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Neutral Grounding Resistor

Impedance Grounding and Arc Flash

A short circuit happens when energized conductors accidentally make contact with each other and/or to ground. When that connection forms, the load and its impedance is bypassed resulting usually resulting in a very high magnitude of current. There are several fault types—three-phase, phase-to-phase, and line-to-ground, but the line-to-ground fault is by far the most common. You’ll often see numbers in the 70–80% of all faults falling into this category. Some say this number is even higher. Why so many line-to-ground

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Questions about arc flash, electrical safety, NFPA70E and IEEE1584

Estudios sobre arco eléctrico: ¿confundido?

Arc Flash Studies – Confused? It has been over 20 years since IEEE 1584, IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations turns was first introduced to the world on September 23, 2002. All these years later there can still be…

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Electrode Configuration and 2018 IEEE 1584

Configuración de electrodos y IEEE 1584 2018

The most frequently asked question that I receive regarding the 2018 edition of IEEE 1584 is: “How do I determine the electrode configuration?” The 2002 edition was based on arc flash tests with the electrodes oriented in a vertical configuration.

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IEEE 1584 Next Edition

IEEE 1584 – Cambios en la próxima edición

It has been sixteen long years since IEEE 1584 – IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations was first published in 2002. This standard was highly celebrated back then because for the first time there was an internationally recognized standard…

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Circuit Breaker Settings

¡No restablezca automáticamente un disyuntor que se dispara!

Don’t Automatically Reset a Circuit Breaker that Trips!: The circuit breaker just tripped. Production is down, alarms are sounding in the background. Panic time. For many, this scenario would mean quickly re-set the circuit breaker and “see what happens.” Not the best idea – the question needs to…

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Fig. 4 Staged Arc Flash Test

Impedancia de secuencia cero y energía incidente

Zero-Sequence Impedance and Incident Energy: A question that I am often asked either on-line or in one of my arc flash training classes is in regards to incident energy calculations and line-ground short circuit current: “Since it is possible for the line-to-ground short circuit current…

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