Short-Circuit Currents

The short-circuit currents are calculated with the equivalent voltage source at the fault location. For an explanation of the theory behind short-circuit calculations according to IEC 60909 please refer to the norm or secondary literature:

See also

IEC 60909-0:2016 Short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c. systems

pandapower currently implements symmetrical and two-phase faults. One phase faults and two-phase faults with earthing are not yet available.

Note that the currents are calculated as complex domain, which allows obtaining the branch-related values for current magnitude and current angle.

We implemented the superposition method that considers pre-fault voltage vector. This method is activated by passing the parameter “use_pre_fault_voltage” as True. In this case, the values of shunt impedance of inverter-based generators and loads are considered, which are calculated based on their pre-fault current values.