Peak Short-Circuit Current
Current Calculation
The peak short-circuit current is calculated as:
where \(\kappa\) is the peak factor.
Peak Factor \(\kappa\)
In radial networks, \(\kappa\) is given as:
where \(R/X\) is the R/X ratio of the equivalent short-circuit impedance \(Z_k\) at the fault location.
In meshed networks, the standard defines three possibilities for the calculation of \(\kappa\):
Method A: Uniform Ratio R/X
Method B: R/X ratio at short-circuit location
Method C: Equivalent frequency
The user can chose between Methods B and C when running a short circuit calculation. Method C yields the most accurate results according to the standard and is therefore the default option. Method A is only suited for estimated manual calculations with low accuracy and therefore not implemented in pandapower.
Method C: Equivalent frequency
For method C, the same formula for \(\kappa\) is used as for radial grids. The R/X value that is inserter is however not the
Method B: R/X Ratio at short-circuit location
For method B, \(\kappa\) is given as:
while being limited with \(\kappa_{min} < \kappa < \kappa_{max}\) depending on the voltage level:
Voltage Level |
\(\kappa_{min}\) |
\(\kappa_{max}\) |
---|---|---|
< 1 kV |
1.0 |
1.8 |
> 1 kV |
2.0 |