Electrical fault loop impedance worksheet calculator

Calculate loop impedance magnitude and prospective symmetrical current with your own figures.

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Use loop impedance magnitude and prospective symmetrical current to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Supply loop resistance (ohms)
0.2
Supply loop reactance (ohms)
0.05
Conductor loop resistance (ohms)
0.3
Conductor loop reactance (ohms)
0.02
Driving voltage (V)
230
Loop impedance magnitude (ohms)
0.504876
Prospective symmetrical current (A)
455.557203

Try another scenario

Supply loop resistance (ohms)
1.2
Supply loop reactance (ohms)
0.05
Conductor loop resistance (ohms)
0.3
Conductor loop reactance (ohms)
0.02
Driving voltage (V)
230
Loop impedance magnitude (ohms)
1.501632
Prospective symmetrical current (A)
153.166643
Calculation method

Calculation method

Loop impedance magnitude (ohms)

Add resistive and reactive components separately; divide supplied driving voltage by complex-impedance magnitude.

Prospective symmetrical current (A)

Add resistive and reactive components separately; divide supplied driving voltage by complex-impedance magnitude.

Symbols and units
a
Supply loop resistance (ohms)
b
Supply loop reactance (ohms)
c
Conductor loop resistance (ohms)
d
Conductor loop reactance (ohms)
e
Driving voltage (V)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Add resistive and reactive components separately; divide supplied driving voltage by complex-impedance magnitude. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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