arcflashprimero wrote:
On another note, why is the trip delay max at 2 secs for SWBD-4? It is clear from the TCC that the ATS FDR and even the GEN BRK trip well before two seconds at the max arcing fault?
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It is not a delay. Your arcing fault current of 2.9kA is withing the short time region of GEN BRK and ATS FDR, not tripping until about 60 seconds and 170-ish seconds respectively. On your arc flash study you have selected the "2 second rule) so it cuts off at 2 seconds (the max time it would take for someone to be blown away from the fault or run/dive/crawl away from the fault.
It looks like SWBD 4 MCB should trip in the instantaneous region at 2.9kA just looking at your graph but I don't know exactly where 2.9kA falls. It may be in the short time no-man's land and not trip within 2 seconds.
You might be able to lower the breakers INST down a notch or two or 3 but it looks like you're going to effectively lose the short time pickup and delay if you go much more than than unless you also lower the LTPU, which will basically reduce your generator capacity.