SBA - Standard AIR (Black Label)
240
480
600
65,000
65,000
42,000
65,000
65,000
42,000
65,000
65,000
42,000
65,000
65,000
50,000
Type SBS - Alternate AIF (Blue Label)
240
480
600
100,000
100,000
65,000
100,000
100,000
65,000
100,000
100,000
65,000
100,000
100,000
65,000
Type SBH - High AIR (Red Label)
240
480
600
200,000
150,000
100,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
Short Time Ratings
KA T=0.5 secs.
25,000
25,000
25,000
35.000
I E C
947-2
Interrupting
Ratings-
Symmetrical
RMS Amperes
(50 Hz)
415
Icu
Ics
100000
100,000
100,000
100,000
I c w
25,000
25,000
25,000
35.000
690
Icu
Ics
65,000
65,000
65,000
65,000
I c w
25,000
25,000
25,000
35.000
The interruption rating of the SB breaker is specified on the
front cover label, and is further identified by the use of a “color
bar” at the top left of the breaker label.
Blue
indicates the
“alternate” or the lowest interrupting category.
Black
indi-
cates the “standard” or middle interrupting rating. A
Red
label indicates the highest available interrupting rating for the
SB breaker.
Overcurrent Protection Configurations
Siemens Electronic Trip Units for SB breakers are available
in six basic overcurrent protection configurations to meet
specific protection requirements. All trip units come equipped
with Adjustable Continuous Current and Long Time Delay
functions. Optional protection configurations are:
Protection Configuration
Identifier
Long Time/Short Time
LS
Long Time/Instantaneous
LI
Long Time/Short Time/Instantaneous
LSI
Long Time/Short Time/Ground Fault
LSG
Long Time/Instantaneous/Ground Fault
LIG
Long Time/Short Time/Instantaneous/
Ground Fault
LSIG
The trip unit that may be used with a specific circuit breaker
is identified on the front cover label.
RMS Current Sensing
The Siemens microprocessor controlled Electronic Trip Unit
executes the overcurrent fault protection functions of Si-
emens SB Encased Systems Breakers. The adjustment
flexibility provided by the trip unit allows the user to easily
accommodate load changes and other protection require-
ments while still assuring optimum coordination. A standard
feature of the trip unit is RMS current sensing. As opposed to
peak-current sensing, RMS sensing measures the true heat-
ing potential of the current waveform. This allows for more
accurate overcurrent protection and eliminates nuisance
tripping due to harmonic distortion of the current waveform
NOTE: For more complete information on other stan-
dard and optional features of the Electronic Trip Unit,
see Siemens Electronic Trip Unit for SB Encased
Systems Breakers Information and Instruction Guide,
Bulletin 2.20-3A.
Accessories
A full family of internal, external, and remote accessories are
available for Siemens SB Encased Systems Breakers. A
breaker may be configured with all of the internal accessories
without changing the external physical characteristics. De-
tailed description of the accessories are contained in the
Accessories section, pages 36-81 .
(1) The information contained herein refers to product instructions and procedures
and is not intended to indicate availability.
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