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Author Das, J. C

Title Arc Flash Hazard Analysis and Mitigation
Edition 2nd ed
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (637 p.)
Series IEEE Press Series on Power Engineering Ser
IEEE Press Series on Power Engineering Ser
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface to Second Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- Acknowledgement -- About the Author -- CHAPTER 1 ARC FLASH HAZARDS AND THEIR ANALYSES -- 1.1 Electrical Arcs -- 1.1.1 Arc as a Heat Source -- 1.1.2 Arcing Phenomena in a Cubicle -- 1.2 Arc Flash Hazard and Personal Safety -- 1.3 Time Motion Studies -- 1.4 Arc Flash Hazards -- 1.5 Arc Blast -- 1.6 Electrical Shock Hazard -- 1.6.1 Resistance of Human Body -- 1.7 Fire Hazard -- 1.8 Arc Flash Hazard Analysis -- 1.8.1 Ralph Lee's and NFPA Equations
1.8.2 IEEE 1584 Guide Equations -- 1.9 Personal Protective Equipment -- 1.10 Hazard Boundaries -- 1.10.1 Working Distance -- 1.10.2 Arc Flash Labels -- 1.11 Maximum Duration of an Arc Flash Event and Arc Flash Boundary -- 1.11.1 Arc Flash Hazard with Equipment Doors Closed -- 1.12 Reasons for Internal Arcing Faults -- 1.13 Arc Flash Hazard Calculation Steps -- 1.13.1 NFPA Table 130.7(C)(15)(a) -- 1.14 Examples of Calculations -- 1.15 Reducing Arc Flash Hazard -- 1.15.1 Reduction -- 1.15.2 Arc Flash Labels -- Review Questions -- References
CHAPTER 2 SAFETY AND PREVENTION THROUGH DESIGN: A NEW FRONTIER -- 2.1 Electrical Standards and Codes -- 2.2 Prevention through Design -- 2.3 Limitations of Existing Codes, Regulations, and Standards -- 2.4 Electrical Hazards -- 2.5 Changing the Safety Culture -- 2.6 Risk Analysis for Critical Operation Power Systems -- 2.6.1 Existing Systems -- 2.6.2 New Facilities -- 2.7 Reliability Analysis -- 2.7.1 Data for Reliability Evaluations -- 2.7.2 Methods of Evaluation -- 2.7.3 Reliability and Safety -- 2.8 Maintenance and Operation -- 2.8.1 Maintenance Strategies
2.8.2 Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) -- 2.9 Safety Integrity Level and Safety Instrumented System -- 2.10 Electrical Safety in the Workplaces -- 2.10.1 Risk Assessment -- 2.10.2 Responsibility -- 2.10.3 Risk Parameters -- 2.11 Risk Reduction -- 2.12 Risk Evaluation -- 2.13 Risk Reduction Verification -- 2.14 Risk Control -- Review Questions -- References -- CHAPTER 3 CALCULATIONS ACCORDING TO IEEE GUIDE 1584, 2018 -- 3.1 Model for Incident Energy Calculations -- 3.2 Electrode Configuration -- 3.3 Impact of System Grounding -- 3.4 Intermediate Average Arcing Current
3.5 Arcing Current Variation Factor -- 3.6 Calculation of Intermediate Incident Energy -- 3.7 Intermediate Arc Flash Boundary (AFB) -- 3.8 Enclosure Size Correction Factor -- 3.8.1 Shallow and Typical Enclosures -- 3.9 Determine Equivalent Height and Width -- 3.10 Determine Enclosure Size Correction Factor -- 3.11 Determination of Iarc, E, and AFB (600 V < Voc ≤ 15,000 V) -- 3.11.1 Arcing Current -- 3.11.2 Incident Energy (E) -- 3.11.3 Arc Flash Boundary (AFB) -- 3.12 Determination of Iarc, E, and AFB (Voc ≤ 600 V) -- 3.12.1 Arcing Current -- 3.12.2 Incident Energy
Notes Description based upon print version of record
3.12.3 Arc Flash Boundary (AFB)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781119709794
1119709792