Up-to-date analysis methodologies and practical mitigation for a
major electrical safety concern
Arc Flash Hazard Analysis and Mitigation is the
first book to focus specifically on arc flash hazards and provide
the latest methodologies for its analysis as well as practical
mitigation techniques.
Consisting of sixteen chapters, this fully up-to-date handbook
covers all aspects of arc flash hazard calculations and mitigation.
It addresses the calculations of short circuits, protective
relaying, and varied electrical systems configurations in
electrical power systems. It also examines protection systems,
including differential relays, arc flash sensing relays, protective
relaying coordination, current transformer operation and
saturation, and applications to major electrical equipment from the
arc flash point of view. Current technologies and strategies for
arc flash mitigation are explored. Using the methodology, analysis,
and preventive measures discussed in the book, the arc flash hazard
incident energy can be reduced to 8 cal/cm2 or less for the new and
existing electrical distribution systems.
This powerful resource:
Features the most up-to-date arc flash analysis
methodologies
Presents arc flash hazard calculations in dc systems
Supplies practical examples and case studies
Provides end-of-chapter reviews and questions
Includes a Foreword written by Lanny Floyd, a world-renowned
leader in electrical safety who is DuPont's Principal Consultant on
Electrical Safety and Technology
Arc Flash Hazard Analysis and Mitigation is a
must-have guide for electrical engineers engaged in design,
operation, and maintenance, consulting engineers, facility
managers, and safety professionals.
Author Biography
J. C. Das is a Staff Consultant on Electrical PowerSystems with AMEC Inc., in Tucker, Georgia. He is Life Fellow ofIEEE (UK), Fellow of IET (India), and has authored approximatelysixty technical papers and published 190 study reports ofreal-world power systems. He is the author of two other books,Power System Analysis: Short-Circuit Load Flow and Harmonics,Second Edition, and Transients in Electrical Systems:Analysis, Recognition, and Mitigation. He is a registered P.E.in the states of Georgia and Oklahoma, C.Eng. in UK, and Eur Ing inEurope. J. C. Das is also a member of CIGRE, Federation of EuropeanEngineers, and other technical associations and organizations.