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IEC Calculation Methods

ETAP provides two Short-Circuit Calculation Methods based on ANSI/IEEE and IEC Standards. You can select the calculation method from the Short-Circuit Study
Case Editor. This section describes the IEC Standard Method of Calculation.

Standard Compliance
ETAP short-circuit calculation per IEC Standards fully complies with the latest IEC documentation as listed below:

Standard Pub. Year Title

IEC 62271-100 2003 High-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Part 100: High-voltage alternating-current circuit breakers

IEC 62271-200 2003 High-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Part 200: AC metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for
rated voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV

IEC 62271-203 2003 High-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Part 203: Gas-insulated metal-enclosed switchgear for rated
voltages above 52 kV

IEC 60282-2 1997 High-voltage fuses – Part2: Expulsion fuses

IEC 61363-1 1998 Electrical installations of ships and mobile and fixed offshore units – Part 1: Procedures for calculating
short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c.

IEC 60909-0 2016 Short-Circuit Currents in three-phase a.c. systems - Part 0: Calculation of Currents

IEC 60909-1 2002 Short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c. systems - Part 1: Factors for the calculation of short-circuit currents
according to IEC-60909-0

IEC 60909-2 1992 Electrical equipment - Data for short-circuit current calculations in accordance with IEC 60909 (1988)

IEC 60909-4 2000 Short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c. systems Part 4: Examples for the calculation of short-circuit
currents

IEC 60947-1 2004 Low voltage switchgear and control gear, Part 1: General rules

IEC 60947-2 2003 Low voltage switchgear and control gear, Part 2: Circuit breakers

These standards are for short-circuit calculation and equipment rating in AC systems with nominal voltages operating at 50 Hz or 60 Hz. They cover 3-phase, line-to-
ground, line-to-line, and line-to-line-to-ground faults.

IEC 60909 and the associated standards classify short-circuit currents according to their magnitudes (maximum and minimum) and fault distances from the generator (far
and near). Maximum short-circuit currents determine equipment ratings, while minimum currents dictate protective device settings. Near-to-generator and far-from-
generator classifications determine whether or not to model the AC component decay in the calculation, respectively.

IEC 61363-1 Standard calculates the short-circuit current as a function of time and displays its instantaneous values using the machine’s subtransient reactance and time
constants. This provides an accurate evaluation of the short-circuit current for sizing protective devices and coordinating relays for isolated systems such as ships and
offshore platforms.

General Description of Calculation Methodology

In IEC short-circuit calculations, an equivalent voltage source at the fault location replaces all voltage sources. A voltage factor c is applied to adjust the value of the
equivalent voltage source for minimum and maximum current calculations.

All machines are represented by their internal impedances. Transformer taps can be set at either the nominal position or at an operating position, and different schemes
are available to correct transformer impedance and system voltages if off-nominal tap setting exists. System impedances are assumed to be balanced 3-phase, and the
method of symmetrical components is used for unbalanced fault calculations.

Zero sequence capacitances of transmission lines, cables and shunt admittances can be considered for unbalanced fault calculations (LG and LLG) if the option in the
study case is selected to include branch Y and static load. This means that the capacitances of static loads and branches are considered based on IEC 60909-0 2001. The
basic model used to consider these shunt admittances is shown below:

Calculations consider electrical distance from the fault location to synchronous generators. For a far-from-generator fault, calculations assume that the steady-state value
of the short-circuit current is equal to the initial symmetrical short-circuit current and only the DC component decays to zero. However, for a near-to-generator fault,
calculations count for decaying in both AC and DC components. The equivalent R/X ratios determine the rates of decay of both components, and different values are
recommended for generators and motors near the fault.

Calculations also differ for meshed and unmeshed networks. The factor k, which is used to multiply the initial short-circuit current to get the peak short-circuit current ip,
is defined differently for different system configurations and the methods selected to calculate the R/X ratios.

Definition of Terms
IEC Standards use the following definitions, which are relevant in the calculations and outputs of ETAP.

Initial Symmetrical Short circuit current (I”k)

This is the rms value of the AC symmetrical component of an available short-circuit current applicable at the instant of short-circuit if the impedance remains at zero time
value.

Peak Short Circuit Current (ip)

This is the maximum possible instantaneous value of the available short-circuit current.

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Symmetrical Short Circuit Breaking Current (Ib)

This is the rms value of an integral cycle of the symmetrical AC component of the available short-circuit current at the instant of contact separation of the first pole of a
switching device.

Steady-State Short Circuit Current (Ik)

This is the rms value of the short-circuit current, which remains after the decay of the transient phenomena.

Subtransient Voltage (E”) of a Synchronous Machine

This is the rms value of the symmetrical internal voltage of a synchronous machine which is active behind the subtransient reactance Xd” at the moment of short-circuit.

Far-From-Generator Short Circuit

This is a short-circuit condition during which the magnitude of the symmetrical AC component of available short-circuit current remains essentially constant.

Near-To-Generator Short Circuit

This is a short-circuit condition to which at least one synchronous machine contributes a prospective initial short-circuit current which is more than twice the generator’s
rated current, or a short-circuit condition to which synchronous and asynchronous motors contribute more than 5% of the initial symmetrical short-circuit current (I”k)
without motors

Subtransient Reactance (Xd”) of a Synchronous Machine

This is the effective reactance at the moment of short-circuit. For the calculation of short-circuit currents, the saturated value of (Xd”) is taken.

According to IEC Standard 60909-0, the synchronous motor impedance used in IEC short-circuit calculations is calculated in the same way as the synchronous generator.

where kVn and kVr are the nominal voltage of the terminal bus and the motor-rated voltage, respectively, cmax is determined based on machine-rated voltage, Xd” is
machine subtransient reactance (per unit in motor base), and qr is the machine-rated power factor angle.

Minimum Time Delay (Tmin) of a Circuit Breaker

This is the shortest time between the beginning of the short-circuit current and the first contact separation of one pole of the switching device.

The time delay (Tmin) is the sum of the shortest possible operating time of an instantaneous relay and the shortest opening time of a circuit breaker. Minimum time delay
does not include the adjustable time delays of tripping devices.

Voltage Factor c
This is the factor used to adjust the value of the equivalent voltage source for minimum and maximum current calculations according to the following table:

Voltage Factor c (± 6% voltage tol)

For Maximum Short-Circuit For Minimum Short-Circuit
Current Calculation Calculation
cmax cmin
Nominal Voltage Un
Others < 1000 V 1.05 0.95
Medium voltage: > 1 kV to 230 kV 1.10 1.00
High voltage: > 230 kV 1.10 1.00

Voltage Factor c (± 10% voltage tol)

For Maximum Short-Circuit For Minimum Short-Circuit
Current Calculation Calculation
cmax cmin
Nominal Voltage Un
Others < 1000 V 1.10 0.90
Medium voltage: > 1 kV to 230 kV 1.10 1.00
High voltage: > 230 kV 1.10 1.00

For more detailed information please refer to IEC 60909-2016 Table 1.

ETAP provides three (3) options for you to select the c factors in the Short-Circuit Current Group of the Standard Page of the Study Case:

l Max: If this option is selected, the maximum values given in the cmax column are used.
l User-Defined c Factors: If the User-Defined c Factor option is selected, the user specified c factor values will be used. The user-defined values must be in the range
between the values given in the cmax and cmin columns. ETAP allows the c Factors to be higher or lower than cmax and cmin to help comply with some regional standard
adaptations of IEC 60909 which may require higher or lower values of the c Factors.
l Min: If the Min option is selected, the minimum values given in the cmin column will be used in the calculation.

Calculation Methods
Initial Symmetrical Short Circuit Current Calculation
Initial symmetrical short-circuit current (I”k) is calculated using the following formula:

where Zk is the equivalent impedance at the fault location.

Peak Short Circuit Current Calculation

Peak short-circuit current (ip) is calculated using the following formula:

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where k is a function of the system R/X ratio at the fault location

IEC Standards provide three methods for calculating the k factor:

l Method A - Uniform ratio R/X. The value of the k factor is determined from taking the smallest ratio of R/X of all the branches of the network. Only branches
that contain a total of 80 percent of the current at the nominal voltage corresponding to the short-circuit location are included. Branches may be a series
combination of several elements.
l Method B - R/X ratio at the short-circuit location. The value of the k factor is determined by multiplying the k factor by a safety factor of 1.15, which covers
inaccuracies caused after obtaining the R/X ratio from a network reduction with complex impedances.
l Method C - Equivalent frequency. The value of the k factor is calculated using a frequency-altered R/X. R/X is calculated at a lower frequency and then
multiplied by a frequency-dependent multiplying factor.

Symmetrical Short Circuit Breaking Current Calculation

For a far-from-generator fault, the symmetrical short circuit breaking current (Ib) is equal to the initial symmetrical short circuit current.

For a near-to-generator fault, Ib is obtained by combining contributions from each individual machine. Ib for different types of machines is calculated using the following
formula:

where µ and q are factors that account for AC decay

They are functions of the ratio of the minimum time delay and the ratio of the machine’s initial short-circuit current to its rated current, as well as real power per-pair of
poles of asynchronous machines.

IEC Standards allow you to include or exclude AC decay effect from asynchronous machines in the calculation.

DC Component of Short-Circuit Current Calculation

The DC component of the short-circuit current for the minimum delay time of a protective device is calculated based on initial symmetrical short-circuit current and
system X/R ratio:

Where f is the system frequency, tmin is the minimum delay time of the protective device under concern, and X/R is the system value at the faulted bus.

ETAP plots the dc component of the fault current vs. time. The Idc component is printed in the “Breaking and DC Fault Current (kA)” section of the short-circuit report
for each fault location. The currents in this report are always based on the total bus fault current.

Asymmetrical Short Circuit Breaking Current Calculation

The asymmetrical short-circuit breaking current for comparison with circuit breaker rating is calculated as the rms value of symmetrical and DC components of the short-
circuit current.
ETAP plots the asymmetrical breaking current at every bus starting from 0.01 until 0.3 sec. This information can be used for selection of the circuit breaker breaking
current depending on the tmin value of the device. The Ibasym is printed in the “Breaking and DC Fault Current (kA)” section of the short-circuit report for each fault
location. The currents in this report are always based on the total bus fault current.

Steady-State Short circuit current Calculation

Steady-state short circuit current Ik is a combination of contributions from synchronous generators and power grid. Ik for each synchronous generator is calculated using
the following formula:

where λ is a function of a generator’s excitation voltage, ratio between its initial symmetrical short circuit current and rated current, other generator parameters, and IrG is
the generator’s rated current.

The steady-state short circuit current calculated is dependent on the option selected for Short circuit current in the study case. If the Max and User-Defined c Factor is
selected, the maximum steady-state current short circuit is reported. If the Min option is selected, the minimum steady-state short circuit current is reported.

This maximum steady-state short circuit current is used to determine minimum device ratings. The minimum steady-state short circuit value is used for relay
coordination purposes in preventing the occurrence of nuisance trips and loading deviations.

Meshed and Non-Meshed Network

According to IEC 60909-0 Standard, short-circuit contributions from meshed and non-meshed sources are calculated differently regarding various factors and R/X ratio.
In ETAP calculations, the short-circuit contribution in the following cases is considered as from a non-meshed network:

l A contributing machine is connected directly to the faulted bus.

l A contributing machine is connected to the faulted bus through a radial network in which the machine is the only source making short-circuit contributions to the
faulted bus.

In all other cases, the short-circuit contributions are considered as from a meshed network..

Adjustment of Ib
According to IEC Standard 60909-0, to improve accuracy of Ib calculation for a near-to-generator three-phase short circuit in a meshed network, the breaking current can
be adjusted for decay in Ib from synchronous and induction machines based on Equation (75) of the standard. This adjustment will reduce Ib slightly from Ik”.

In ETAP, this adjustment is implemented according to Equation (75) for each sub-network that has near-to-generator short circuit contributions to the faulted bus. A sub-
network with respect to a given faulted bus includes all elements that are connected together, except through the faulted bus. When a sub-network has multiple
contributions to a faulted bus, the total I adjustment (a phase value) is distributed among all contributions from the sub-network based on the phase ratio of individual
b

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Ik” contribution over total Ik” of all the contributions from the sub-network.

Modeling of Power Station Unit

According to IEC Standard 60909-0, Sections 6.7, the impedance of a power station unit needs to be modeled with special considerations. Depending on where the fault
location is in the system and if the unit transformer has on-load tap-changer, the impedance values of the generator and unit transformer will be adjusted by different
factors.

Designation of a Power Station Unit

To specify a synchronous generator and a two-winding transformer as a power station unit, check the “Unit Transformer for Generator” option in the Tap Page of the 2-
Winding Transformer Editor and select the generator in the list next to this field as the Unit Generator.

Note: A generator can be selected as a unit generator for only one unit transformer.

In short-circuit calculation, the generator and the transformer specified as a pair for a power unit will be modeled as a power unit only when both the generator and the
transformer are energized. If the transformer is not energized, the generator will be modeled as a regular generator. If the generator is not energized, the transformer will
be modeled as a network transformer. The generator and the transformer specified as a pair for a power unit must also be connected either directly or through branches
other than transformers; otherwise, they will be modeled as a regular generator and a network transformer.

Network Bus, Connecting Bus and Auxiliary System Bus for a Power Station Unit
According to IEC Standard 60909-0, “The generator and the transformer in a power station unit will be modeled differently depending on the fault location.” In ETAP, a
faulted bus can be classified as one of three types with respect to a power station unit: a network bus, a connecting bus, and an auxiliary system bus.

A connecting bus for a power station unit is the bus on the shortest connecting path between the unit generator and the unit transformer. ETAP automatically determines
the connecting path and connecting buses for a power station unit.

An auxiliary bus is a bus that is in the auxiliary system of a power station unit, but not a connecting bus. The auxiliary system includes all the elements that are
connected to the connecting buses without going across the unit transformer.

Network buses are all the rest of the buses that are neither connecting buses nor auxiliary buses.

Note: Bus type designation is with respect to a given power station unit. For the system given below, generator Unit-Gen and transformer Unit-XFMR form a power
station unit. For this power station unit, Gen-Bus is the connecting bus for the power station unit. Auxiliary system buses include Aux-Bus-1 and Aux-Bus-2. The rest pf
the buses are all network buses.

Wind Power Station Units

Wind power station units can be modeled per section 6.8 of IEC 60909-2016 by using the options shown in the image below. Note that unlike the power station units for
synchronous generators ETAP is not checking for valid network configurations of wind power station units. Users are responsible for selecting the correct unit
transformer from the Tap page of the two-winding transformer.

For methodology on different types of wind turbine models, please refer to sections 6.8.2, 6.8.3 and 6.9. The SC Model page of the wind turbine can be used to specify
doubly-fed and full size converter (constant-current injection) wind turbine technology. The image below shows an example of WTGs with different technology:

For wind turbines using asynchronous generators (induction generators), the WTG editor Imp/Model page determines their short-circuit contribution.

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For wind turbines with doubly-fed asynchronous generators (with crowbar) the IEC Short-Circuit section of the SC Model determines their short-circuit current.

The values of these impedances are used by ETAP to find an equivalent impedance used to determine the contribution of the power station generator towards a fault on
the primary or secondary side of its unit transformer. iWDmax, kWD, RWD/XWD and µWD are used to find the initial symmetrical current. IkWDmax and IkWDmin
are used to determine the steady-state contribution from the WTG power station.

For doubly-fed asynchronous generator with full size converter (i.e. converter which can be used for current output regulation where the crowbar is not needed to limit
the current) the model SC page and FRT pag determine the power station current contribution:

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Note that the IEC short-circuit contribution of the wind power station generator is determined based on the magnitudes of current specified in the IEC Short-circuit
section. IskPF is for 3-phase faults, I(1)sk1PF for line-to-ground and line-to-linet-toground faults and I(1)sk2PF for line-line faults. IkPFmax for steady-state current and
finally IkPFmin for minimum steady-state currents. Please refer to the constant-current injection section of this chapter for more details.

Power Station Units with full size converter

To model the power station units with full size converter in ETAP, make the selection in the Tap page of the two-winding transformer. A full size inverter or WTG can
be selected there to make a generator / unit transformer pair.

For full-size (fully decoupled WTG terminals from a.c. system) the SC model and FRT pages denote the behavior of the power station during faults. Please refer to the
constant-current injection section of this chapter for more details.

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The user is responsible to make the proper selection to specify the full size converter and unit transformer pair per section 6.9.

IEC Short-Circuit Mesh Determination Method

IEC Standards have published different benchmark sample calculation results based on IEC Standard 60909-0 2001. These calculation examples have been published in
IEC Standard 60909-4 2000 and are described in detail in Sections 3.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1 of IEC 60909-4. These examples appear to have been created mostly for hand-
calculation (except for Example 4), and one problem which arises because of these multiple solutions is that they do not establish a single calculation method which
produces consistent results for all four (4) examples for a computer-based solution. Because of these inconsistencies in the standard, certain calculation assumptions
have been added to ETAP’s short-circuit program in order for the results to match those published in these four (4) examples.

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These calculation preferences affect the selection of calculation methods for Idc, Ib and Ik. One of the most important causes of the inconsistencies in the standard is the
method used to determine the meshed or non-meshed (radial) parts of the systems. This determination is very important since the results are affected considerably once
this determination is made.

Meshed/Non-Meshed Systems
A meshed system can be considered a looped system or one that has multiple source contributions meshed together through the same contributing branch. A non-meshed
system is defined as a radial system or one which has only one contribution passing through a branch towards the faulted bus. The following images illustrate the concept
of meshed and non-meshed as described by IEC Standard 60909-0 2016:

IEC 60909-4

IEC 60909-0

The areas enclosed in red color represent the Meshed contributions in this system towards the faulted buses. The areas enclosed in green color represent the Non-meshed
(radial) contributions to their connected bus. In other words, the contributions of G2, G1, G3, M3 and M2 are considered to be non-meshed as long as the fault is placed
at the bus to which they are connected. These same contributions could be handled as meshed contributions to faults in other parts of the system.

These engineering calculation preferences can be modified by changing the value of the entry IEC Short-Circuit Mesh Determination Method from the ETAP “Options
(Preferences)” menu.

This entry can take on the value of “0”, “1” or “2”.

IEC Short-Circuit Mesh Determination Method = 0

For a faulted bus, ETAP checks if any contributions can be classified as Meshed network contributions. If any contribution to a faulted bus is indeed classified as
“Meshed”, then all contributions to the bus will be treated as if they are coming from a meshed network. If none of the contributions can be classified as Meshed, then all
the contributions are treated as coming from Non-meshed parts of the system. In Figure 16 above, all buses can be classified as meshed since meshed contributions are
part of every bus faulted bus in the system. In Figure 12, all the contributions would be considered as Non-meshed since none of them are considered to be Meshed.

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IEC Short-Circuit Mesh Determination Method = 1

For a faulted bus, meshed or non-meshed contributions are determined based on individual contributions. That is, for non-meshed contributions, ETAP uses individual
branch R/X ratios. For all the meshed network contributions it uses the R/X of the equivalent meshed part of the system. For Figure 16, the program will determine that
the contributions of G1 and G2 are non-meshed for a fault at Bus 4 and 3. The rest of the contributions to these faulted buses will be handled as meshed.

IEC Short-Circuit Mesh Determination Method = 2

If a faulted bus is part of a PowerStation unit group (generator, unit transformer and auxiliary load connecting bus), then ETAP will handle this part of the system with
the methodology described for option = 1. If the faulted bus is outside the PowerStation group (network bus), then ETAP will handle the meshed/non-meshed
determination as if option = 0 had been selected.

Impact of the Meshed/Non-Meshed Determination on Ib, Ik and Idc

Once the program has determined the meshed and non-meshed parts of the system, then it makes some decisions based on this for calculating the value of Ib, Idc and Ik
as described throughout IEC Standard 60909-0 2001.

1. Idc: If the branch contribution is considered to be coming from a non-meshed source, then the R/X of the individual branch is used to determine the value of the Idc
coming into the faulted bus. The equivalent R/X value of the meshed network will be used to determine the value of Idc for the meshed contributions. Please see
Sections 4.3.1.1, 4.3.1.2 and 4.4.
2. Ib: If a contribution is non-meshed, then the program will use the method described in section 4.5.2.2 Equations 71 and 72 to determine the contributions of Ib from
different non-meshed components. If the system is meshed, then the program uses a very different approach to determine Ib, it will use Section 4.5.2.3 Equations 74
and 75 to determine the value of Ib.
3. Ik: If the contribution or system is considered to be non-meshed, then the program will use the method described in Section 4.6.2 Equations 82 and 83. If the
contribution of the system is considered to be meshed, then the program will use the method described in Section 4.6.3 Equations 84 and 85 to determine Ik. Note
that the use of these equations may result in the value of Ik being higher than Ib as can be observed in the results published in IEC Standard 60909-4 2000 for
Example 4.

From the previous description in items 1-3, it becomes apparent that the determination of meshed and non-meshed parts of the system can have a drastic effect on the
results. The options that ETAP provides are designed to provide choices on how the analysis should be performed.

Comparison of Device Rating and Short-Circuit Duty Method

In the 3-phase Device Duty calculation, ETAP compares the protective device rating against bus short-current duty for the devices that are checked as complying with
IEC Standard and also have device rating entered. In case the short-circuit duty is greater than the device duty, ETAP will flag the device as underrated in both one-line
diagram and output reports. The following table lists the device ratings and short-circuit duties used for the comparison for MVCB, LVCB, and fuses:

Device Type Device Capability Short-Circuit

Current Duty
MVCB Making ip
AC Breaking Ib,symm
Ib,asymm * Ib, asymm
Idc *
Ithr Ith
LVCB Making Ip
Breaking Ib,symm
Ib,asymm * Ib,asymm
Ithr Ith
Fuse Breaking Ib,symm
Ib,asymm * Ib,asymm

Comparison of Device Rating and Short-Current Duty

*Device capability calculated by ETAP.

Calculation of IEC Device Capability

As shown in the above table, some of the device capability values are calculated by ETAP based on capability provided by users and default parameters given in IEC
Standards.

l • MVCB – The asymmetrical breaking and DC current ratings for MVCB are calculated as follows:

where tmin is the minimum delay time, and Ib,symm is the AC breaking current provided by the user. Following IEC Standard 62271-100, is equal to 45
milliseconds.

l LVCB – The asymmetrical breaking current rating for LVCB is calculated as follows:

where f is the system frequency, tmin is the minimum delay time, and Ib,symm is the breaking current provided by the user. X/R is calculated based on a testing PF
given in IEC Standard 60947-2, Table 11.

l Fuse – The asymmetrical breaking current rating for fuse is calculated as follows:

where f is the system frequency, tmin is assumed to be a half cycle, and Ib,symm is the breaking current provided by the user. X/R is calculated based on the default
testing PF of 15 %.

l Ith – The thermal equivalent short-circuit current through LVCB and MVCB is calculated based on specifications on IEC 60909-0 2001 Annex A as follows:

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These equations represent the Joule Integral and the equivalent short circuit current Ith that ETAP determines in order to compare against the value of I specified on the
thr
Circuit breaker rating page (LV or MV).

2
ETAP compares the Circuit Breaker (CB) rated short-time withstand thermal energy in Mega Joules (calculated as current (Ithr) times the “rated short-time in seconds
2
(Tkr)”) with the calculated thermal equivalent short-circuit energy in MJ (calculated as current (Ith) times either the “rated short-time in seconds (Tkr)” or the “user-
defined short-time in seconds (Tk)”). The comparison of thermal energy values is provided in the summary report. An example of the report is provided in the image
below. As can be observed in the image below the rated thermal energy for CB11 is 192.0 MJ while the short-circuit thermal energy was determined to be 126.0 MJ.

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Transient Short-Circuit Calculation (IEC Std 61363)

In additional to short-circuit current calculations per IEC Standard 60909, ETAP also provides transient short-circuit calculation per IEC Standard 61363-1 and device
duty evaluation based on calculated currents. The transient short-circuit calculation presents fault current waveforms as a function of time, considering a number of
factors that affect short-circuit current variations at different time after the fault. These factors include synchronous machine subtransient reactance, transient reactance,
reactance, subtransient time constant, transient time constant, and DC time constant. It also considers decay of short-circuit contributions from induction motors. This
detailed modeling provides an accurate evaluation of the short-circuit current for sizing protective devices and coordinating relays for isolated systems such as ships and
offshore platforms. The calculation can be conducted on both radial and looped system with one or multiple sources.

Based on the equations given in IEC Standard 61363, the short-circuit current from a machine in general includes ac and dc components. The ac component of SC
currents from synchronous machines include 3 parts: subtransient, transient, and steady state components. For induction machines, the SC currents include only transient
component which eventually reaches zero with time. The subtransient and transient components equal to a magnitude multiplied by an exponential term. The short-
circuit current at any given time is the summation of the three components. The following equations are used to calculate ac component of a synchronous generator,

where I” , I’ , and I are subtransient, transient, and steady stead components of short-circuit current; T” and T’ are subtransient and transient time constants;
kd kd kd d d
E” and E’ are generator internal voltage; Z” and Z’ are subtransient and transient impedance values of the generator. If the fault location is not at generator
qo qo d d
terminal, the impedance from the generator to the fault location should be added to the impedance values in the equations.

The IEC 61363-1 performed by ETAP applies to both meshed and non-meshed systems since it is unrealistic to expect an electrical system to be completely non-meshed.
The same approach is used to determine the contributions from meshed systems as is used for non-meshed systems since there is no other methodology provided in the
guideline to handle the transient short-circuit currents for meshed systems.

ETAP provides the user with options to specify prefault loading conditions. It can be based on the no-load condition or a selected loading condition. If a loading
condition is to be considered, the user select a load flow study case and ETAP performs a full scale load flow calculation. Based on the load flow results, ETAP
determines internal voltage values of short-circuit contributing sources.

As calculation results, ETAP provides short-circuit current as function of time up to 0.1 second at 0.001 second time increment. It also presents short-circuit current as
function of cycles up to 1 cycle at 0.1 cycle increment. Along with the instantaneous current values, ETAP also furnish calculated AC component, DC component, as
well as top envelope of the current waveform.

The IEC 61363 short-circuit calculation also perform device duty evaluation for all IEC standard devices, including bus, high-voltage circuit breaker, low-voltage circuit
breaker, fuse, recloser, and switch, etc. The logic and method for duty evaluation applied in IEC 61363 are the same as that used in device duty evaluation based on IEC
60909. The only difference is in the method and models used for short-circuit calculation. The fault current values used for IEC 61363 duty evaluation are retrieved from
calculated current waveforms at applicable times.

In addition, ETAP provides options to increase the time of the transient waveform plots, plot all three phases, and also modify the angle at which the fault will initiate.
Note that extending the time beyond the default and previous value of 100 ms falls outside of the scope of the IEC 61363 standard. The plots are assumed to be the
natural decay of the time constants of the electrical system and machinery. Machine control units are not considered for this calculation. Please see the Standard page of
the Study Case Editor for more details.

Short-Circuit under No Load Condition

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When the study case option for no load condition is selected, the short-circuit calculation will ignore the effect of system operating conditions before the fault. In this
case, the internal voltage values for all short-circuit sources are set to terminal bus nominal voltage multiplied by the c factor for the faulted bus as specified from the
Standard page of the study case.

As the internal voltage of a short-circuit contributing source directly affects its current contribution, with this option, the user can change the c factor to get more
conservative short-circuit current results. This flexible option becomes important in device duty evaluation with the short-circuit currents calculated per IEC standard
61363. In device duty evaluation studies, it is often the practice to use the most conservative short-circuit currents, instead the short-circuit currents from a given prefault
operating condition.

If the Min. Short-Circuit option for c factor is selected from the Standard page, ETAP skips device duty evaluation in the short-circuit calculation because the calculated
fault currents are not suitable for sizing/evaluating protective devices.

Short-Circuit under Loaded Condition -- Prefault Load Flow

When the “Prefault Load Flow” option is selected from the study case, ETAP includes the effect of prefault loading conditions based on the load flow study case selected
in PreFault page. It first performs a load flow calculation in the same way as in the Load Flow mode and then calculates internal voltage phase values for all machines
based on bus voltage and flow results from load flow calculation.

For synchronous machines, internal voltage E”qo and E’qo are calculated based on the following equations,

Where U and I are prefault terminal voltage and current; Z” and Z’ are subtransient and transient impedance values of the generator; E” and E’ are generator
o o d d qo qo
internal voltage.

The short-circuit currents calculated in this case is based on a specific loading condition defined in the selected study case. In general, the internal voltages for generators
are higher and internal voltages for motors are lower than that from no load conditions. If device duty evaluation is required, it is important to first determine an
operating condition which results in more conservative short-circuit currents for the evaluation studies.

Fault Initiation Time

The dc component of short-circuit current is very much dependent on the initiation time of a fault. In fact, if the fault occurs at a special moment, there may no dc
component a phase current. In order to perform device duty with more conservative short-circuit current, it assumes the fault occurs at -90 degree for phase A current at
each faulted bus. The gives the highest possible dc component for phase A current. In device duty evaluation, phase A current values are used to compare against device
rating.

If the “Plot All Three-Phases” option is checked from the study case, ETAP will skip device evaluation in IEC 61363 short-circuit calculation. This is because the user
can freely enter fault initiation angle and it may not results in highest dc component in short-circuit current.

Short-Current Waveforms
ETAP generates short-circuit waveforms for bus fault current. They include instantaneous fault current in kA, ac component of current in kA, dc component of current in
kA and percent, and top envelope of fault current in kA. These waveforms can be for phases A, B, & C or for phase A only depending on the study case option. In device
duty evaluation, the fault duty current values are extracted from these waveforms at applicable time moments.

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Device Duty Evaluation

ETAP performs device duty evaluation for all IEC devices based on short-circuit current calculated per IEC 61363. The logic and method applied for device evaluation
is the same as that used in device duty evaluation based on short-circuit calculation per IEC 60909, as explained in section Comparison of Device Rating and Short-
Circuit Duty Method. The only exception is that, in this version of ETAP, device thermal rating (I ) is not evaluated in IEC-61363 calculation. The under-rated devices
th
will be alerted in both report and one-line diagram.

The device rating calculation is performed as described in section Calculation of IEC Device Capability. The short-circuit duty current values are extracted from current
waveforms calculated. In the current version of ETAP, only bus total fault current are used for device duty evaluation.

The waveforms generated from IEC-61363 short-circuit calculation include instantaneous fault current, top envelope of fault current, ac component of fault current and
dc component of fault current. The peak duty current (i ) is obtained from the top envelope of fault current at a half cycle time. The symmetrical braking (I ) and dc
p bsym
duty current (I ) values are obtained from the ac component and dc component of fault current respectively, both at the minimum time delay of devices. The
dc
asymmetrical breaking time (I ) is calculated based on I and I at the minimum time delay of devices.
bsym bsym dc

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Short-Circuit Analysis
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Short-Circuit Result Analyzer

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