How-To Calculate the Prospective Short-Circuit Current or PSCC
and choose the proper circuit breaker
How-To Calculate the Prospective Short-Circuit Current or PSCC
The prospective short-circuit current (PSCC) is the maximum current that can flow through a shorted electrical circuit. The PSCC value is needed for selecting devices like circuit breakers and fuses to protect the circuit. So how does this work?
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