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Busbar Design Considerations

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Table 2 - Quick Busbar Design Selector

Required Ampacity*

Busbar Dimension, Inches**

Busbar Ampacity Table 1

30 C Rise

50 C Rise

65 C Rise

Busbar Emissivity Table 3

Laminated Busbar Ampacity

1/16 x 1/2

100-149

1/16 x 1/2
1/16 x 3/4

1/16 x 1

150-199

1/8 x 1/2

1/16 x 3/4

1/16 x 1/2

3/16 x 1/2
1/8 x 3/4

200-249

1/16 x 3/4
1/8 x 1/2

1/4 x 1/2

250-299

1/8 x 1/2

1/16 x 1 1/2

1/16 x 1

1/8 x 1

1/8 x 3/4

3/16 x 3/4

3/16 x 1/2

1/16 x 1

1/16 x 2
1/8 x 3/4

300-349

3/16 x 1

1/4 x 1/2
3/16 x 1/2

1/4 x 3/4
1/8 x 1

350-399

1/8 x 1 1/2

1/4 x 1/2
3/16 x 3/4
1/16 x 1 1/2

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Fabricated Copper Parts

1/4 x 1

400-449

1/4 x 3/4

1/8 x 1

3/8 x 3/4
3/16 x 3/4
1/8 x 2

1/16 x 2

3/16 x 1 1/2

3/16 x 1

450-499

1/4 x 3/4

OEM Copper Parts

Copper Bus Bar

500-599

1/16 x 2

1/4 x 1

1/8 x 1 1/2

3/8 x 3/4

3/16 x 1

3/8 x 1

Copper Ground Bars and Kits

Braided Flex Connectors
Laminated Bus Bar

1/8 x 1 1/2
1/4 x 1 1/2

1/8 x 2 1/2

1/8 x 2

3/16 x 2

3/16 x 1 1/2

1/4 x 1

600-699

3/8 x 3/4

Powder Coated Bus Bar

1/2 x 1

Ground Rods and Clamps

3/8 x 1

1/8 x 3
1/8 x 2

Battery Connectors & Straps

3/16 x 2 1/2

700-799

1/4 x 1 1/2

3/16 x 1 1/2

1/4 x 2
3/8 x 1

Copper Metal Distribution

3/8 1 1/2

Copper Sheet

1/8 x 3 1/2
1/8 x 2 1/2

Copper Bar
Copper Flashing

3/16 x 3

800-899

3/16 x 2

1/4 x 1 1/2

1/4 x 2 1/2
1/2 x 1

Copper Rod

3/8 x 2

Copper Tubing - Electrical

3/16 x 2 1/2
3/16 x 3 1/2

Copper Plate

900-999

3/16 x 2
1/4 x 2

1/4 x 3

1/2 x1
3/8 x 1 1/2

Wholesale Copper Metal Products

3/16 x 4

Electrical Insulators
Standoff Insulators - Poly

1/4 x 3 1/2

1000-1249

3/8 x 2 1/2

Standoff Insulators - Ceramic

3/8 x 3

Standoff Insulators - Metric

1/2 x 2

1/8 x 4

1/8 x 3

3/16 x 3

3/16 x 2 1/2

1/4 x 2 1/2

1/4 x 2

3/8 x 2

3/8 x 1 1/2

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1/2 x 2 1/2

Insulating Tape and Sheet

3/16 x 3 1/2
1/8 x 4
1/4 x 4

3/16 x 4
3/16 x 3

1250-1499

3/8 x 3 1/2

1/4 x 3

1/2 x 3

3/8 x 2 1/2

1/4 2 1/2

About Storm Copper

3/8 x 2
1/2 x 2

Our Bus Bar History

3/16 x 3 1/2

Directions To Our Plant

1/4 x 5

1/4 x 3 1/2

Art & Craft Copper Supplies

3/8 x 4

1/4 x 4

1/2 x 3 1/2

3/8 x 3

1/2 x 4

1/2 x 2 1/2

3/16 x 4

1500-1749

1/4 x 3
3/8 x 2 1/2
1/2 x 2
1/4 x 3 1/2
1/4 x 6

3/8 x 3 1/2

1/4 x 4

3/8 x 5

1/2 x 3

3/8 x 3

1750-1999
1/2 x 2 1/2
1/4 x 8
1/4 x 6

1/4 x 5

3/8 x 6

DUNS: 62-393-3397

2000-2499

3/8 x 4

1/2 x 4

1/2 x 3 1/2

1/2 x 5

NAICS: 332116
CAGE/NCAGE: 1Y2K0
ISO 9001-2008 Certified

3/8 x 5
1/2 x 6

1/4 x 6
1/4 x 10

3/8 x 6

3/8 x 8

1/2 x 5

2500-2999

3/8 x 5
1/2 x 4

Contact:
Sheila Stone
OEM Sales Manager
240 Industrial Park Lane,
Decatur, TN 37322
1-800-394-4804
FAX 423-334-3389
email: busbar@stormcopper.com

* For 60 Hz current.
** Table gives busbar cross section which will probably be large enough for Ampacities within each range.
Knowing required ampacity, determine possible busbar dimensions from the table. Then check Table 1 to
verify that size selected has the necessary ampacity. Example: Assume that required ampacity is 185
amps at 30 C rise. Table 2 indicates that 1/16 x 1 in. size would probably be adequate. This is confirmed
by Table 1 which lists the ampacity of 1/6 x 1 in. busbar as 187 amps.
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