Hi Curt: A quick Google search comes up with a lot of manufacturers' data curves: http://www.accontrols.com/Typical%20Circuit%20Breaker%20Trip%20Curve.pdf http://ecatalog.squared.com/pubs/Ci cuit%20Protection/Molded%20Case%20Circu t%20Breakers/Thermal%20Magnetic%20Molde %20Case%20Circuit%20Breakers/FA-FC-FH/0600DB0105.pdf One of these references suggests UL 489 is one "basic" standard for circuit breakers: http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/tocs/tocs.asp?doc=s&fn=0489.toc http://literature.rockwellautomatio .com/idc/groups/literature/documents/td/1489-td001_-en-p.pdf http://aero-defense.ihs.com/document/abstract/BXHHFBAAAAAAAAAA Here is a comparison between UL 489 and ANSI C37: http://ecatalog.squared.com/pubs/Ci cuit%20Protection/Low%20Voltage%20Power 20Circuit%20Breakers/Masterpact%20NT%20 L%201066-ANSI%20Circuit%20Breakers/0613DB9902.pdf Here is some explanatory material: http://www.gcf-inc.com/GCF_Explains_UL_489.pdf Hope these references answer your questions. Good luck! Rich
-----Original Message----- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Bender, Curtis Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 1:54 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Standard for AC breaker trip curve - [safety] Greetings members. Can someone point me to the “basic” standard that would be the foundation for household circuit breaker trip curves? 120V (North America) and 230V (Internationally) specifically. I saw on one curve the NEMA AB-2 which does not exist on the NEMA site. Typical abnormals in UL standards are done at the points listed below which seems to indicate where the curve would need to safely reside. 110% - 7 hours 135% - 1 hour 200% - 2 minutes. Can one of you fine people refer me to where the requirement(s) would come from? NEMA, IEC, NEC LMNOP? Curt - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@socal.rr.com> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>