electricpy.fault.pickup

electricpy.fault.pickup(Iloadmax, Ifaultmin, scale=0, printout=False, units='A')[source]

Electrical Current Pickup Selection Assistant.

Used to assist in evaluating an optimal phase-over-current pickup setting. Uses maximum load and minimum fault current to provide user assistance.

Parameters:

  • Iloadmax (float) – The maximum load current in amps.

  • Ifaultmin (float) – The minimum fault current in amps.

  • scale (int, optional) – Control scaling to set number of significant figures. default=0

  • printout (boolean, optional) – Control argument to enable printing of intermediate stages, default=False.

  • units (string, optional) – String to be appended to any printed output denoting the units of which are being printed, default=”A”

Returns:

setpoint – The evaluated setpoint at which the function suggests the phase-over-current pickup setting be placed.

Return type:

float