BESS Tools — Electrical Safety

BESS DC Arc Flash

Calculate incident energy for DC arc flash events in BESS DC bus systems. IEEE 1584-2018 / NFPA 70E methodologies for Ammerman and Stokes-Oppenlander DC arc flash.

Presets
System Parameters
BESS DC bus voltage. Range: 48V–1500V.
Maximum available fault current at the point of evaluation.
Internal resistance of battery pack — used for voltage sag model.
Time from fault detection to fault clearing. Typical: 0.2–1.0 s.
Distance from arc to worker. NFPA 70E default: 450 mm (18 in).
Enter parameters and click Calculate