
RW12-15F
RW12-15F drop-out fuse cutout with arc chute
Outdoor RW12-15F drop-out fuse cutout protecting distribution transformers and overhead line tee-offs at 12(15) kV against short circuits and overloads. An arc chute made of flame-retardant ABS confines and de-ionises the arc.
Key parameters
- Rated voltage
- 12(15) kV
- Rated current
- 100 / 200 A
- Rated short-circuit breaking current
- 12.5; 16 kA
- Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage
- 125 kV
- Creepage distance
- 330 mm


Design
- Upper terminal clamp (3 µm tin plating; double-groove design, integral with the upper contact plate — improved conductivity).
- Pressure-relief cap (tin-plated; precision design significantly increases breaking capacity).
- Top cover (hot-dip galvanised over 80 µm; integral with the operating hook).
- Upper contact plate (3 µm silver plating, integral with the upper terminal clamp — improved conductivity).
- Upper moving contact rod (3 µm silver plating, tightly fitted into the cast part in the middle — improved conductivity).
- Fuse tube (UV-resistant, non-non-hygroscopic, durable).
- Lower fixed contact (3 µm silver plating; prevents lateral swaying of the fuse tube during closing, ensures accurate positioning).
- Drop-out mechanism (ensures rapid release of the fuse tube end and reduces the force transmitted to the fuse link during closing).
- High-strength insulator (self-cleaning surface, high strength, excellent workmanship).
- Arc-quenching grid (high-quality ABS plastic with flame-retardant additives; confines the arc and ensures its de-ionisation).
Note: all iron parts are hot-dip galvanised (coating thickness over 80 µm), fasteners are stainless steel — high-quality grade 304; cast parts — optionally precision-cast brass or aluminium bronze.
Main technical parameters
| Parameter | Unit | RW12 | RW12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated voltage | kV | 12(15) | 12(15) |
| Rated current | A | 100 | 200 |
| Rated frequency | Hz | 50 | 50 |
| Rated current of the base | A | 100 | 200 |
| Rated short-circuit breaking current | kA/A | 12.5/100; 16/100 | 12.5/200; 16/200 |
| Power-frequency withstand voltage, wet | kV | 45/55 | 45/55 |
| Power-frequency withstand voltage, dry | kV | 50/55 | 50/55 |
| Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage | kV | 125 | 125 |
| Creepage distance | mm | 330 | 330 |
| Mechanical endurance | operations | 500 | 500 |
| Altitude | m | 1000 | 1000 |
| Ambient temperature | °C | −40 … +70 | −40 … +70 |
| Overall dimensions | cm | 60×40×15 | 60×40×15 |