A comparison of north american (ANSI) and european (IEC) fault calculation guidelines

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 515-521

  Rodolakis, Anthony J ^a  

^a CYME International Inc ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; STANDARDS;

EUROPEAN ELECTRIC STANDARDS; SHORT CIRCUIT; SWITCH GEAR SELECTION;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS;

EID: 0027602319     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: 19399367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.222420     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. ANSI/IEEE Std. C37.010, IEEE Application Guide for ac High Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Basis, 1979.
2. ANSI/IEEE Std. C37.5, IEEE Guide for Calculation of Fault Currents for Application of ac High Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a Total Current Basis.
3. D. R. Smith, “System considerations-impedance and fault current computations,” presented at the 1980 IEEE Winter Power meeting as part of the Sectionalizer and Fuse Application Tutorial, New York, 1980.
4. ANSI/IEEE Std. 141 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants (Red Book), 1986.
5. Int. Std. IEC 909, Short Circuit Current Calculation in Three Phase ac Systems. Geneva: Int. Electrotech. Comm., 1988.
6. VDE 0102 pt. 1/11.71 The Calculation of Short Circuit Currents in Three Phase Systems. Frankfurt: Deutsche Elektrotechnische Kommission D-6000, 1972.