Electrical short-circuit thermal worksheet calculator

Calculate ideal adiabatic section and fault energy integral with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

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Prospective fault current (A)
5000
Fault clearing time (s)
0.1
User-supplied conductor k (A sqrt(s)/mm²)
115
Ideal adiabatic section (mm²)
13.749033
Fault energy integral (A²s)
2500000

Try another scenario

Prospective fault current (A)
5001
Fault clearing time (s)
0.1
User-supplied conductor k (A sqrt(s)/mm²)
115
Ideal adiabatic section (mm²)
13.751783
Fault energy integral (A²s)
2,501,000.1
Calculation method

Calculation method

Ideal adiabatic section (mm²)

Adiabatic equation S=I√t/k using supplied coefficient; constant RMS fault current assumed.

Fault energy integral (A²s)

Adiabatic equation S=I√t/k using supplied coefficient; constant RMS fault current assumed.

Symbols and units
a
Prospective fault current (A)
b
Fault clearing time (s)
c
User-supplied conductor k (A sqrt(s)/mm²)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Adiabatic equation S=I√t/k using supplied coefficient; constant RMS fault current assumed. 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. Adiabatic equation is restricted to clearing durations up to5seconds with constant RMS fault current. Current-limiting device let-through energy and temperature-dependent regimes require separate analysis.
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