• DocumentCode
    3510420
  • Title

    New Strategy to Counteract Arc Flash Hazards

  • Author

    Santos, L.F. ; Wilson, R.A.

  • Author_Institution
    ABB Ltda
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    15-18 Aug. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    This paper is focused on the presentation of a new strategy to counteract arc flash hazards. First, the article covers some of the characteristics of arc flashes, including data and general information. Then, the paper describes the principle of the new strategy, presenting the philosophy, suggestions for the installation and application examples
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); flashover; installation; arc flash hazards; installation; Costs; Hazards; Humans; Injuries; Personnel; Production; Protection; Temperature; Testing; Voltage; Arc flash hazards; arc protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America, 2006. TDC '06. IEEE/PES
  • Conference_Location
    Caracas
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0287-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0288-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TDCLA.2006.311562
  • Filename
    4104493