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Power Engineering Software and Solutions

Fault Analyses

Assess the potential impact of faults in

electric power systems
Fault analysis is an The knowledge of the The module features: Conventional short-circuit
magnitude of the short-circuit
essential tool for the current that can be present at
• Conventional short-circuit The conventional short-circuit
calculations calculation is a robust calculation
determination of short- any point in an electric system
algorithm that does not follow
is crucial to ensure the system’s • IEC short-circuit calculations
circuit currents that reliability. The abnormal current
any particular standard. It offers:
result from different level produced by faults put
• ANSI® short-circuit • Sequence and phase-domain
an important stress on the calculations
fault phenomena, the calculations
electrical equipment, and if the • Series fault analysis
estimation of fault latter are not properly rated,
• Computation of short-circuit
• Simultaneous fault analysis current at all nodes, or
locations, the identification it could lead to equipment
computation of the effect of a
damage, personnel injuries and • Voltage sag analysis
of under-rated equipment system downtime. fault applied at a given location
in electric power systems • Fault locator • All fault types (LLL, LLL-G, LL,
The Fault Analysis module of
and the sizing of various the CYME power engineering • Equipment rating verification LL-G, L-G)
software is a comprehensive analysis
system components. • Sliding fault option
module offering various analyses
The CYME power and functionalities to help
• Impedance tolerance
adjustments
engineering software engineers carefully assess
issues related to short-circuit. • Machine short-circuit
features a comprehensive contributions
fault analysis module to
assist engineers in the
assessment of the effects
of short-circuit of varying
severity on the overall
system reliability.
Fault Analyses IEC-60909© short-circuit
The IEC-60909© short-circuit
Series fault
The Series fault analysis
Fault locator
The Fault Locator analysis takes
calculation adheres to the evaluates the effect of open the short-circuit recorded from a
international IEC-60909© circuits or asymmetrical line current measuring instrument to
Assess the potential guidelines and supports fault impedance conditions on the determine possible locations of
current calculations for three- network, which usually causes a the fault on the network.
impact of faults in electric phase radial or meshed AC significant increase in the neutral
power systems networks. current. Equipment rating verification
• Four types of fault current Types of series fault studied: The Equipment rating verification
calculations: Initial short- analysis evaluates devices to
• Single-phase open fault determine if they are properly
circuit current, Maximum
asymmetrical fault or peak • Two-phase open fault sized to perform their intended
current, Breaking fault current functions as the stress on
and Steady-state fault current
• Asymmetrical impedances them increases along with the
growing energy demand.
• Standard-based or user- Simultaneous fault
defined voltage factors • Determine, with the short-
The Simultaneous fault analysis circuit analysis, if network
• Impedance correction factors studies the impact of having devices can withstand fault
for transformer, generator, faults at different locations currents as per ANSI® or IEC
network feeders and power simultaneously on the network. requirements
station units • Study the combination of both • Pinpoint, with the power flow
• Report of typical X/R ratios shunt and series faults analysis, if network devices
for generators, motors and are overloaded or suffered
• Assess the impact of faults
network feeders voltage violations during
occurring simultaneously at
two or more network locations steady-state conditions
ANSI® short-circuit
• Detailed report and
The ANSI® short-circuit Voltage sag
visualization of results on the
calculations adheres to the
The Voltage sag analysis one-line diagram
North American ANSI® C37.5,
assesses the impact of a sudden
ANSI® C37.010, ANSI® C37.13 Result Viewing
reduction of voltage magnitude
standards relevant to short-
caused by network faults, or Different reporting tools are
circuit studies of specific duty
other disturbances such as available to facilitate the
types.
motor starting or overloads. visualization of results:
• Duty types studied include:
• Assert the validity of the Reports and charts
time-delayed, contact parting, •
clearing time of different
closing/latching Detailed reports in tabular
protective device through •
• Low voltage circuit breaker the determination of sag format that can be exported
rating assessment frequency and duration to Microsoft Excel®, XML or
calculation database format
• Automatic selection of
multipliers applied to motor • Determine the voltage dip • Report content customizable
sub-transient reactance as caused by a disturbance with the use of keywords
dictated by the standard • One-line diagram display
• Color-coding to illustrate
anomalies according to user-
defined criteria
• Customizable tags and
tooltips at user-defined
locations on the one-line
diagram

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