An industrial installation has a mains cable wired using a 70 mm2 V75 insulated three core copper cable. The fault level at the main switchboard has been calculated as being 25 KA. Protection is currently provided to the mains cable by a triple pole circuit breaker which has a fault clearing time of 0.3 seconds. Determine whether or not the existing cable would be capable of handling a short circuit as described. Constant K for PVC cables is 111.

Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN:9780133923605
Author:Robert L. Boylestad
Publisher:Robert L. Boylestad
Chapter1: Introduction
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P: Visit your local library (at school or home) and describe the extent to which it provides literature...
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Question
An industrial installation has a mains cable wired using a 70 mm2
V75 insulated three core copper cable.
The fault level at the main switchboard has been calculated as being
25 kA.
Protection is currently provided to the mains cable by a triple pole
circuit breaker which has a fault clearing time of 0.3 seconds.
Determine whether or not the existing cable would be capable of
handling a short circuit as described.
Constant K for PVC cables is 111.
Transcribed Image Text:An industrial installation has a mains cable wired using a 70 mm2 V75 insulated three core copper cable. The fault level at the main switchboard has been calculated as being 25 kA. Protection is currently provided to the mains cable by a triple pole circuit breaker which has a fault clearing time of 0.3 seconds. Determine whether or not the existing cable would be capable of handling a short circuit as described. Constant K for PVC cables is 111.
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Protection System in Power Plant
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, electrical-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)
Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)
Electrical Engineering
ISBN:
9780133923605
Author:
Robert L. Boylestad
Publisher:
PEARSON
Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity
Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity
Electrical Engineering
ISBN:
9781337900348
Author:
Stephen L. Herman
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Programmable Logic Controllers
Programmable Logic Controllers
Electrical Engineering
ISBN:
9780073373843
Author:
Frank D. Petruzella
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
Electrical Engineering
ISBN:
9780078028229
Author:
Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Electric Circuits. (11th Edition)
Electric Circuits. (11th Edition)
Electrical Engineering
ISBN:
9780134746968
Author:
James W. Nilsson, Susan Riedel
Publisher:
PEARSON
Engineering Electromagnetics
Engineering Electromagnetics
Electrical Engineering
ISBN:
9780078028151
Author:
Hayt, William H. (william Hart), Jr, BUCK, John A.
Publisher:
Mcgraw-hill Education,