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Fault Current Calculation

This document contains instructions and a template for calculating available fault current at different points in an electrical system. It provides steps to calculate the utility fault current, fault current at the service equipment, and fault current at a panel and branch circuit by inserting information about the transformer rating, impedance, conductor lengths and sizes, and other system specifications. The calculated fault currents are three-phase RMS symmetrical short-circuit currents.

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Fault Current Calculation

This document contains instructions and a template for calculating available fault current at different points in an electrical system. It provides steps to calculate the utility fault current, fault current at the service equipment, and fault current at a panel and branch circuit by inserting information about the transformer rating, impedance, conductor lengths and sizes, and other system specifications. The calculated fault currents are three-phase RMS symmetrical short-circuit currents.

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Job Name

Personalize by entering the 'Job Name' and 'Your Company Name' Utility Fault Current

Company Name

Available Fault Current Calculation


0 amperes kVA = E = trans. FLA = 300 0 0
Sokolik Step 1b: by:John Insert both the kVA rating and impedence of transformer. (Note: When you insert

I = kVA x 1000 = trans. FLA 0 Isca = trans. FLA 100 ampere rating fault x current transformer Z local= from utility
Isca = ampere short-circuit current RMS symmetrical.

Step 1a: Insert available

the kVA rating and impedence you must select a voltage from the select the Voltag and Phase from dropdown box before the value will be calculated.)

or Isca

= =

0 3 % 0 amperes

Point to Point Method Step 2: Select type of (distance) Length conductor and conduit 2xLxI (ASC) 'f ' factor =

N x C x E L-N

# conductors per phase

Phase conductor constant Line to Line Step 3: Insert the LengthVolt of one conductor Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral

Multiplier

Step 4: Insert the number of M = conductors 1 per phase. Step 5a: Select phase 1+f Line to Line M = size size. 1.000 conductor Line to Neutral M = 1.000 Fault Current at Service Equipment Finished product Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- L = CALCULATED FAULT Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect CURRENT L- N =

= = = = EL-L = f = C = EL-N = f =

L Isca N C

150 0 1 0 Phase Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000

Step 5b: Select neutral conductor size.

0 amperes 0 amperes

Fault Current from

Service disc. to panel "_____" = = = = EL-L = f = C = EL-N = f = M M = = L Isca N C

Single Phase Feeder Length (distance) 2xLxI (ASC) 'f ' factor = N x C x E L-N # conductors per phase Continue by entering next point to point Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral Multiplier M= 1 1+f Line to Line Line to Neutral

0 Phase 0 Phase Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N = Calculation does not include motor contribution

0 amperes 0 amperes

Branch Circuit Fault from Single Phase Branch 2xLxI 'f ' factor =

Point to Point Length (distance) (ASC)


# conductors per phase

N x C x E L-N

Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral Multiplier M= 1 1+f Line to Line Line to Neutral

= = = = EL-L = = = EL-N = f M M = = = f C

L Isca N C

0 Phase 0 Phase Conductor

0 Volt
0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N = Calculation does not include motor contribution

0 amperes 0 amperes

Ver. 4.00 1b: Insert both the kVA and impedence of

(Note: When you insert rating and impedence you must voltage from the select the Voltage se from dropdown box before the l be calculated.)

ep 5b: Select neutral conductor size.

Neutral

Neutral

Job Name Your Company Name

Available Fault Current Calculation


by:John Sokolik

Utility Fault Current

amperes

I = kVA x 1000 = trans. FLA 0 Isca = trans. FLA x 100 transformer Z

kVA = E = trans. FLA =

0 0

=
Isca =

0 % 0 amperes

Isca = ampere short-circuit current RMS symmetrical.

Point to Point Method 'f ' factor = 2xLxI Length (distance) (ASC)
# conductors per phase

N x C x E L-N

Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral M= 1 1+f

Multiplier

= = = = EL-L = f = C = EL-N = f = M M = =

L Isca N C

150 0 1 0 Phase Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Line to Line Line to Neutral

Fault Current at Service Equipment Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- N =

0 amperes 0 amperes

Fault Current from

Service disc. to panel "_____" Length (distance) (ASC)


# conductors per phase

Single Phase Feeder 2xLxI 'f ' factor =

N x C x E L-N

Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral Multiplier M= 1 1+f Line to Line Line to Neutral

= = = = EL-L = f = C = EL-N = f = M M = =

L Isca N C

0 Phase 0 Phase Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N = Calculation does not include motor contribution

0 amperes 0 amperes

Branch Circuit Fault from Single Phase Branch 2xLxI 'f ' factor =

Point to Point Length (distance) (ASC)


# conductors per phase

N x C x E L-N

Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral Multiplier M= 1 1+f Line to Line Line to Neutral

= = = = EL-L = = = EL-N = f M M = = = f C

L Isca N C

0 Phase 0 Phase Conductor

0 Volt
0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N = Calculation does not include motor contribution

0 amperes 0 amperes

Ver. 4.00

Neutral

Neutral

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