Fault Current Archives

Delving into the issue of fault currents

|Date: 30 July, 2025

Delving into the issue of fault currents

In the second of a series of articles aimed at helping you to gain a better understanding of three-phase ...

In the second of a series of articles aimed at helping you to gain a better understanding of three-phase supplies, Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, delves into the issue of ...

30 July, 2025
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Overcurrent and short-circuit current: how the requirements of BS 7671 are applied

|Date: 19 March, 2025

Overcurrent and short-circuit current: how the requirements of BS 7671 are applied

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to look at overcurrent; and, in particular, short-c ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to look at overcurrent; and, in particular, short-circuit current, and how the requirements of BS 7671 are applied. The adiabatic equation given i ...

19 March, 2025
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Prospective Fault Current: How To Determine Values

|Date: 8 July, 2018

Prospective Fault Current: How To Determine Values

The experts at NICEIC provide us with more critical best practice advice. Either by enquiry, measurement ...

The experts at NICEIC provide us with more critical best practice advice. Either by enquiry, measurement or calculation, prospective fault current (Ipf) should be determined at every relevant point wi ...

8 July, 2018
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