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1 Introduction of Calculation Short Circuit PDF
1 Introduction of Calculation Short Circuit PDF
Calculation of short-circuit
currents
Lay Meng Hort
E-mail: laymenghort@gmail.com
Tel: 012 405 877
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Calculation of Isc by the impedance
method
III. Calculation of Isc values in a radial
network using symmetrical compoment
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I. Introduction
Sizing an electrical installation and the
required equipment
determining the characteristics of the
equipment required to withstand or break
the fault current.
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I. Introduction
The maximum short-circuit current, used to
determine
The breaking capacity of the circuit
breakers
The making capacity of the circuit breakers
The electrodynamic withstand capacity of
the wiring system and switchgear
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The minimum short-circuit current, essential
when selecting the time-current curve for
circuit breakers and fuses, in particular when:
Cables are long and/or the source
impedance is relatively high.
Protection of life depends on circuit
breaker or fuse operation, essentially the
case for TN and IT electrical systems.
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1. The main types of short-circuits
Characteristics of short-circuits
Duration (self-extinguishing, transient and steadystate)
Origin
Mechanical (break in a conductor, accidental
electrical contact between two conductors via a
foreign conducting body such as a tool or an
animal)
Internal or atmospheric overvoltages
Insulation breakdown due to heat, humidity or a
corrosive environment
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Location (inside or outside a machine or an
electrical switchboard)
Short-circuits can be:
Phase-to-earth (80% of faults)
Phase-to-phase (15% of faults). This type of
fault often degenerates into a three phase
fault
Three-phase (only 5% of initial faults)
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Consequences of short-circuits
At the fault location, the presence of electrical
arcs, resulting in
Damage to insulation
Welding of conductors
Fire and danger to life
On the faulty circuit
Electrodynamic forces, resulting in
- Deformation of the busbars
- Disconnection of cables
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Excessive temperature rise due to an
increase in Joule losses, with the risk of
damage to insulation
On other circuits in the network or in near-by
networks
Voltage dips during the time required to
clear the fault, ranging from a few
milliseconds to a few hundred milliseconds
Shutdown of a part of the network, the extent
of that part depending on the design of the
network and the discrimination levels offered
by the protection devices
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Dynamic instability and/or the loss of
machine synchronisation
Disturbances in control / monitoring circuits
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I. Introduction
Standardised Isc calculations
The Isc value is obtained by applying Ohms law:
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Example: Calculate Isc3 ( Parameters of line
should select from table below).
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Area
mm2
Number
of wires
Diameter
R0
X0
N0.
mm
/km
/km
0.95
0.90
0.85
Cos
0.80
10
10
4.05
3.24
0.424
3.21
3.10
2.98 2.85
16
16
5.12
2.02
0.410
2.05
2.00
1.93 1.86
25
25
6.40
1.29
0.396
1.35
1.33
1.31 1.27
40
40
8.09
0.809
0.381
0.89
0.89
0.89 0.88
63
63
10.2
0.514
0.366
0.60
0.62
0.63 0.63
100
100
19
12.9
0.325
0.349
0.42
0.44
0.46 0.47
125
125
19
14.5
0.260
0.342
0.35
0.38
0.40 0.41
160
160
19
16.4
0.203
0.334
0.30
0.33
0.35 0.36
200
200
19
18.3
0.163
0.327
0.26
0.29
0.31 0.33
250
250
19
20.5
0.130
0.320
0.22
0.26
0.28 0.30
315
315
19
23.0
0.104
0.313
0.20
0.23
0.25 0.27
400
400
19
26.0
0.082
0.305
0.17
0.21
0.23 0.25
450
450
19
27.5
0.072
0.301
0.16
0.20
0.22 0.24
500
500
19
29.0
0.065
0.298
0.15
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Thank You
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