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New miniature circuit breakers for the SA market

ABB Electrification has launched a new range of miniature circuit breakers for the South African market. Energize spoke to
Ettienne Delport and Sifiso Masilela, ABB’s product marketing director and product marketing specialist, respectively,
about the new range of miniature circuit breakers.

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T he company’s latest circuit breaker offering for domestic installations has been specifically South Africa at highly competitive prices.

Furthermore, ABB’s S200 range has a fault
designed to meet South Africa’s unique safety standards.
South African requirements are rather unique for circuit breakers with a fault rating
offer 6 kA fault rating.
of 10 kA and below, as well as those rated to 125 A and below. The South Africa standard SANS rating of 10 kA while its competitors mostly
10142 calls for compulsory specifications (VCs) where VC 8036 is applied to overload circuit In addition, the company offers certain
breakers, and VC 8035 to earth leakage circuit breakers, which must trip when 30 mA of current accessories for its circuit breakers. These
flows to earth. include remote monitoring solutions to allow
The new SR200T-3kA miniature circuit breakers meet South Africa’s SANS 556-1, SANS IEC for quick and easy identification of which
60974-2, and SABS’s VC 8036 standards. The new FGH200 and GSH200 earth leakage and overload circuit has tripped from a central point;
units are approved according to IEC 61008-1, SANS 556-2-3, and SABS’s VC 8035 standards. and locking brackets which prevent the
Modern circuit breakers are based on a design patented by ABB in 1924. A combination of a unauthorised resetting of a circuit breaker.
thermal and magnetic trip unit in a single device, better known as a thermal-electromagnetic The range includes miniature circuit
circuit breaker, was the first-ever resettable fuse. breakers, residual current devices, time
Since then, the circuit breaker has revolutionised electrical installation and safety. Over the switches, surge protective devices, energy
years, the technology has evolved to include ABB’s flagship 3 kA miniature circuit breakers (MCB) meters, contactors, and enclosures, readily
for residential installations. available from certified ABB low voltage
MCBs operate quickly to isolate a circuit when a fault or overload occurs, protecting people, products distributors across South Africa.
the house wiring, and whatever assets are connected to the electrical supply from harm.
ABB’s extensive range of high-quality miniature circuit breakers extends from single-pole Click here to listen to the podcast
types for single-phase applications to four-pole types for three-phase installations. The range
covers load protection from 6 A to 63 A and both 3 kA and 10 kA fault protection. About the interviewees
Such a wide range means that there’s a suitable breaker available for every circuit in the Ettienne Delport is Product Marketing
electrical infrastructure. Director and General Manager for ABB’s low
These devices are manufactured in Germany to European standards but can be sold in voltage products; and Channel Manager:
Electrification business, Electrification -
Smart Buildings and Smart Power.
Sifiso Masilela is the Product Marketing
Specialist – for ABB’s DIN rail products,
and Business Development Engineer for the
building and commercial sector.

Contact ABB, Tel 010 202-6995,
contact.centre@za.abb.com

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