Short-Circuit Required Data

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Short-Circuit Required Data

Bus Data
Required data for short circuit calculation for buses includes:

Nominal kV (when the prefault voltage option is set to use nominal kV)

%V (when the prefault voltage option is set to use bus voltage)

Type (such as MCC, switchgear, etc.) and continuous and bracing ratings

Branch Data
Branch data is entered into the Branch editors (i.e., 3-Winding Transformer, 2-Winding Transformer,
Transmission Line, Cable, Reactor, and Impedance). Required data for short circuit calculations for
branches includes:

Branch Z, R, X, Y, or X/R values and units, tolerance, and temperatures, if applicable

Cable and transmission line length and unit

Transformer rated kV and MVA

Base kV and MVA of impedance branches

For unbalanced short circuit calculations you will also need:

Zero

sequence impedances

Transformer winding connections, grounding types, and grounding parameters

Power Grid Data

Required data for short circuit calculations for utilities includes:

Nominal kV

%V and Angle

3-Phase MVAsc and X/R

For unbalanced short circuit calculations, you will also need:

Grounding types and parameters

Single-Phase MVAsc and X/R

Synchronous Generator Data

Required data for short circuit calculations for synchronous generators includes:

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Rated MW, kV, and power factor

l
l

X , X , and X/R
d
d
Generator type

IEC exciter type

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For unbalanced short circuit calculations, you will also need:

Grounding types and parameters

X0 (Zero Sequence Impedance)

X (Negative Sequence Impedance)
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Synchronous Motor Data

Required data for short circuit calculations for synchronous motor includes:

Rated kW/hp and kV and the number of poles

X and X/R
d
% LRC, X , and T for IEC short circuit calculation
d
do

For unbalanced short circuit calculations, you will also need:

Grounding types and parameters

X0 (Zero Sequence Impedance)

X (Negative Sequence Impedance)
2

Induction Motor Data

Required data for short circuit calculations for induction motors includes:

l
l

Rated kW/hp and kV

X/R plus one of the following for ANSI short circuit calculation:

Xsc at cycle and 1.5-4 cycle if ANSI Short-Circuit Z option is set to Xsc, or
% LRC if ANSI Short-Circuit Z option is set to Std MF
l

% LRC, Locked Rotor RF and T (IEC 363) for IEC short circuit calculations
d

For unbalanced short circuit calculations, you will also need:

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Grounding types and parameters

X0
X (Negative Sequence Impedance)
2

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Lumped Load Data

Required data for short circuit calculations for lumped load includes:

l
l
l
l

Rated MVA and kV

% motor load
% LRC, X/R, and Xsc for cycle and 1.5-4 cycle for ANSI short circuit calculation
% LRC, X, m and T (IEC 363) for IEC short circuit calculation
d

Additional data for unbalanced short circuit calculations includes:

Grounding types and parameters

Inverter Data
Required data for short-circuit calculations for inverters include:

Rated kW, kV, and power factor

K factor in the Rating page

Additional data for unbalanced short-circuit calculations include:

AC grounding status

UPS Data
Required data for short-circuit calculations for UPS include:

Rated kW, kV, and power factor

Kac factor in the SC Impedance page

Additional data for unbalanced short-circuit calculations include:

AC secondary grounding status

VFD Data
Required data for short-circuit calculations for VFDs connected to a bus on output side include:

Rated HP, kV, and power factor

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K factor in the Rating page

Additional data for unbalanced short-circuit calculations include:

Output grounding status

High Voltage Circuit Breaker Data

Required data for short circuit calculations for high voltage circuit breakers includes:
ANSI Standard Circuit Breaker:

Max kV

Rated Int. (rated interrupting capability)

Max Int. (maximum interrupting capability)

C & L rms (rms value of closing and latching capability)

C & L Crest (crest value of closing and latching capability)

Standard

Cycle

IEC Standard Circuit Breaker:

Rated kV

Min. Delay (minimum delay time in second)

Making (peak current)

l
l
l

AC Breaking (rms AC breaking capability)

I (short circuit withstand current)
thr
T (duration of short circuit withstand current)
k

ETAP calculates the interrupting capabilities of the circuit breaker from the rated and maximum
interrupting capabilities. This value is calculated at the nominal kV of the bus that the circuit breaker is
connected to.

Low Voltage Circuit Breaker Data

Required data for short circuit calculations for low voltage circuit breakers includes:
ANSI Standard Circuit Breaker:

Type (power, molded case, or insulated case)

Rated kV

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Interrupting (interrupting capability)

Test PF

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IEC Standard Circuit Breaker:

Type (power, molded case, or insulated case)

Rated kV

Min. Delay (minimum delay time in second)

Making (peak current)

Breaking (rms AC breaking capability)

I (short circuit withstand current)
thr
T (duration of short circuit withstand current)
k

l
l

Fuse Data
Required data for short circuit calculations for fuses includes:

Fuse ID

ANSI Standard Fuse:

Fuse rated kV
Interrupting (interrupting capability)

Test PF

IEC Standard Fuse:

Fuse rated kV
Breaking (rms AC breaking capability)

Test PF

Other Data
There are some study case related data, which must also be provided, and you can enter this data into the
Short Circuit Study Case editor. The data includes:

Standard (ANSI/IEC)

XFMR tap option (transformer tap modeling method)

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Prefault voltage

Report (report format)

Machine X/R (machine X/R modeling method)

Faulted buses

Cable/OL heater (select this option to include cable and overload heater elements)

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Bus Duct
The bus duct element does not have any impedance and it will not limit any fault currents. Currently it is
just a symbol which illustrates the presence of the element in the actual system. In reality, bus duct
elements have impedance and its effect will be considered in a future version of ETAP.

Open Delta Transformers

The current version of ETAP does not perform any short-circuit calculation below open-delta transformers.
This will be done in a future release of the program.

Short-Circuit Analysis
ANSI Short-Circuit Toolbar
Toolbar - SC
Study Case Editor - SC
- Info Page
- Standard Page
- AF Method Page
- AF FCT Page
- AF Data Page
- Adjustment Page
- Alert Page
Display Options - SC
- Results Page
ANSI/IEEE Calculation Methods
Short-Circuit Required Data
IEC Short-Circuit Calculation Methods
AC-DC Converter Models
Short Circuit Study Output Report
Crystal Reports
Alert View - Short Circuit Analysis
IEC 363 Plot Selection

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