Guides & Engineering Reference

How to read the results

Every KiloVolt calculator reports checks in the same way, so you can tell at a glance what has been shown, what has not been checked, and what you still have to verify yourself.

Status badges

• Pass The check was calculated from the data you entered and the limit was met. It is a screening result, not an approval.
• Warning The calculation is valid but something deserves your attention, for example an advisory rating shortfall.
• Fail A limit was exceeded or a required condition is not met. Change the design or the inputs.
• Not assessed The calculator could not check this because data is missing or the method does not cover it. Not assessed is never a pass. Supply the missing data or verify it another way.
• Provisional Every check that could be made was met, but the result still depends on assumptions and data you must confirm. It is not a design approval.

Notices below the results

• Correct these inputs (red): a value is missing or impossible, so no reliable result can be shown. The message names the field as it appears on screen.
• Check before relying on this result (amber): an assumption, missing datum or finding that changes how the result must be read.
• Scope and assumptions (collapsed): what the method always includes and excludes, for example that a short-circuit screen does not include motor contributions. These are always true for the tool, so they are collapsed to keep the amber notice meaningful. Open them whenever you rely on a number.

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