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Electrical Fault Calculations

This document contains 10 examples of calculating short-circuit currents for various electrical equipment. It lists the equipment type, relevant parameters like conductor length and size, and calculates the short-circuit current (SCA) using short-circuit calculation formulas. The examples include a transformer, motor controller, fluorescent fixture, and other devices. Parameters like X/R ratio and multiplying factor are determined and used to calculate the SCA for each case.

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Electrical Fault Calculations

This document contains 10 examples of calculating short-circuit currents for various electrical equipment. It lists the equipment type, relevant parameters like conductor length and size, and calculates the short-circuit current (SCA) using short-circuit calculation formulas. The examples include a transformer, motor controller, fluorescent fixture, and other devices. Parameters like X/R ratio and multiplying factor are determined and used to calculate the SCA for each case.

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Short-Circuit Calculations

Answers
1 TRANSFORMER

6 AC-1

KVA x 1000 = 300 x 1000 =


IFLA =
833 Amperes
EL-L x 1.73
208 x 1.73

= 2.4139

100 =
M=
55.55
.9 x 2
SCA = 833 x 55.55 = 46,273 Amperes
3o Bolted Secondary Fault

2 MDP
f

1
1
=
= 0.2929
M=
1+f
1 + 2.4139
SCA = 39,425 x 0.2929 = 11,548 Amperes
7 AC-2

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 20 x 46,273


C x EL-L
22,185 x 2 x 208

= 1.73 x 35 x 39,425
= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L
C x EL-L
3,806 x 208
= 3.019

= 0.1737
(Use 2 for parallel conductors)
1
1
=
= 0.852
M=
1+f
1 + 0.1737

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 35 x 39,425


C x EL-L
4,760 x 208

1
1
=
M=
1+f
1 + 3.019

= 0.2488

SCA = 39,425 x 0.2488 = 9,810 Amperes

SCA = 46,273 x 0.852 = 39,425 Amperes


3 LPA
f

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 60 x 39,425


C x EL-L
12,843 x 208
= 1.5337

4 LPC
f

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 15 x 39,425


C x EL-L
8,924 x 208

1
1
=
= .322
M=
1+f
1 + 2.109
SCA = 39,425 x .322 = 12,683 Amperes
9

FLUORESCENT FIXTURE
f

= 0.5518
1
1
=
= 0.6444
M=
1+f
1 + 0.5518
SCA = 39,425 x 0.6444 = 25,406 Amperes

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 10 x 39,425


C x EL-L
1,557 x 208
= 2.109

1
1
=
= 0.395
M=
1+ f
1 +1.5337
SCA = 39,425 x 0.395 = 15,560 Amperes

EMP

= 2 x L x lL-N = 2 x 30 x 15,560 x .5*


C x EL-N
617 x 120
= 6.304

1
1
=
M=
1+f
1 + 6.304

= .137

SCA = 15,560 x .137 = 2,132 Amperes


* See Note 5 on page 8.

5 LPB
= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 20 x 39,425
C x EL-L
4,760 x 208
= 1.3794
1
= 0.4203
M=
1 + 1.3794
f

SCA = 39,425 x 0.4203 = 16,569 Amperes

Reorder No. 3063 4997.5

10 COMBINATION MOTOR CONTROLLER


= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 4 x 25,406 = 0.5435
C x EL-L
1,557 x 208
1
1
=
= 0.6479
M=
1+f
1 + 0.5435
f

SCA = 25,406 x 0.6479 = 16,460 Amperes

Short-Circuit Calculations
Answers
1 TRANSFORMER

6 AC-1

KVA x 1000 = 300 x 1000 =


IFLA =
833 Amperes
EL-L x 1.73
208 x 1.73

= 2.4139

100 =
M=
55.55
.9 x 2
SCA = 833 x 55.55 = 46,273 Amperes
3o Bolted Secondary Fault

2 MDP
f

1
1
=
= 0.2929
M=
1+f
1 + 2.4139
SCA = 39,425 x 0.2929 = 11,548 Amperes
7 AC-2

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 20 x 46,273


C x EL-L
22,185 x 2 x 208

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 35 x 39,425


C x EL-L
3,806 x 208
= 3.019

= 0.1737
(Use 2 for parallel conductors)
1
1
=
= 0.852
M=
1+f
1 + 0.1737

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 35 x 39,425


C x EL-L
4,760 x 208

1
1
=
M=
1+f
1 + 3.019

= 0.2488

SCA = 39,425 x 0.2488 = 9,810 Amperes

SCA = 46,273 x 0.852 = 39,425 Amperes


3 LPA
f

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 60 x 39,425


C x EL-L
12,843 x 208
= 1.5337

4 LPC
f

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 15 x 39,425


C x EL-L
8,924 x 208

1
1
=
= .322
M=
1+f
1 + 2.109
SCA = 39,425 x .322 = 12,683 Amperes
9

FLUORESCENT FIXTURE
f

= 0.5518
1
1
=
= 0.6444
M=
1+f
1 + 0.5518
SCA = 39,425 x 0.6444 = 25,406 Amperes

= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 10 x 39,425


C x EL-L
1,557 x 208
= 2.109

1
1
=
= 0.395
M=
1+ f
1 +1.5337
SCA = 39,425 x 0.395 = 15,560 Amperes

EMP

= 2 x L x lL-N = 2 x 30 x 15,560 x .5*


C x EL-N
617 x 120
= 6.304

1
1
=
M=
1+f
1 + 6.304

= .137

SCA = 15,560 x .137 = 2,132 Amperes


* See Note 5 on page 8.

5 LPB
= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 20 x 39,425
C x EL-L
4,760 x 208
= 1.3794
1
= 0.4203
M=
1 + 1.3794
f

SCA = 39,425 x 0.4203 = 16,569 Amperes

Reorder No. 3063 4997.5

10 COMBINATION MOTOR CONTROLLER


= 1.73 x L x lL-L-L = 1.73 x 4 x 25,406 = 0.5435
C x EL-L
1,557 x 208
1
1
=
= 0.6479
M=
1+f
1 + 0.5435
f

SCA = 25,406 x 0.6479 = 16,460 Amperes

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