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1- Fault
An unplanned occurrence or defect in an item which may result in one or more failures of the item itself or of other associated equipment
NOTE - In electrical equipment, a fault may or may not result in damage to the insulation and failure of the equipment.
2- Non-damage fault
A fault which does not involve repair or replacement action at the point of the fault
NOTE - Typical examples are self-extinguishing arcs in switching equipment or general overheating without paper carbonization.
3- Damage fault
A fault which involves repair or replacement action at the point of the fault
4- Incident
An event related to an internal fault which temporarily or permanently disturbs the normal operation of an equipment [IEV, modified]
NOTE - Typical examples are gas alarms, equipment tripping or equipment leakage.
5- Failure
The termination of the ability of an item to perform a required function
NOTE - In the electrical equipment, failure will result from a damage fault or incident necessitating outage, repair or replacement of the equipment, such as internal breakdown, rupture of tank, fire or explosion.
6- Electrical fault
A partial or disruptive discharge through the insulation.
7- Partial discharge
A discharge which only partially bridges the insulation between conductors. Itmay occur inside the insulation or adjacent to a conductor
8- Discharge (disruptive) .
The passage of an arc following the breakdown of the insulation
9-thermal fault
Excessive temperature rise in the insulation
Types of Faults
v Over current
v Unbalance current
v Single phasing
v Short Circuits
v Phase to earth
v Phase to Phase
v All Three Phases
v Phase to Phase and Earth
v Over Voltage
v Unbalance Voltage
v Under Voltage
v Over Frequency
v Under Frequency
4. Powerswings
Active Power / Reactive Power
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The faults come in two types
Technical faults
Human faults
Human faults come in two types
Intentional faults , It can be because of misuse or recklessness by the operator
Untentional faults , It can be because lack of training or that the operator is not qualified to operate the unit.
For example If we find a fault in engine that needs a complete repair and we find that the problem came because engine oil is not changed at the right time (here we can say it's human fault 100%) so if we focus on the main causes of the problems and solve them, we will not face this kind of problem again.
Other types of faults are definitely technical and I wanted to explain the general picture about the faults.
Equipment and machinery technical faults are very large and relate to many specialized sections such as software,hydraulic,mechanical , and electrical engineering but Unfortunately the time and space are not enough to review it here.
