Fault Current

Fault Current

Fault Current means the electrical current that flows through a circuit during an 
electrical fault condition.  A fault condition occurs when one or more electrical 
conductors contact ground and/or each other.  Types of faults include phase to ground, 
double-phase to ground, three-phase to ground, phase-to-phase, and three-phase.  A 
Fault Current is several times larger in magnitude than the current that normally flows 
through a circuit.