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THEIR OWN PURPOSES AND APPLICATIONS. INFORMATION BASED ON NFPA 70E. (SS Ver. 13)

Equation for Arc in Open Air Enter value - in

inches
Enter current,
time - in
greater
secondsthan or
NFPA eq. equal to 16
kAmps up to 50
DA = distance from arc electrodes, inches (for distances 18 in. and greater) 18 inches
kAmps.
Answer for
tA = arc duration, seconds (cycles / 60 cycles) 0.06666 second
Incident Energy
F = bolted fault short circuit current, in kA (for the range of 16 to 50kA) 20 s
kAfor an Arc in
Open Air
B - 5.1 EMA = 5271 x DA-1.9593 x tA x (0.0016 x F2 - 0.0076 x F + 0.8938)
EMA = maximum open arc incident energy ANSWER 1.686 cal/cm2

Equation for Arc in a Cubic Box Enter value - in

inches current,
Enter time - in
greater
secondsthan or
NFPA eq. equal to 16
kAmps up to 50
DB = distance from arc electrodes, inches (for distances 18 in. and greater) 18 inches
kAmps.
Answer for
tB = arc duration, seconds (cycles / 60 cycles) 0.0084 second
Incident Energy
F = bolted fault short circuit current, in kA (for the range of 16 to 50kA) 35 s
kAfor an Arc in a
Cubic Box
B - 5.2 EMB = 1038.7 x DB-1.4738 x tA x (.0093 x F2 - .3453 x F + 5.9675)
EMB = maximum 20 in. cubic box incident energy ANSWER 0.6500 cal/cm2
Refer also to
www.usbr.gov/sa
fety/RSHS/sec08
.pdf for
Arc Flash Protection (bolted fault) Boundary
additional Enter value - in
MVA
information.
Enter value - in
volts
Enter value - in
NFPA eq.
Enter
% Z value - in
MVA bf = bolted fault MVA at point involved seconds
 .pdf for
additional Enter value - in
information. MVA
Enter value - in
volts
Enter value - in
Enter
% Z value - in
MVA bf = bolted fault MVA at point involved 0.375 MVA
seconds
V = volts 208 volts
% Z = percent impedance based on transformer MVA 2.7 %Answer
Z in amps
t = time of arc exposure in seconds, (cycles / 60 cycles) 0.1 - for
second Short Circuit
Current
s Answer for
B- 2-1 ISC = {{[MVA Base x 106 ] / [1.732 x V]} x 100 / % Z} power in the arc
- in MW
ISC = Short Circuit Current ANSWER 38,553 Amps
P=[maximum
bolted fault in
Answer
MVA(bf)]forx
B- 2-2 P = 1.732 x V x Isc 10-6 x 0.7072 Curable Burn
(0.707) sqrd
P = Maximum Power (in MW) in a 3-phase arc ANSWER 6.942 MW
Distance in ft.
Answer for
Curable Burn
B-2-3.2 Dc = [ 2.65 x MVA bf x t ] 1/2 Distance - in
Dc = Curable Burn Distance ANSWER 1.92 Ftinches

DcRefer
= Curable
23.02 inche
also toBurn Distance ANSWER
s
Enter value - in
www.usbr.gov/sa MVA rating of the
fety/RSHS/sec08 transformer. For
Arc Flash Protection (transformer) Boundary
.pdf for
additional
transformers
with MVA ratings
information. Enter
below value - in
0.75 MVA,
seconds
multiply the
NFPA eq. transformer MVA
Answer for
MVA = rating of transformer 11 rating by 1.25
MVA
Curable Burn
V =Z volts
% = percent impedance based on transformer MVA 0.0084
volts
% Z
Distance in ft.
t = time of arc exposure in seconds, (cycles / 60 cycles) second
Answer for
P
ISC==1.732
Shortx Circuit
V x Isc 10 -6
x 0.7072
Current ANSWER Amps
s Curable Burn
B-2-3.3 Dc = [ 53 x MVA x t ] 1/2 Distance - in
Dc = Curable Burn Distance ANSWER 2.21 Ftinches

26.56 inche
Dc = Curable Burn Distance ANSWER
s