Standard Details
Techniques for designers and facility operators to apply in determining the arc-flash hazard distance and the incident energy to which employees could be exposed during their work on or near electrical equipment are provided in IEEE Std 1584-2002 and IEEE Std 1584a-2004. Changes in Clause 4 (the analysis process), based on the experience of persons who have conducted many of these studies, are provided in this amendment.
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Active
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2011-03-31
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Published Date:2011-08-25
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Additional Resources Details
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Working Group Details
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1584_WG - Arc Flash Hazard Calculations Working Group
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Daleep Mohla
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This guide provides techniques for designers and facility operators to apply in determining the arc flash hazard distance and the incident energy to which employees could be exposed during their work on or near electrical equipment. Included are 2 Arc Flash Hazard Calculators and 3 Test Data files. Contact stds-help@ieee.org for these additional files. An interpretation is available at http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/interp/1584-2002.html
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Amendment to 1584-2002 This guide provides techniques for designers and facility operators to apply in determining the arc-flash hazard distance and the incident energy to which employees could be exposed during their work on or near electrical equipment. The amendment will correct text errors in Clauses 5.2, last paragraph; Clauses 5.6, 5.7, and 7.1; and an equation error in the spreadsheet based calculator, Data-Normal Sheet, column I. KEYWORDS: arc fault currents, arc-flash hazard, arc-flash hazard analysis, arc-flash hazard marking, arc in enclosures, arc in open air, bolted fault currents, electrical hazard, flash protection boundary, incident energy, personal protective equipment, protective device coordination study, short-circuit study, working distances
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Guidance for the specification and performance of an arc-flash hazard calculation study, in accordance with the process defined in IEEE Std 1584(TM), is provided in this document. It outlines the minimum recommended requirements to enable the owner or its representative to specify an arc-flash hazard study, including scope of work and associated deliverables.
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This guide provides mathematical models for designers and facility operators to apply in determining the arc-flash hazard distance and the incident energy to which employees could be exposed during their work on or near electrical equipment.
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