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They are rated by trip class. Trip class specifies the length of time it will take for the relay to open in an overload condition.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe the shape of the overload relays tripping curves are defined by ANSI or IEEE standards. A few examples are: ANSI Extremely Inverse, Very Inverse, Inverse, Short Time Inverse; or IEEE Moderately Inverse, Very Inverse and Extremely Inverse.<\/p>\n<p>In North America the NEMA Standard MG-1 defines 4 types of Classes as the most common: 5, 10, 20 &amp; 30. 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