Abstract:
This recommended practice provides short-circuit current information including calculated short-circuit current duties for the application in industrial plants and commer...Show MoreScope:Electric power systems in industrial plants and commercial and institutional buildings are designed to serve loads in a safe and reliable manner. One of the major conside...Show More
Purpose:The purpose is to provide information that will facilitate the proper design of electric power circuits such that the equipment is adequately rated and/or protected with ...Show More
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Abstract:
This recommended practice provides short-circuit current information including calculated short-circuit current duties for the application in industrial plants and commercial buildings, at all power system voltages, of power system equipment that senses, carries, or interrupts short-circuit currents. Equipment coverage includes, but should not be limited to, protective device sensors such as series trips and relays, passive equipment that may carry short circuit current such as bus, cable, reactors, and transformers as well as interrupters such as circuit breakers and fuses.
Scope:
Electric power systems in industrial plants and commercial and institutional buildings are designed to serve loads in a safe and reliable manner. One of the major considerations in the design of a power system is adequate control of short circuits or faults as they are commonly called. Uncontrolled short-circuits can cause service outage with accompanying production downtime and associated inconvenience, interruption of essential facilities or vital services, extensive equipment damage, personnel injury or fatality, and possible fire damage. Short-circuits are caused by faults in the insulation of a circuit, and in many cases an arc ensues at the point of th...
Purpose:
The purpose is to provide information that will facilitate the proper design of electric power circuits such that the equipment is adequately rated and/or protected with respect to short circuit or fault currents, since uncontrolled short circuits can cause a service outage.
Date of Publication: 17 November 2006
Electronic ISBN:978-0-7381-4859-5
Persistent Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=4015544
