IEEE Std 1584-2002 is a standard of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...

 that provides a method of calculating the incident energy of Arc Flash

Arc flash

An arc flash is a type of electrical explosion that results from a low impedance connection to ground or another voltage phase in an electrical system.-Definition:...

event.

Purpose

IEEE 1584-2002 was developed to help protect people from arc-flash hazard dangers. The predicted arc current and incident energy are used in selecting appropriate overcurrent protective devices and personal protective equipment(generally abbreviated as PPE), as well as defining safe working distance. Since the magnitude of the arc current is inherently linked with the degree of arc hazard, the arc is examined as a circuit parameter. Furthermore, since estimation are often useful, simple equations for predicting ballpark arc current, arc power, and incident energy values and probable ranges are presented in this work.

Softwares

There are several softwares companies which provide option for performing Arc Flash Hazard Calculations as per IEEE 1584 or NFPA70E.
Some of them are listed below

OPERATION TECHNOLOGY INC.
SKM SYSTEMS ANALYSIS Inc.
ESA Developers

Procedure

Arc Flash Hazard calculations are currently implemented in most of the industry plants due to OSHA regulations.
The Step by Step procedure and formulae are mentioned here

External links

• IEEE 1584 Based Arc Flash Calculator and Label Maker