Design rules

Short-circuit power

Introduction
Example 1: 25 kA at an operating voltage of 11 kV
R E

Zcc L
Icc

# The short-circuit power depends directly on the network configuration and the impedance of its components: lines, cables, transformers, motors... through which the short-circuit current passes. # It is the maximum power that the network can provide to an installation during a fault, expressed in MVA or in kA rms for a given operating voltage.
U Isc : : operating voltage (kV) short-circuit current (kA rms.) Ref: following pages

A U B Zs

S sc =

U I sc

The short-circuit power can be assimilated to an apparent power. # The customer generally imposes the value of short-circuit power on us because we rarely have the information required to calculate it. Determination of the short-circuit power requires analysis of the power flows feeding the short-circuit in the worst possible case.

Possible sources are:

# Network incomer via power transformers. # Generator incomer. # Power feedback due to rotary sets (motors, etc); or via MV/LV transformaters.
63 kV T1
Icc1

T2
Icc2 Icc3

Example 2: # Feedback via LV Isc5 is only possible if the transformer (T4) is powered by another source. # Three sources are flowing in the switchboard (T1-A-T2) 5 circuit breaker D1 (s/c at A) Isc1 + Isc2 + Isc3 + Isc4 + Isc5 5 circuit breaker D2 (c/c at B) Isc1 + Isc2 + Isc3 + Isc4 + Isc5 5 circuit breaker D3 (c/c at C) Isc1 + Isc2 + Isc3 + Isc4 + Isc5
T3
Icc5

A D1

B D2 10 kV

C D3

D6 MT

D4

D5

D7

Icc4

BT T4 BT MT

We have to calculate each of the Isc currents.

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