IEEE Recommended Practice for Calculating Short-Circuit Currents in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

IEEE Recommended Practice for Calculating Short-Circuit Currents in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems
Publisher: IEEE | January 2006 | ISBN: 0738149322 | Pages: 300 | PDF | 5.14 MB

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.