Raysulate BBIT/BPTM Heat-shrinkable busbar insulation tubing RaychemRaysulate BBIT/BPTM Heat-shrinkable busbar insulation tubing ‘An advanced approach to busbar insulation New designs of switchgear for votages up to 88 kV follow the principle of reducing size as, ‘much ae possible. Insulated busbare are necessary to provide maximum protection, paanicularly in confined spaces, against flashover and accidentally induced dis ‘charge. Choosing the right Busbarinstiation canbe aificut. ‘Mary conventional insulating materials re- quire heavy investment in tooling and cannot meet the performance and reiabity o- {quirements ofthe switchgear manufacturer, ‘To solve this problem, Raycham has de- veloped series of heat-shrinkable tubings in ‘he Faaysulate product Ine, for use on Both aluminium anc copper busbars of crcular andrectangular cross soction. BBITBPTM tubing is high flexible and has been instal. ed on a wide range of curved and bent busbare without eracking or creasing, ‘This proven insulating techniques an out- {rout of Raycher's pioneering research in Materials for use at high voltage. Manac~ {ured from a ragation cross-linked highly modified ethylene-propylene polymer, it wil ot drip or flow at elevated temperatures and offers exceptional insulation and iong term reliability even at high continuous operating ‘temperatures. The materel’snon-halogen ase results in excellent performance in high vattage apaicatons and greatly reduces noxious and corrosive effects in aire situation. BBIVAPTM tubing can easily be instaled in factories in lage scale production using a hot alr oven oronsite usinga simple eectiian’s| tecch or hot ar device. On appliation of heat in excess of 125° C the tubing shrinks onto ‘the busbar, closaly conforming othe busbar profile and ensuring tat the required -Raychom busbar insulation tubing iscurrent- 1 Busbars in compact 20 KV switchgear in ‘minimum wall thickness is always obtained. ly usedin switchgear cabinets throughout the ulated with Raychem BEIT tubing World. tis just one of mary ways in which Raychem’ technology is constantly being _Cover photo: BBIT/BPTM tubing easly con~ extended to provide greater possibilities for forms to bent busbar. lisheat-strinkable both customer design and system properties automatically prove the corect performance, Wwallhickness on rectangular as well as, round erose-sections,(>) Revommended clearances Tests on busbars insulated wity BBIV/BPTM Tha clearances stated below aro based on {tubing have shown sigificantreductons in. practical testing on arange of busbar sizes ‘air clearances over conventional ar insulated and configurations using the application ‘ystems. ranges recommonded overeat. ‘The most important requitoment fr the BBIVBPTM tubing is supplied with fulinstal- ‘minimum spacing of the busbarsis thatthe lation instructions. Further application datas system must be fre rom audible corona at__avallable from your local Raychem sales en- the a.c. withstand test vollage and withstand ginger andin Raychem test reports PPR.513, ‘the impulse test votage. PPR 537, and UVR 8018. Round busbars Rated Minimum clearances (mm) voltage Un thV) ph topphiph to grd 2 at = a —_~ Rectangular busbars Rated Minimum clearances (rm) voltage iad h to ph/ph to ord i — lie ° c _— = a IEEE - pr ase to round iearance tora Ineulted eyatoms afore 712 IEEE - corrrsuiaoasystem HERR - 5 TMinsuiate systemInsulating system comparison Comparative tsts both in tho laboratory and at fis installations have chown the superior ity of Raychem's heat-shritkable busbar in ‘ulation tubing over conventional materials ‘Te folowing table compares the important properties of BBITEPTM with those of ther Insulating techniques. Ber apm Calg bend ‘good Insulating integrity ‘good Corrosive facts ri “Toxicity index (NES719) low Ability to provide thick walls good High temperature resistance ___g008 ‘reresistence good ‘Sutabity for tactory ‘and ied installation good ending when installed on busbar (room temperature) good Pvc-tubing Nylon Epoxy (Gtvinkable) (siteren) oor oor oor ‘good poor oor igh il i igh Intermediate intermediate poor oor Poor poor oor poor poor ‘poor good good poor oor poor poor oor 2 Because ofits flexbilly, BBITBPTM tub- ing readily allows busbars to be bent to accommodate tolerances durng assembly of the switengaar BBIT/BPTM Propertion Test Method ‘Typical Data Tensile Strength 180.97 14 MPa Utimate Elongation 180.87 500% Density ISO/R 1183, Method A 13 gion? ‘Thermal Endurence™ IEC 216 Wie, Low Temperature 4 hours ats" ‘ASTI 02671 Provedure © No cracking Flexibility i Dielectric Strength based on 2.5mm IEC 243 180 kv/em Wal thickness ‘Volume Resistivity lec es 2x10" om Dielectric Constant 1eC-250 30 Notes: “Typical qualification test data, Minimum requirements are given in Raychem specification PPS 2010/4 ‘Based on ultimate elongationRaysulate BBIT/BPTM Properties and Ordering Information oe : : i ae ee ox — oe : : ae ee ee ee ese — feces ’ : ae ee ae a Notes: 1. Longitudinal change after Wee recovery +0% 10-10% #036 10-15% BBITsizes 65/25 and above 2. Dimensions in milimetars a~assupples b=aftertree recovery ‘3. * made to order Grdoring Example Petts SIS AofettreEEI| ‘onspocis Uncoated, Part Number | BBITES/25-AU Installation ‘See installation Instruction EPP 0037