Data record `std.ieee-1584.structure.arc-duration`

Verified 2026-10-24 Confidence: High

Clause 6.9.1 of IEEE 1584-2018 takes the arc duration to run until the last energizing source stops feeding the arc. Ground-fault relays normally receive no credit, definite-time devices such as differential, optical arc-flash and pressure relays are credited at their operating time, every intervening delay counts, and where a time-current curve shows a band the reading is the longest time on the band at the calculated current, taken at both the arcing current and the reduced arcing current.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	IEEE 1584-2018	Licensed standard, clause 6.9.1
Data record	std.ieee-1584.structure.arc-duration	Verified 2026-10-24
Entry	IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations	No revisions

Subject: IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations (Standards)
Kind: Standard scope
Source: IEEE 1584-2018, clause 6.9.1, Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations, IEEE.

History

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Date	Change
2026-10-24	created
2026-10-24	revised
2026-10-24	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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