Short Circuit Software - ANSI & IEEE

ETAP Short Circuit software program allows for short circuit calculations based on ANSI and IEEE standards. In ANSI/IEEE short circuit software program, an equivalent voltage source at the fault location, which equals the pre-fault voltage at the location, replaces all external voltage sources and machine internal voltage sources. Three different impedance networks are formed to calculate momentary, interrupting, and steady-state short circuit currents, and corresponding fault current duties for various protective devices. These networks are: cycle network (sub-transient network), 1.5-4 cycle network (transient network), and 30 cycle network (steady-state network). ANSI/IEEE Standards recommend the use of separate R and X networks to calculate X/R values. An X/R ratio is obtained for each individual faulted bus and short circuit current. This X/R ratio is then used to determine the multiplying factor to account for the system DC offset.

Short Circuit Software - ANSI & IEEE Key Features

Single-phase & panel systems device duty evaluation Determine maximum & minimum short circuit fault currents Calculate cycle, 1.54, & 30 cycle balanced & unbalanced faults (3-phase, L-G, L-L, L-L-G) Check momentary & interrupting device duty capabilities Check circuit breaker closing & latching capabilities

Short Circuit Analysis Software ANSI & IEEE Toolbar

Evaluate symmetrical or total rated circuit breakers Special handling of generator circuit breakers for system & generator faults Interrupting fault current duty as a function of breaker contact parting time Standard & user-definable contact parting time Automatically includes No AC Decay (NACD) ratio User options for automatic adjustment of HVCB rating HVCB & Bus momentary duty

ANSI & IEEE Short Circuit Software - Standards

IEEE C37.04 IEEE C37.010 IEEE C37.010b IEEE C37.010e IEEE C37.13 IEEE C37.013 IEEE C37.20.1 IEEE 399 IEEE 141 IEEE 242 UL 489_9

Standard Rating Structure for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current including Supplements: IEEE C37.04f, IEEE C37.04g, IEEE C37.04h, IEEE C37.04i Standard Application Guide for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current Standard and Emergency Load Current-Carrying Capability Supplement to IEEE C37.010 Standard for Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures Standard for AC High-Voltage Generator Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current Basis Standard for Metal Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear IEEE Recommended Practice for Power System Analysis (IEEE Brown Book) IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants (IEEE Red Book) IEEE Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (IEEE Buff Book) Standard for Safety for Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded-Case Switches, and Circuit Breaker Enclosure