This part of IEC 60909 is applicable to the calculation of short-circuit currents: . in low-voltage three-phase a.c. systems; . in high-voltage three-phase a.c. systems; operating at a nominal frequency of 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Systems at highest voltages of 550 kV and above with long transmission lines need special consideration. This part of IEC 60909 establishes a general, practicable and concise procedure leading to results, which are generally of acceptable accuracy. For this calculation method, an equivalent voltage source at the short-circuit location is introduced. This does not exclude the use of special methods, for example the superposition method, adjusted to particular circumstances, if they give at least the same precision. The superposition method gives the short-circuit current related to the one load flow presupposed. This method, therefore, does not necessarily lead to the maximum short-circuit current. This part of IEC 60909 deals with the calculation of short-circuit currents in the case of balanced or unbalanced short circuits.