Fault Level 2
Fault Level 2
Fault Level 2
FAULT LEVEL
CALCULATIONS
(As per IS 13234 : 1992 &
IEC 60909 : 1995)
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SYMMETRICAL
THREE PHASE FAULT
ASYMMETRICAL
LINE TO LINE
DOUBLE LINE TO
EARTH
LINE TO EARTH
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IP
DECAYING DC COMPONENT
TIME
BOTTOM ENVELOPE
CALCULATION ASSUMPTIONS
WHAT ?
TYPE OF SHORT CIRCUIT : THREE PHASE
BOLTED SHORT CIRCUIT
IMPEDANCES OF BUSBAR/SWITCHGEAR/C.T.
/JOINTS ARE NEGLECTED
TRANSFORMERS ARE CONNECTED TO
INFINITE BUS ON H.T. SIDE
TRANSFORMER TAP IS IN THE MAX.
POSITION
S/C CURRENT WAVEFORM IS A PURE SINE
WAVE
DISCHARGE CURRENT OF CAPACITORS ARE
NEGLECTED
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1 . 05 * LINE VOLTAGE
I S/C =
3 * ( ZTR + Z
Z TR =
(in ohms)
CABLE )
% Z * 10 * KV2
KVA
CASE STUDY
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)
11
21
STANDBY GENERATOR
1250kVA
PCC
13
F1
350A
)
)
300A
300A
MCC
31
M1
50HP
M2
M3
M4
100HP
30HP
F2
150HP
11/0.433 KV
1600 KVA
%R = 0.94
%X = 5.46
%Z = 5.54
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10 (%R)(SECONDARY KV)2
KVA
10 (0.94)(0.433)2
= 0.001102 OHMS
1600
2
XT = 10 (%X)(SECONDARY KV)
KVA
10 (5.46)(0.433)2
=
= 0.006398 OHMS
1600
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STEP 5 : CALCULATION OF Z
UP TO THE POINT OF FAULT
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STEP 5 : CALCULATION OF Z
UP TO THE POINT OF FAULT
c Un
3 Z
= 1.05 415
3 0.00649
= 38765 A OR 38.77 kA
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IK AT FAULT LOCATION F2
c Un
3 Z
= 1.05 415
3 0.01606
= 15665 A OR 15.67 kA
STEP 7 : CALCULATION OF
MAKING CAPACITY AS PER
STANDARD IEC 60947-2
Short-circuit
breaking
capacity (kA)
4.5<= I<=6
Power factor
Multiplying
factor
0.7
1.5
6< I<=10
0.5
1.7
10< I<=20
0.3
2.0
20< I<=50
0.25
2.1
50< I
0.2
2.2
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