ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES

Pasay City, Philippines

SCHOOL OF MARITIME AFFAIRS

Department of MARINE ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT NO.4

Faults and Short Circuits

Course Code: MES333L3

Course Title: MARINE ENGINEERING SKILLS

Submitted by:

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Course, Year, Section

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 ELECTRICAL FAULTS/SHORT CIRCUITS

I. OBJECTIVES:
Given the knowledge learned from the lesson, the student shall be able to
describe the operating principle of faults and short circuits used on board ships.

II. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Ballpen
Paper
Research resources (internet, books, etc)

III. ACTIVITIES:

A. Short Circuit and Faults

a. From CO3 (LAB) ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAULTS ONBOARD SHIPS, find
the link for the Short Circuit https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NCqh_D3B0ao and answer the following:
i. Define Short Circuit
ii. Why Short Circuit is dangerous/destructive?
iii. How to avoid and control the Short Circuit?

B. Short Circuit Protection and Coordination

a. From CO3 (LAB) ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAULTS ONBOARD SHIPS, find
the link for the Short Circuit Protection and Coordination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhCjzRlEcow and answer the following:
i. Why Short Circuit Protection Coordination is important?
ii. Draw the simple Electrical Diagram from the link showing 1 short circuit
fault.

C. Three Phase Fault

a. Calculate the Three Fault Current that occurred at point F as shown below:

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 ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
(To be completed by the Instructor)

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