Data record `std.ieee-1584.definition.clearing-time`

Verified 2026-10-24 Confidence: High

Clause 3.1 of IEEE 1584-2018 treats clearing time as the arc duration, and its first note describes what that time comprises for fuses, for circuit breakers with integral trip units and for separately relayed circuit breakers; a second note points to clause 6.9.1 for the cases in which the arc duration differs from the clearing time.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	IEEE 1584-2018	Licensed standard, clause 3.1
Data record	std.ieee-1584.definition.clearing-time	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: Definition
Source: IEEE 1584-2018, clause 3.1, Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations, IEEE.

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

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Arc Flash Reference, Data record std.ieee-1584.definition.clearing-time (Oct. 24, 2026), https://www.arcflashreference.com/data/std.ieee-1584.definition.clearing-time/.

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  note = {last substantive change 2026-10-24}
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