si2a2018 i ] 6+ More NextBloge Power Engineering: Susbar size and calculation {create Blog Sign Power Engineering SUNDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2013, Busbar size and calculation Bushar ‘A bus bar (also spelled busbar, buss bar or busbar, is 4 strip or bar of copper, brass or aluminum that conducts electricity within a switehboard, distribution board, substation, battery bank or other electrical apparatus. Its mein purpose is to conduct electricity, not to funetion as a structural member. Bushars are typically either flat strips or hollow tubes as these shapes allow heat to dissipate more efficiently due to their high surface area to cross sectional area ratio. A hollow section has higher stiffness than a solid rod of equivalent current. cearying capacity, which allows a greater span between busbar suppors in outdoor switch yards ‘A busbar may either be supported on insulators, or ‘else insulation may completely surround it. Busbars are protected from accidental contact cither by a metal earthed enclosure or by elevation out of normal reach. Power Neutral busbars may also be insulated. Farth (safety grounding) bushars are typically bare and bolted directly onto any metal chassis oftheir enclosure Busbars may be enclosed in a metal housing, in the form of bus duct or busway, ‘segregated-phase bus, or isolated-phase bus. Busbars may be connected to each other and to electrical apparatus by bolted, clamp, or ‘welded connections. Often joints between high-current bus sections have matching surfaces that are silver-plated to reduce the contact resistance, At extn-high voltages {more than 300 KV) in outdoor buses, corona around the connections becomes a soures of radio-frequency interference and power loss, so connection fittings designed for these voltages are used, Busbars are typically contained inside switchgear, panel boards, or busway. Distribution boards split the eleetical supply into separate circuits at one location. Busways, or bus ducts, are long busbars with a protective eover. Rather than branching the main supply at ‘one location, they allow new circuits to branch off anywhere along the route of the Dusway. ‘Advantages Following are some advantages of Bus bar trunking system over normal cabling system:- On-site installation times are reduced compared to hard-wired systems, thus leading to ‘cost savings provides increased flexibility in design and versatility with regard to future modifications. Greater safety and peace of mind for specifiers, contractors and end-users Because ofthe simplicity of busbar, iti easy to estimate costs from the design/stimating stage through to installation on site. This is because the technical characteristics and price ofeach component are always known, Ins shortsighted to compare the cast of busbar against that of a length of cable —and not the real cost of cable instalation to include multiple runs of cable, tay and fixing, letalone the protracted time and effort of pulling cables. Distribution busbar distributes power along its length through tap-off points along the busbar at typically at 0.$ or I m centers. Tap-off units are plugged in along the length of the busbar to supply a load; this could be a sub distribution board or, in a factory, 0 individual machines. Tap-olfs can normally be added or removed with busbar live, inating production down Installed vertically the same systems can be used for rsing-mains applications, with tap- ‘offs feeding individual floors. Ceniied fire barriers are available at points where the ‘busbar passes through a floor slab, Protection devices such as fuses, switchfuses or circuit os bar _ntplorlpowerassociate blogspot n/2013/"0fbusbar-size-ane-calculation him! FOLLOWERS Followers (173) sox BLOG ARCHIVE > 2018 (1) > 2017 6) > 2016 (a) > 2015 26) > 2014 6) ¥ 201321) > November (2) ¥ October (4) Busbar size and cleulaton Voltage crop calculation in cable able current eating Cable lying abstract, » September (2) > August (1) > uy) > une () > May (@) > Aoai() > 2012 (68) ABOUT ME ‘Bhagawan Pr Panipat, Haryana, India local Engineer having 20, yoars experience in Power Distibuton, Electrical Maintenance, Electrical Projects, basi of ‘SAP, Design estimation and costing of ower istibuton,EPC fo indoor substaton street ightng, Language wih English, Hind, Bhojpur Kean interested in ‘Sharing nformaton/experence and help {echnical enthusiasts to update themselves con various Enginooring Topics, CONTACT [email protected] View my complete prot 18arearzo18 1 14, 1s. ‘breakers are located along the busbar run, reducing the need for large distribution boards and the large quantities of distribution cables running to and from installed equipment, ‘Very compact so provides space savings ‘Where aesthetics have to be considered, busbar trunking can be installed with natural galvanized, aluminium, of painted finish, Special colours to match switehboards or a specific colour scheme are also available on request. Busbar trunking has several key advantages over conventional forms of power distribution including: () Reduced, onsite installation times when compared to hard-wired systems thus leading to cost savings ‘4. Increased flexibility in design and versatility with regard to future modifications. Increased safety features brought about by the use of high quality, ‘mansfactured components, which provide greater safety and peace of mind for specifies, contractors and end-users Uneven distribution of curent takes place where multiple runs of cables are used in parallel Busbar trunking has tap-off points at regular intervals along each length to allow power to bbe taken off and distributed to where itis needed, Because it is fully self-contained it needs only to he mechanically mounted and electrically connected tobe operational, For higher ratings of power distribution we need to have multiple runs of cable. In such conditions unbalanced distribution of curent takes place and causing overeating of some cable, This is completely avoided in the BTS systems. ‘When multiple runs of cable are used it often leads to improper end connections thereby ‘causing overheating of contacts, burning of cables ends, and is a major eause of fire. This is completely avoided in Bus Bar Trunking systems Current carrying capacity ‘The current-canying capacity of a busbar is usually determined by the maximum temperature at which the bar is permitted to operate, as defined by national and international standards such as British Standard BS 159, American Standard ANSI (€97.20, ete. These standards give maximum temperature rises as well as maximum ambien temperatures, BS 159 stipulates a maximum temperature rise of SO°C above a 24 hour mean ambient temperature of up to 35°C, and a peak ambient temperature of 40°C. [ANSI.C37.20 alternatively permits a temperature rise of 65°C above a maximum ambient ‘of 40°C, provided that silver-plated (or acceptable alternative) bolted terminations are used, Ifnot, a temperature rise of 30°C is allowed, {A very approximate method of estimating the current carrying capacity of a copper busbar is fo assume a current density of 2 A/mm2 (1250 AVin2) instil air. Tis method should conly be used to estimate a likely size of busbar, the final size being chosen after ‘consideration has been given to the calculation methods. Refer estalogue of ‘manufacturers. The more popilar thumb rule being followed in India is to assume current density of 1.0 ‘Amps / Sqmm for Aluminium and 1.6 Amps for Copper for any standard rectangular conductor profile Standard size of bus bar Se] Application — ] Cable Dasbar T] Number of One creuit per floor | Tost one eieult can cover all Hoos circuits Hence for a 20-floor building, you need 20, circuits, 2 | Mam Need 1 outgoing Tor | Need only 1 outgoing for each rer Switchboard | each citcuit. Hence 20 | Lower cost and size of main panel, ros. MCCB outgoings, Higher cost and larger space requirement in electrical room Shak Size [Using 4 core cables, | Typical sizeof TO00A wiser Ie and considering 1 | 185mm x 180mm, Leads to big cable per feeder, you | savings on riser shaft size, and hence reed 20 cables on the | more usable floor area’ on every lowest floor. Large | floor space required for cables! cable ta T| Fire & safety] The high concentration | The volume of tasuating materials of insulating materials | used in trunking is reduced to a used in cables and | minimum so combustive energy is conductors involves | considerably lower than cables, The very high level of | insulating) materials used donot combustive energy. | release corrosive or toxic gases in the event of a fire. Once the source of |ntplforlpowerassociate blogspot. n/2013/"0/busbar-size-ane-calculation him! Power Engineering: Susbar size and calculation 218arearz018 Power Engineering: Susbar size and calculation the fire is removed, these materials ae extinguished in a few seconds so thatthe effect of the fire is minimised 3 | Farure Toad on any floor | By providing extra tap off slots on expansion | exceeds initial_plan, | each floor at the design stage, owner ‘owner has to run an| only has to procure a tap off box and ‘additional cable from a | plug itn wherever additional load is spare feeder on main | required. As the plug in ean be done board tothat floor. | live, there is no shut down required any of the existing clients circuits, Puture Flexibility 6 | Faulk Timited by conductor | Much higher — typically @ 1600 A withstand | size ofeach circuit, | riser has a fault withstand capability levels, ‘of 60 10 70 KA, Safer in an electrical fault 7 [Installation | Much longer Each riser on & 20-Tloor building cam time be installed in approximately 2 to 3 days, | Vokage drop [High impedance you | Much Tower impedance, Hence choose cable size | substantially lower voltage drop, based on each floor current rating, Busbars Reduce System Costs ‘A laminated busbar will lower manufacturing costs by decreasing assembly time as well a intemal material handling costs. Various conductors are terminated at customer specified locations to eliminate the guesswork usually associated with assembly operating procedures. A reduced parts count will reduce ordering, material handling and iaventory Bus bars Improve Reliability [Laminated bus bars can help your organization build quality into processes. The reduction of wiring errors results in fewer reworks, lower service costs and lower quality Bus bars Increase Capa Tnereased capacitance results in decreasing characteristic impedance. This will ultimately lead to greater effective signal suppression and noise elimination, Keeping the dielectrics thin and using dielectrics with a high relative K factor will increase capacitance, Eliminate Wiring Errors By replacing a standard cable harnesses with bus bars, the possibility for miss-witings is eliminated. Wiring hamesses have high failure rates relative to bus bars, which have vvirually none. These problems are very costly to repair. Adding bus bars to your systems is effective insuran Bus bars Lower Inductance ‘Any conductor carrying current will develop an electromagnetic field, The use of thin parallel conductors with a thin dieloctie laminated together minimizes the effect of inductance on electrical circuits. Magnetic lux eancellation is maximized when opposing poteatials are laminated together. Laminated bus bars have been designed to reduce the proximity effect in many semiconductor applications as well as applications that involve high electromagnetic interference (EMI) Bus bars Lower Impedance Increasing the capacitance and reducing the inductance is a determining factor in eliminating noise. Keeping the dielectric thickness to a minimum will accomplish the highly desired low iempedance, Bus bars Provide Denser Packaging The use of wide, thin conductors laminated together led to decreased space requirements, [Laminated bus bars have helped decrease total system size and cost. Bus bars Provide Wider Variety of Interconnection Methods The flexibility of bus bars has allowed an unlimited mumber of interconnection styles to ‘choose from, Bushings, embossments, and fasten fabs are most commonly used. ‘Bus bars Improve Thermal Characteristics The wide, thin conductors are favourable to allowing better airflow in systems. As package sizes decrease, the cost of removing heat ftom systems has greatly ineressed. A ‘bus bar cannot only reduce the overall size required, but it ean also improve airflow with its sleek design, Material: The copper will be of ETP grade as per DIN 13601-2002 and with oxygen free ‘copper. ‘Chemical composition: Purity of copper will be es per DIN EN 13601:2002. Copper + Silver 99.90% min, ‘Typical example Rating Current: 3200Amp. System:415Vae, TPN, SOF. |ntpiforalpowerassociate,blogspo.ni2013/1O/busbar-size-and-calculation im! 38arearzo18 Power Engineering: Susbar size and calculation Fault Level: SOKA. For | Sec. ‘Operation Temp:40® C rise over 45 * C ambient CONSIDERATION losure size: 1400 mm. wide X 400mm, height Bus bar Size: 2:200x10 per Ph, 1:200x10 for Neutral, Bus bar material: Electrolytic gr. AL. (0S 62401/AA6101) Short Circuit Rating upto 400A rated current 25KA for | see. -600 to 10004 rated eurtent SOKA for | see -1250 0 2000 rated current: 65-100KA for 1 se. 2500 0 SO00A rated current: 100-225KA for | sec. The minimum eross section needed in sqram for busbar in various common eases ean be listed as below= ‘Waterial | Fault Tovel ‘Wistand ime (KA) Tae, [00 mace] a0 ms Tm = 33 1S, 39 a Aluminium [-—~3o. oe 283 127, ia 65 32 368 165 BD 2S Ta, 3 = Copper 407 2 SI a1 528 236 106 SH Lotus select a busbar with an example: 1) Aluminium busbar for 2000, 35 kA for 1 sec withstand — From the table the ‘minimum cross-section needed would be 443 mm2. Thus we can select a 100mm x Sram ction, Considering a current density of 1A/ mm? by ‘considering temperature as well a skin effect, we shall require 4 x 1mm x Smm ‘busbars for this case. ‘busbar a the minimum cross 2) Copper busbar for 2000, 35 kA for 1 see withstand — From the table the minimum ‘cross-section needed would be 285 m2, Thus we can select a 60mm x Sram busbar as the minimum cross-section. Considering a eurent density of L.6A/ mm? by considering ‘temperature as well as skin effect, we shall require 4 x 60mm x Smm busbars for this ‘Ths, by using the above formula and table, we can casily select busbars for our witchboards Size in] Area] Weigh | current carrying capacity in amp (copper Yate degC sam | sqmm | vm “AC (0. of bus} ‘DC (10. of bus) T a Teese [ao 1s _[ 205 1x2 [30 0262 [ao 200 14s [345 1X3 [75 0396_[170 500 175305 2ox> fan —[oasi_[ iss [is 19 [325 2oxs_ [oa [0529 [220 [x0 225] 390 auxs[ 100 [ose [295 | so0 300 | S10 asxs_ [7s — [0.663 [370 [ast ans [70 25xs_[ as. 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When a sort circuiting takes place, the temperature rise is directly proportional to the squire of the rms value of the fault curent. The duration of short circuiting is very small ie. one second till the breakers opens and clears the fault. The heat dissipation through convection and radiation during this short duration is negligible and all the heat is observed by the busbar itself. The temperature rise due tothe fault ean be calculated by applying the formulae. T=K (A)? (1+a0) 107 ‘Tetemperature rise per second ‘A= conductor eross section area a= temperature coefficient of resistivity at 20 deg.Cideg.C 0.00398 for copper 000386 for alminium K=constant 9.52 for copp 166 for aluminium tant at which the temperature rise is being ‘Typical ealeulation Rated curent = 10004 Fault eutent = SOKA for 1 see Permissible temperature ise 40 degC Bashar material ~sminium ally E91E Deerating factor due to material “1 Deering factor du to temperature ise 0.86 De-ratng factor dus to enclosure 0.75 ‘Total de-rating factor 110.75x0:86-0.66 Minimum eros section area required to withstand short circuit for 1 sec. = Merve ios Where i= fal level cuent in KA = 1 second Area A = (50x, 0.08 = 625 sqm CConsiering all de-rating factor, A = 625/0.66 -946 97 Say, ros sectional area per phase ~ 1000 sqrim For neatal, eos sectional area per phase = 500 sqmm {or more study refer a practical que to cable installation anc tool box talk In ngia- eT Ty Avtilable with book shop and - Ihttp:!'vwweamazon.in butp://www.abebooks.com wuv.ciscoverypublishinggroup.com Price: Rs. 375/- excluding delivery charges |ntplforlpowerassociate blogspot. n/2013/"0/busbar-size-ane-calculation him! 58312872018 Power Engineering: Susbar size and calculation Posted by Bhagawan Prasad at 18:52 c=} o 19 comments: e row anco # March 2014 at 0115 main satchboards Is a specialist Switchboard Manufacturing company incorporated in 1873.We have ‘stabshed a leading reputation forthe design and delivery of high quaiy.cost effective sstenboars, Reply RB Wlay chowdary 12 March 2014 a 02:56 | would tke to recommended your blog. 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