Job Name
Company Name
Personalize by entering
the 'Job Name' and
'Your Company Name'
Step 1b: Insert the kVA
Available Fault Current Calculation
rating (PF) power factor and (Z)
Utility Fault Current
amperes
kVA =
E =
trans. FLA =
I = kVA x 1000 = trans. FLA
E
Step 1a: Insert available
Isca = trans. FLA
100 ampere rating
fault x
current
transformer
Z local=utility
from
or
Isca = ampere short-circuit current RMS symmetrical.
Point to Point Method
Step 2: Select type
of (distance)
Length
conductor
and
conduit
2xLxI
(ASC)
'f ' factor =
N x C x E L-N
# conductors per phase
Phase conductor constant
Line to Line
Step 3: Insert the LengthVolt
of one
conductor
Neutral conductor constant
Volt Line to Neutral
Multiplier
Step 4: Insert the number of
M=
1
conductors per phase.
1+f
Line to Line
Line to Neutral
Fault Current at Service Equipment
PF =
Z =
Isca
=
300
240
1250
Single Phase 240/120
L
=
Isca
=
N
=
C =
E L-L =
f =
C =
EL-N =
f =
150 Copper in Nonmetallic Raceway
46,296
1
3/0
13,923 Phase Conductor
240 Volt
4.156
13,923 Neutral Conductor 3/0
120 Volt
8.313
Step 5a: Select phase
M = size size.
0.194
conductor
M =
0.107
Multiplier
M=
Line to Line
Step 5b: Select neutral
conductor size.
8,978 amperes
7,457 amperes
Fault Current from Service disc. to panel "_____"
Neutral conductor constant
Volt Line to Neutral
When you insert the kVA rating, power
factor and impedence you must select a
voltage from the select the Voltage and
Phase from dropdown box before the valu
will be calculated.)
90%
3% %
46,296 amperes
Finished product
Isca x M = fault current at terminals
of main disconnect
L- L =
CALCULATED
FAULT
Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main
CURRENT
disconnect L- N =
Single Phase Feeder
Length (distance)
2xLxI
(ASC)
'f ' factor =
N x C x E L-N
# conductors per phase
Continue by entering next point
Phase
conductor
constant
to point
Volt Line to Line
by:John
impedence
of Sokolik
transformer. (Note
Copper in Nonmetallic Raceway
L
=
Isca
=
N
=
C =
E L-L =
f =
C =
EL-N =
f =
M
Single Phase
40
8,978 Phase
7,457
1
2,430 Phase Conductor
6
240 Volt
1.231
1,995 Neutral Conductor 8
120 Volt
2.492
0.448
1+f
Line to Neutral
0.286
4,024 amperes
2,135 amperes
Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L =
Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N =
Calculation does not include motor contribution
Branch Circuit Fault fro
Single Phase Branch
2xLxI
'f ' factor =
N x C x E L-N
Point to Point
Length (distance)
(ASC)
# conductors per phase
Phase conductor constant
Volt Line to Line
Neutral conductor constant
Volt Line to Neutral
Multiplier
M=
1
1+f
Line to Line
Line to Neutral
Copper in Metal Raceway
L
=
Isca
=
N
=
C =
E L-L =
f =
C =
EL-N =
f =
M
M
=
=
Single Phase
30
4,024 Phase
2,135
1
617 Phase Conductor
12
240 Volt
1.630
617 Neutral Conductor 12
120 Volt
1.730
0.380
0.366
Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- L =
Isca x M = fault current at terminals of the panel L- N =
Calculation does not include motor contribution
1,530 amperes
782 amperes
b: Insert the kVA
on
PF) power factor and (Z)
Ver. 4.00
nce of transformer.
(Note:
u insert the kVA rating, power
d impedence you must select a
om the select the Voltage and
m dropdown box before the value
culated.)
ase 240/120
n Nonmetallic Raceway
3/0
3/0
ep 5b: Select neutral
conductor size.
n Nonmetallic Raceway
Single Phase
Neutral
6
n Metal Raceway
Single Phase
Neutral
12
12
Job Name
Your Company Name
Available Fault Current Calculation
by: John Sokolik
Utility Symmetrical Fault Current
kVA =
E =
trans. FLA
=
Isca =
trans. FLA x 100 x PF
transformer Z
jmp1jds@comcast.net
26,456 amperes
I = kVA x 1000 = trans. FLA
E
=
Isca
Isca = ampere short-circuit current RMS symmetrical.
PF =
Z =
=
240
0
0 amperes
Single Phase 240/120
Point to Point Method
'f ' factor =
2xLxI
N x C x E L-N
Length (distance)
(ASC)
FEET
# conductors per phase
Phase conductor constant
Volt Line to Line
Neutral conductor constant
Volt Line to Neutral
Multiplier
M=
L
=
Isca
=
N
=
C =
E L-L =
f =
C =
EL-N =
f =
1
1+f
Line to Line
Line to Neutral
Fault Current at Service Equipment
Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- L =
Isca x M = fault current at terminals of main disconnect L- N =
M
M
=
=
Three Sing
in PVC
AWG
Ver. 6.6
150 Copper in Nonmetallic Raceway
26,456
1
13,923 Phase Conductor 3/0
240 Volt
2.375
13,923 Neutral Conductor 3/0
120 Volt
4.750
0.296
0.174
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400 kcmil
500 kcmil
600 kcmil
750 kcmil
1000 kcmil
7,838 amperes
6,901 amperes
Neutral
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