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Shipboard Electrical Power Systems
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Shipboard Electrical Power Systems

by Mukund R. Patel
December 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
370 pages
12h 24m
English
CRC Press
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Fault Current Analysis
The short circuit (called fault in this chapter) is dened as a live conductor touching
another live conductor or ground in a grounded system. It can happen accidentally
or when the insulation in-between breaks down. The result is an abnormally high
current that can cause mechanical and thermal damage to all equipments in series
leading to the fault. The magnitude of prospective fault current at a given location
in the system determines the current interrupting capability of the fuse or circuit
breaker that must be placed between the power source and the fault location in order
to protect the system from a potential ...
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