Leite, Fábio CorreaGrimoni, Jose Aquiles B.Malheiro, Fábio Mendes [UNESP]Tomiyoshi, Luiz Kazunori2014-05-272014-05-272011-12-01Conference Record of the 2011 IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop, ESW 2011.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/72845The traditional operational and hazard control paradigm of an electrical installation has several issues pertaining to the diversity of equipment. A large maintenance inventory is a reason for concern for any manager, but the arc flash hazard is a particularly new phenomenon and the effects of equipment diversity on this phenomenon are even newer. The class of arc hazard can be increased, simply by changing the fuse link or circuit breaker manufacturer. Management pressure to operate as well as non-standard practices and installations are also partly responsible. The aim of this study is to take a typical situation in an industrial plant and to statistically simulate, by means of a dedicated software program, the fuse arc flash interruption performance of various manufacturers. The purpose of this study is to obtain a more objective indication of the influence of different fuse link manufacturers on arc flash incident energy. © 2011 IEEE.engArc flashFuse linksHazard controlArc FlashArc flash energiesArc flash hazardsArc hazardsElectrical installationsFuse arcFuse-linkIncident energyInterruption performanceSoftware programHazardsIndustrial plantsManagersManufactureArc lampsTrabalho apresentado em evento10.1109/ESW.2011.6164724Acesso aberto2-s2.0-84859042267