Arc Flash Calculati

Line Voltage (kV) Equipment Configuration Breaker Fault Current (kA) Grounded / Not Grounded Arcing time (s) Incident Energy Category PPE Requirements Safe working distance

Calculate
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Less than 1kV Between 1kV - 15kV Greater than 15kV

Where E is the arc flash energy En is the normalized arc flash energy Ia is the arcing fault current in kA Voltages > 1kV Voltages <= 1kV t is the duration of the arc in seconds D is the distance from the arc to the person X is the distance X-factor open configuration box configuration (eg. switchgear, panel) Ungrounded System Grounded System G is the gap between bus bar conductors in mm

Arc Flash Calculation

11 Between 1kV - 15kV Switchgear Box (Eg. Switchgear, Panel) 1 Grounded System 2

Clear

4693.92

Low voltage Switchgear Low voltage MCC's and Panels Between 1kV - 15kV Switchgear Greater than 15kV Switchgear Box (Eg. Switchgear, Panel)

Open (Eg. Overhead powerline)

malized arc flash energy

on of the arc in seconds

nce from the arc to the person

tion (eg. switchgear, panel)

etween bus bar conductors in mm

C49 -0.097 1.009299365 -0.113 -0.555

-0.50 0.31882 9.038916045 2.158908

11.264
11890.756

3063.767

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Under 1kV

Over 1kV -0.097 -0.555

-0.153

-0.792

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