Job Name

Personalize by entering the 'Job Name' and 'Your Company Name' Utility Fault Current

Company Name

Step Available Fault Current Calculation1b: Insert the kVA and (Z) rating (PF) power factor 0 amperes kVA = E = trans. FLA = 300 0 0
by:John impedence of Sokolik transformer.

I = kVA x 1000 = trans. FLA 0 Isca = trans. FLA x 100 ampere rating fault current transformer Z local= from utility
Isca = ampere short-circuit current RMS symmetrical.

When you insert the kVA rating, power factor and impedence you must select a voltage from the select the Voltage and Phase from dropdown box before the value will be calculated.)

Step 1a: Insert available

or

PF = Z = Isca =

90% 3% % 3,000 amperes

Point to Point Method Step 2: Select type of (distance) Length conductor and conduit 2xLxI (ASC) 'f ' factor =

N x C x E L-N

# conductors per phase

Phase conductor constant Step 3: Insert the LengthVolt Line to Line of one conductor Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral

Multiplier

Step 4: Insert the number of M = conductors per phase. 1 Step 5a: Select phase 1+f Line to Line M = 1.000 conductor size size. Line to Neutral M = 1.000 Fault Current at Service Equipment Finished product Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- L = CALCULATED FAULT Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- N = CURRENT

= = = = EL-L = f = C = EL-N = f =

L Isca N C

150 3,000 1 0 Phase Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000

Step 5b: Select neutral conductor size.

3,000 amperes 0 amperes

Fault Current from

Service disc. to panel "_____" = = = = EL-L = f = C = EL-N = f = M M = = L Isca N C

Single Phase Feeder Length (distance) 2xLxI (ASC) 'f ' factor = N x C x entering next point E L-N # conductors per phase Continue by to point Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral Multiplier M= 1 1+f Line to Line Line to Neutral

3,000 Phase 0 Phase Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N = Calculation does not include motor contribution

3,000 amperes 0 amperes

Branch Circuit Fault from Single Phase Branch 2xLxI 'f ' factor =

Point to Point Length (distance) (ASC)

# conductors per phase

N x C x E L-N

Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral Multiplier M= 1 1+f Line to Line Line to Neutral

= = = = EL-L = = = EL-N = f M M = = = f C

L Isca N C

3,000 Phase 0 Phase Conductor

0 Volt
0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 0 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N = Calculation does not include motor contribution

3,000 amperes 0 amperes

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u insert the kVA rating, power d impedence you must select a om the select the Voltage and m dropdown box before the value

ep 5b: Select neutral conductor size.

Neutral

Neutral

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Available Fault Current Calculation

by:John Sokolik

Ver. 7.2

Utility Fault Current

32,000 amperes

I = kVA x 1000 = trans. FLA E Isca = trans. FLA x 100 x PF transformer Z

kVA = E = trans. FLA =

jmp1jds@comcast.net 220 0

Isca = ampere short-circuit current RMS symmetrical.

PF = Z = Isca =

0 amperes

Point to Point Method 'f ' factor = 2xLxI Length (distance) (ASC)
# conductors per phase

N x C x E L-N

Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral M= 1 1+f

= = = = EL-L = = = EL-N = f = M M = = f C

L Isca N C

Multiplier

100 32,000 1 18,594 Phase Conductor 220 Volt 1.565 18,594 Neutral Conductor 127 Volt 4.065 0.390 0.197

Line to Line Line to Neutral Fault Current at Service Equipment Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- N =

12,478 amperes 9,476 amperes

Fault Current from

Service Equipment to Panel __ Length (distance) (ASC)

# conductors per phase

Single Phase Feeder 2xLxI 'f ' factor =

N x C x E L-N

Phase conductor constant Volt Line to Line Neutral conductor constant Volt Line to Neutral Multiplier M= 1 1+f Line to Line Line to Neutral

= = = = EL-L = f = C = EL-N = f = M M = =

L Isca N C

12,478 Phase

9,476 Neutral

0 Phase Conductor 220 Volt 0.000 0 Neutral Conductor 127 Volt 0.000 1.000 1.000

Isca x M = fault current at terminal of the panel L- L = Isca x M = fault current at terminal of the panel L- N = Calculation does not include motor contribution

12,478 amperes 9,476 amperes