gerald inzer wrote:
With 6 @ 2 MW generators in parallel, the actual number on-line depends on the load management system. A light load could possibly require only 3 generators. This means we don't have a lot of fault current available. Result = longer clearing times, sometimes very high IE. Do we need AF labels for normal operation & emergency operation?
My opinion is that you need a policy regarding normal and emergency operation if not labels. At one facility I've worked at, there are alternate feeders and standby generator power available that are never used (very infrequently, to the point I have never seen it). The policy at that plant was not to work on power systems when served by alternate source, and labels were only installed with calc's utilizing normal source.
This decision was not made to simplify the calculation only, but included consideration for the alternate source results being very different; resulting in labels that would not have served maintenance purposes.