Fusing Equipment

Technical Data COOPER POWER

SERIES
Effective September 2017
TD132020EN Supersedes December 1968 (R240-60-6)

Type NX fuses mounting clearances

Ground Ground
plane plane
Ground with with Ground
plane barrier barrier plane
without without
barrier 6” 9” 9” 6” barrier
9” (8.3 KV)* 9” (8.3 KV)*
11” (15.5 KV)* 11” (15.5 KV)*
Technical Data TD132020EN Type NX fuses mounting clearances
Effective September 2017

When larger fuse sizes are required than can be accommodated in
multi-pole plate mountings cataloged, higher-current feed-through
or three-phase installations can be accomplished by combining
various single-pole NX mountings. The following general clearance
information and application sketches will guide in the proper
placement of these units.
1. Arc-Strangler load break operation. When fuses or
switchblades with Arc-Strangler load break are being used,
clearance from outer tips of the upper contact clip on mounting
assembly to ground (in any direction) must be 6 inches for 8 .3
kv or below, and 8 inches for 15 .5 kv.
2. Clearance around ends of barriers. A minimum tightstring
distance between live parts and ground around ends of insulating
barriers is required to maintain BIL levels. For 75-kv BIL,
minimum string distance is 4½-inches; for 95-kv BIL, minimum
string distance is 6 inches.
3. Characteristics of barrier material. Insulation sheets made of
¼-inch thick Benelex No. 70 afford impulse strength equal to
approximately 3 inches of air.
Benelex No. 70 is not designed to withstand high voltage stress
across its surface. Consequently, to prevent possible leakage
current. equipment should be positioned such that live parts
or insulated conductors do not come in direct contact with the
barrier surface.
4. Fuse or switchblade in open position. During energized
conditions, live parts must not be closer than 1 -inch
from grounded parts to maintain adequate 60-Hertz
withstand properties.
Caution: This recommendation is for temporary operation only;
clearance is not adequate to withstand impulse surges.

Ground Ground
plane plane
Ground with with Ground
plane barrier barrier plane
without without
barrier 6” 9” 9” 6” barrier
9” (8.3 KV)* 9” (8.3 KV)*
11” (15.5 KV)* 11” (15.5 KV)*

* 11-inch clearance is required for 15.5-kv fuses with Arc-Strangler load break. When clip-mounted fuses are used, 9-inch clearance is
adequate for 15.5-kv, 95-kv BIL.

Three-phase NX fuse array of high-current parallel-fuse mountings.

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Ground Ground
plane plane
with with
Ground Ground barrier barrier
plane plane Ground
Ground
with with plane
plane
barrier barrier without
without
Ground Ground barrier 4” 7” 7” 4” barrier
plane plane
without without 7” (8.3 KV) 7” (8.3 KV)
4” 1” 1” 4” 9” (15.5 KV)
barrier 52 52 barrier 9” (15.5 KV)
7” (8.3 KV) 7” (8.3 KV)
9” (15.5 KV) 9” (15.5 KV) Single-phase feed-through arrangement, of arc-strangler load break
switches and high-current NX parallel-fuse mounting.
Single-phase feed-through arrangement, of arc-strangler load break
switches and high-current NX unitized fuse mounting.

Ground plane − bare Ground plane −

Ground bare
plane − 6”
bare Ground plane with barrier
3”
Ground Ground
plane plane
with with
barrier barrier
CAT. FAIK 2 15.5 K V − 25 1/8”
CAT. FAIK I 8.3 K V − 20 3/4”

Ground Ground
plane plane
with with
barrier barrier
Ground Ground
plane plane
without without
1” 1”
barrier 4_ 6” 6” 42_ barrier
1_”(8.3 KV)2
72 1_”(8.3 KV)
72
1_”(15.5 KV) 1_”(15.5 KV)
6” 6” 92 92
8.3 K V − ll” ll”
7” 7”
15.5 K V − l4” l4” Three-phase NX fuse array of high-current unitized fuse mountings.

Single-phase Arc Strangler switch and NX fuse combination for a

300-amp feed-through connection using parallel switch mountings
and an 80-amp (max) fused load tap.
NNote: Although the Arc Strangler switch is capable of interrupting 300-amp
loads a limited number of times, such usage reduces its life considerably.

NNote: Individual mountings are contained in Apparatus Catalog Section 240-60.

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