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6
Short-circuit current calculation
6-1 Calculating short-circuit current
s 3TEP#REATINGANIMPEDANCEMAP
Create an impedance map using the impedance calculated in
step 2. Sources of short-circuit current like a power supply and
motor constitute the same electric potential in an impedance
map. Connect these sources together with an infinite
busbar as shown in Fig. 6-2 and be very careful connecting
impedance in series or in parallel between the busbar and fault
point F when creating the impedance map.
s 3TEP5NIFYINGIMPEDANCE
Take the impedance map shown in Fig. 6-2 and use series-
parallel calculations to unify all impedance as shown in
Fig. 6-3.
%Z = %R + j%X
%Z = (%R)
2
+ (%X)
2
s 3TEP#ALCULATINGEFFECTIVEVALUESFORSYMMETRICAL
short-circuit current
IF = (3ø) = IF (rms) sym (3ø)
3V
B
%Z
P
B
u
10
3
=
u
100
%Z
100
= I
B
u
[A]
Fig. 6-2
Infinite busbar
j%X
1
%R
T
j%X
T
j%X
5
%R
5
j%X
5
j%X
2
%R
4
j%X
4
F
j%X
n
j%X
3
%R
n
j%X
n
Fig. 6-3
Infinite busbar
j%X
%R
F