Antony Parsons, P.E., Ph.D., Staff Power Systems Engineer and Joseph Weigel, Marketing Operations Manager, Schneider Electric, Nashville
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Electrical and Power
May 18, 2005
Optimizing Arc-Flash Protection Strategies
Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to CSE in response to a report on arc flash that appeared earlier this year and arose from a discussion during the National Manufacturing Week in Chicago in March. Serious workplace injuries and fatalities from electrical arc-flash incidents have been occurring ever since electrical energy was first generated and distributed for productive applications. Arc-flash accidents that result in a serious injury or fatality occur five to 10 times a day in the United States.
By Antony Parsons, P.E., Ph.D., Staff Power Systems Engineer and Joseph Weigel, Marketing Operations Manager, Schneider Electric, Nashville