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 Post subject: SHELTER POWER IE ANALYSIS
PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:33 pm 

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My company produces shelters for harsh environments. Normally the shelters have a 208/120V input however this project I am working on has a requirement for a 380V/220V. I am looking to hook a transformer to power the shelter for basic tests and verification and would like to ensure the risk of an arc flash is minimal. When I look at the 462 tables and decision diagram it looks like I would have to do an incident energy analysis. I found a few online calculators and have come up with an IE less than 1 cal/cm^2. Would someone be willing to do an informal check based on the attached diagram and run it through ETAP? We do not have a license for it since we would not use it enough. I would like to get something done informally and then take it to get a proper analysis done if there is discrepancy.


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 Post subject: Re: SHELTER POWER IE ANALYSIS
PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:13 pm 
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Hard to see your image on my phone but it looks like you only have a 9 kva transformer. If so, I expect your available fault current wouldn't be high enough to sustain an arc fault.

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 Post subject: Re: SHELTER POWER IE ANALYSIS
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:09 am 

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Correct, 9KVA


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 Post subject: Re: SHELTER POWER IE ANALYSIS
PostPosted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:24 am 
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I don't know your available fault current, your proposed cable sizes or lengths, your proposed exact fuses, etc. so I am guaranteeing nothing about the screen captures below. SKM does confirm however that with such low fault currents, and your 12A fuse blowing very quickly, IE is likely extremely low.

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 Post subject: Re: SHELTER POWER IE ANALYSIS
PostPosted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 6:51 am 

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Thank you very much bbaumer! I'm going to bring this to the shop manager, and see how they want to proceed!


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