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Fusing Current, Fusing Factor and Current Rating

The document discusses fusing current, fusing factor, and current rating of fuses, explaining how fuses protect circuits by melting under excessive current. Fusing current is defined as the minimum current required to melt the fuse wire, while the fusing factor is the ratio of minimum fusing current to the fuse's current rating. Additionally, the current rating indicates the maximum current a fuse can carry indefinitely without significant deterioration.

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Fusing Current, Fusing Factor and Current Rating

The document discusses fusing current, fusing factor, and current rating of fuses, explaining how fuses protect circuits by melting under excessive current. Fusing current is defined as the minimum current required to melt the fuse wire, while the fusing factor is the ratio of minimum fusing current to the fuse's current rating. Additionally, the current rating indicates the maximum current a fuse can carry indefinitely without significant deterioration.

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z Fusing Current,
Fusing Factor and
Current Rating
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Fusing Current
 The fuse element is generally made of materials having low melting point, high
conductivity and least deterioration due to oxidation e.g., silver copper etc.

 It is inserted in series with the circuit to be protected. Under normal operating conditions,
the fuse element is at a temperature below its melting point.

 Therefore, it carries the normal current without overheating. However, when a short-
circuit or overload occurs, the current through the fuse increases beyond its rated value.

 This raises the temperature and fuse element melts (or blows out), disconnecting the
circuit protected by it. In this way, a fuse protects the machines and equipment from
damage due to excessive currents.
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Fusing Current

 Fusing current is the current required to melt the wire which is inside the fuse

 The time required to blow out the fuse depends upon the magnitude of excessive
current.

 The greater the current, the smaller is the time taken by the fuse to blow out.
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Fusing Current

 If you see a fuse, inside that there will be a wire. That wire or fuse will have
some limited rating of current.

 That fuse can withstand only till its rating current flow.

 When current flows more than its rating wires of fuse melts and it causes current
interruption.

 The minimum value of current which cause to melt fuse is called fusing current.
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Fusing Current

The fusing current depends upon the various factors such as :


1. material of fuse element

2. length — the smaller the length, the greater the current because a short fuse
can easily conduct away all the heat
3. diameter

4. size and location of terminals

5. previous history

6. type of enclosure used


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Fusing Factor

 It is the ratio of minimum fusing current to the current


rating of the fuse element i.e.
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Fusing Factor

 Its value is always more than one.

 The smaller the fusing factor, the greater is the difficulty in avoiding deterioration
due to overheating and oxidation at rated carrying current.

 For a semi-en­closed or rewirable Fuses Definition which employs copper wire as


the fuse element, the fusing factor is usually 2.

 Lower values of fusing factor can be employed for enclosed type cartridge fuses
using silver or bimetallic elements.
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Current Rating

 Current rating is the maximum current that a fuse


will carry for an indefinite period without too
much deterioration of the fuse element.

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