Students could look at the rapid changes to society that the invention of the internal combustion engine led to. The most obvious intervention was the car. How did the car change the lives of those who could afford one? How did Henry Ford's new manufacturing methods improve the speed of assembly and reduce the cost of production?
Arc Flash is the result of a rapid release of energy due to an arcing fault between a phase bus bar and another phase bus bar, neutral or a ground. During an arc fault the air is the conductor. Arc faults are generally limited to systems where the bus voltage is in excess of 120 volts.
Arc-Flash Hazard Assessments which reduce. the effectiveness of the Assessments and can. increase electrical hazards. These misconceptions. exist because of the confusion about the laws and. standards that apply regarding Arc-Flash Hazard. Assessments.