• DocumentCode
    2620881
  • Title

    Choosing medium-voltage circuit-breakers based on IEC60909 short-circuit calculations

  • Author

    Cossé, Roy E., Jr. ; Hazel, Terence G. ; Youssef, Rida

  • Author_Institution
    Kellogg Brown & Root Inc., Houston, TX, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    36800
  • Firstpage
    2798
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the impact of the proposed revision of IEC60056 on the choice of interrupting rating of high-voltage circuit-breakers. The paper first reviews the use of the maximum voltage factor “c” of IEC60909 which may produce conservative short-circuit magnitudes resulting in more costly electrical interrupting equipment. Guidelines are provided, enabling the engineer to correctly define the circuit-breakers and switchgear for industrial applications
  • Keywords
    IEC standards; circuit breakers; short-circuit currents; IEC60909 short-circuit calculations; circuit-breakers; electrical interrupting equipment; high-voltage circuit-breakers; industrial applications; interrupting rating; maximum voltage factor; medium-voltage circuit-breakers; short-circuit magnitudes; switchgear; Circuit faults; Design engineering; Guidelines; IEC standards; IEEE members; Induction motors; Medium voltage; Safety; Synchronous generators; Synchronous motors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6401-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.2000.883218
  • Filename
    883218