oducesdamagethatmakesoperationoftheequipmentimpossibleandrequiresrepairstobemade.Temporaryfaultsarethosewhichmayberemovedbydeenergizingtheequipmentforashortperiodoftime,shortcircuitsonoverheadlinesfrequentlyareofthisnature.Highwindsmaycausetwoormoreconductionstoswingtogethermomentarily.Duringtheshortperiodofcontact.Anarcisformedwhichmaycontinueaslongaslineremainsenergized.However,ifautomaticequipmentcanbebroughtintooperationtoserviceassoonastheareisextinguished.ircuit-urs.Becauseofthischaracteristicoffaultsonlines,paniesoperatefollowingaprocedureknownashigh-speedreclosing.urrenceofafault,thelineispromptlydeenergizedbyopeningthecircuitbreakersateachendoftheline.Thebreakersremainopenlongenoughforthearctoclear,andthenrecloseautomatically.Inmanyinstancesserviceisrestoredinafractionofasecond.Of