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  • BS EN 61660-2:1997

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    Short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary installations in power plants and substations Calculation of effects

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-10-1997

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 General
        1.1 Scope
        1.2 Normative references
        1.3 Symbols and units
        1.4 Definitions
    2 Electromagnetic effect on rigid conductors
        2.1 General
        2.2 Calculation of electromagnetic forces
        2.3 Calculation of stresses in rigid conductors
              and forces on supports
        2.4 Design load for post insulators, their supports
              and connectors
    3 Thermal effect on bare conductors and electrical
        equipment
        3.1 General
        3.2 Calculation of temperature rise
    Tables
    Figures
    Annexes
    A Equations for calculations of diagrams
    B Bibliography
    ZA (normative) Normative references to international
        publications with their corresponding European
        publications

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    Covers a method for calculation of the mechanical and thermal effects on rigid conductors caused by short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary installations in power plants and substations.

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    Committee W/-
    Development Note Supersedes 95/203534 DC. Also numbered as IEC 61660-2. (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60986:2000+AMD1:2008 CSV Short-circuit temperature limits of electric cables with rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)
    IEC 60949:1988 Calculation of thermally permissible short-circuit currents, taking into account non-adiabatic heating effects
    IEC 60865-1:2011 Short-circuit currents - Calculation of effects - Part 1: Definitions and calculation methods
    IEC TR 60865-2:2015 Short-circuit currents - Calculation of effects - Part 2: Examples of calculation
    EN 61660-1:1997 Short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary installations in power plants and substations - Part 1: Calculation of short-circuit currents
    IEC 61660-1:1997 Short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary installations in power plants and substations - Part 1: Calculation of short-circuit currents
    EN 60865-1:2012 Short-circuit currents - Calculation of effects - Part 1: Definitions and calculation methods
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