• DocumentCode
    2372725
  • Title

    One mill’s response to a specific type of arc flash problem

  • Author

    Hopper, Warren S.

  • Author_Institution
    Weyerhaeuser Company, P.O. Box 275, Springfield, OR 97477, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    140
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    It is sometimes a difficult concept to get across to those most affected, but the greatest arc flash hazards in a mill’s electrical distribution system often do NOT occur at the highest voltages. In fact, they often occur at much lower voltages, such as 480V or 575V, on the secondary bushings and bus of low voltage unit substations. This paper describes one mill’s response to this challenge.
  • Keywords
    Grounding; Hazards; Insulators; Low voltage; Milling machines; Personnel; Protection; Substations; Testing; USA Councils; arc flash hazard; energized work; fixed voltage indicator; high resistance grounding; remote racking; secondary main breaker; unit substation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 2008. PPIC 2008. Conference Record of 2008 54th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • ISSN
    0190-2172
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2524-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0190-2172
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PAPCON.2008.4585820
  • Filename
    4585820