Circuit Breakers for Naval Shipboard Use PG01218003E—January 2010 www.eaton.com 113
Types ACB
1600/2000HR –
3200/4000HR
Note: COMPLETE NEW BREAKERS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Circuit Breakers for
Naval Shipboard Use —
Types ACB 1600/
2000HR — 3200/
4000HR Breakers
500 Volts ac, 4,000 Amperes
Maximum, 85,000 Amperes
Symmetrical I.C.
ACB3200/4000HR Air Circuit Breaker
Shown Mounted in its Stationary
Drawout Cassette
ACB3200/4000HR Air Circuit Breaker
Removable Element, Rear View, with
Lifting Beam
ACB3200/4000HR Air Circuit Breaker
Stationary Drawout Cassette
The circuit breaker is a device
for interrupting, in air, a circuit
between separable contacts
under normal and abnormal
conditions. It is supplied as a
complete removable assembly
including drawout, stationary
frame and secondary control
contacts in a three-pole
construction.
The main power circuit consists
of butt type main and arcing con-
tacts. The function of the main
contacts is to carry full-rated
current and short circuit current
when the circuit breaker is
closed. The arcing contacts
transfer the current from the
main contacts to the arc chutes
when breaking currents.
Each contact assembly is fas-
tened to a common driveshaft
via an insulated drive link. By
rotating this driveshaft, the oper-
ating mechanism actuates the
contacts of all poles simulta-
neously. These contacts are
quick make and break, under
all conditions.
The circuit breaker is of the trip
free design in any position of
the closing stroke and may be
tripped before the contacts touch.
While an open operation exists,
the moving contacts will return
and remain in the open position
even if a manual or electrical
close operation is maintained.
The closing mechanism will not
reclose the circuit breaker after
such tripping until the closing
control circuit is opened and
then reclosed.
At the top of the circuit breaker,
surrounding each contact struc-
ture, is the arc chute assembly.
It is designed to extinguish the
arc that is drawn when the
contacts open.
Each contact assembly is
mounted on an insulated panel
bolted to the back panel of the
circuit breaker’s removable
element.
The moving contact assembly
is designed to make or break a
main power circuit by moving
onto or out from the fixed main
contacts.
Three current sensors are
installed. Two current sensors
are fixed to the stationary ele-
ment and surround the lower
outer main poles. The third cur-
rent sensor is fixed to the sta-
tionary element and surrounds
the top center main pole. These
ring-type current transformers
are designed to monitor the cur-
rent and to signal the solid state
overcurrent trip device to trip the
circuit breaker whenever current
exceeds its long time delay and
short time pickup settings.
Instantaneous overcurrent trip
devices are attached to the two
lower outer poles of the circuit
breaker. These calibrated
devices will trip the circuit
breaker whenever the current
exceeds the predetermined
instantaneous setting.
The operating mechanism
transmits the closing force to the
drive shaft. It is centrally located
in the front of the circuit breaker.
The ON/OFF indicator, located in
the front of the circuit breaker, is
fastened to the drive shaft above
the operating mechanism. This
device indicates whether the
circuit breaker is open (OFF) or
closed (ON).
The trip knob located in the front
of the operating mechanism pro-
vides a means for tripping the
circuit breaker manually.
Anti-rebound catches are pro-
vided to prevent reclosing of
the contacts when the circuit
breaker is tripped. These are
mounted on the side plates of
the breaker. They also function
as shock catches preventing
contacts of an open breaker
from closing.
The shunt trip circuitry, which
acts through the magnetic trip
device located on the left side
of the operating mechanism
assembly, provides the means
for electrically tripping the circuit
breaker from a remote location
with out regard to load condi-
tions in the circuit. Customer
supplied 120 Vac Power (stan-
dard) is converted to 30 Vdc by
a control panel for the magnetic
trip device.
The auxiliary switch, actuated by
the opening and closing of the
circuit breaker, is incorporated to
open and close certain contacts
in protective and control circuits.
The auxiliary switch is linked to
the driveshaft which is located
above the operating mechanism.