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Masterpact™ NT and NW Universal Power Circuit Breakers
Accessories
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05/2014
M2C/M6C Programmable Contact Modules
These contacts are used with the Micrologic P and H control units, and indicate the type of fault and
instantaneous or delayed threshold overruns (i.e trip unit protection pick-up, current/voltage
unbalance, under/over voltage, reverse power, phase rotation, under/over frequency, and load
shedding). The M2C unit is powered from the control unit’s 24 Vdc source (100 mA consumption); the
M6C unit requires an external 24 Vdc power supply (100 mA consumption).
They are programmed via the control unit using a
keypad or via a supervisory station with the COM
communication option. They may be programmed:
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with instantaneous return to the initial state;
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without return to the initial state;
•
with return to the initial state following a delay.
Zone-Selective Interlocking (ZSI)
Table 43: Characteristics for M2C/M6C Programmable Contacts
Minimum Load 100 mA/24 V
Breaking Capacity at a Power Factor (p.f.) of 0.7
240 Vac 5 A
380 Vac 3 A
24 Vdc 1.8 A
48 Vdc 1.5 A
125 Vdc 0.4 A
250 Vdc 0.15 A
Zone-selective interlocking (ZSI) is used to
reduce the stress on electrical distribution
equipment during fault conditions by reducing
the time it takes to clear the fault, while
maintaining system coordination between
overcurrent protective devices.
During a short-circuit or ground-fault condition
on a ZSI system, the device directly ahead of
the fault sends a signal upstream via control
wiring to restrain upstream circuit breakers from
tripping and then trips with no intentional time
delay to clear the fault. Upstream devices which
receive a restraint signal obey their short-time
and/or ground-fault delay settings to maintain
coordination in other areas of the system.
Upstream devices that do not receive a restraint
signal trip with no intentional time delay.
For ZSI to work, trip settings must be
coordinated so a downstream circuit breaker will
trip before an upstream circuit breaker under
overload, short-circuit or ground-fault
conditions. (Effective coordination requires a
system coordination study.)
M2C Programmable
Contact Module
M6C Programmable
Contact Module
Fault 1—The upstream circuit breaker (A) will clear the fault
with no intentional delay, regardless of its time-delay setting.
Fault 2—Circuit breaker (B) will inform upstream circuit
breaker (A) that it is clearing the fault. This will prevent circuit
breaker (A) from tripping instantaneously. Circuit breaker (A)
will trip at the end of its time delay setting if the fault is not
cleared during this time.
Example of Zone-Selective Interlocking
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