So just to clarify:
Kinectrics said to use the 3 phase values and then the multiplier???
This goes counter to their published information with the latest version of ArcPro. In the manual it specifically states that the single phase incident arc energies are multiplied by a factor. Also the Help section of the software states that the single phase arc energy may be adjusted by the following factors with the multipliers listed.
The below statement is from Stephen Cress, one of the developers of ArcPro, in a email to me dated 4/17/14, which seems to still indicate that the single phase value is what is multiplied.
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The basis for the factors is an engineering analysis of all published test data both from Kinectrics and IEEE and a comparison of this with Arcpro outputs. Arcpro models single arcs, either phase to phase or phase to ground, so without the factors it produces results applicable to single arc situations. Note that IEEE1584 models only 3-phase situations. Essentially the factors adjust the output of Arcpro to yield the best match to the 3-phase and in-box test data that exists. Feel free to call if you wish more detail.
I would be interested to see from Kinectrics the statement about using the 3 phase values as inputs and then apply the multiplier.