Short Circuit Analysis
What is a Short Circuit?
Short circuit currents are abnormal currents that flow into equipment due to an internal failure. This destructive energy must be safely contained in the equipment, or fire and property damage can occur.
Circuit breakers and fuses are designed to protect people and equipment from this current, but they have their limits. Just like loading a structural member too far, you must make sure the circuit breakers and fuses can stop the damaging flow of excess current safely. Short circuit analysis is required to make sure equipment is not used outside of its effective range.
Why do you need short circuit analysis?
Short Circuit analysis is commonly performed during the design phase of your facility. The engineering team will calculate and confirm that your equipment is properly rated to withstand these destructive currents, with little or no damage to your surrounding equipment and facility.
Things change, however. As your facility begins to age, and you add equipment, generators, offices, people, and everything you need to run your business, the amount of available short circuit current changes. Even if you don’t change a thing, changes made by the utility provider can have negative effects on your major equipment. Things change, however. As your facility begins to age, and you add equipment, generators, offices, people, and everything you need to run your business, the amount of available short circuit current changes. Even if you don’t change a thing, changes made by the utility provider can have negative effects on your major equipment. This is where our fault current analysis comes into play.
Short Circuit Analysis Benefits
When you contract with Dreiym to conduct a fault current analysis, you get a report of the available short circuits for your facility. Those fault currents are then compared to the equipment you have on hand.
- Reduce your liability
- Lower risk of facility downtime
- Better recovery time
- Lower total system impacts after a failure
Dreiym engineering can perform a fault current analysis for your facility. Ongoing maintenance programs are also available to help you manage issues before they become problems.
Hire Dreiym for Electrical and Power Engineering
At Dreiym Engineering, we firmly believe that no one should experience widespread, negative ramifications as a result of short circuits, electrical fires, or arcing. This is, of course, if you have taken all the necessary steps to avoid these possibilities, properly implemented the steps in the first place, and conducted scheduled maintenance.
When you partner with our electrical engineering specialists, you can always expect the best work.
We proudly serve the states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. When you contact us, you won’t spend a lot of time on hold or leaving voicemails before you get in contact with the appropriate person. You’ll always be connected with an experienced, knowledgeable professional who is ready to discuss your project and your needs. To find out more about how we can help, contact us today!
English 
Español de México 
Français du Canada 
Deutsch 
简体中文 
日本語 
Русский 
Svenska 
Українська 
Suomi 
Dansk 
Nederlands 
ไทย 
Français 
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ 
Türkçe 
Ελληνικά 
العربية 
繁體中文 
English (UK) 
Afrikaans 
עִבְרִית 
English (Australia) 
English (Canada) 
Deutsch (Schweiz) 
한국어 
Eesti 
香港中文 
Cymraeg 
Español de Puerto Rico