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    How to calculate fault current

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    The fault current of a power transformer will depend on the following;
    Transformer Rating (in KVA/MVA)
    per unit impedence of the transformer (%p.u.)
    line/phase Voltage (VL/VP)
    the following formula can be used to find the fault current on the secondary side of a transformer
    Fault Current = Transformer Rating /(per unit impedance x phase voltage)


    The Values of Transformer Rating, per unit impedance & phase/line voltage will usually be mentioned on the transformer rating plate / data sheet
    As an example a 500kVA, 11kV/400V/3-Phase/50Hz transformer with 5% p.u impendence will have the following fault levels on the secondary side


    Fault level = 500/(5%)=10000kVA


    S=1.732 * VPP * IP


    Fault current = 500/(5% x 400 x 1.732) = 14.4 kA



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