User Clearing Times

While performing arc flash hazard analysis, you can use the default clearing times in the library. To do so, you need to select the Pre-defined Fixed Times option in Bus Data. However, this is a legacy method and is no longer recommended.

You can specify a total of 4 device functions for each bus. The cells highlighted in yellow cannot be changed. You can edit the data in the white cells.

Note: We strongly recommend that arc flash calculations be performed using the actual protective device clearing times. This is automatic if you own EasyPower’s Protection & Coordinationä program and have entered protective device data for each device.

Figure 1: User Clearing Times in Library Default

Option Descriptions

Option

Description

System kV (Line-Line)

This is the line-to-line voltage of the system for which data is stored in the library.

Dev-1

The name of device function which is likely to be the first function to trip.

Time

The trip time for the device function for the column to the left.

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