CALCULATION FOR ALUMINIUM BUS BAR CAPACITY - 600 A

PARAMETERS

1 Thermal rating of Bus Bar (reqd.) = 600 A

2 Size of Aluminium Bus Bar = 1 x 1 x 60 x 10 600 A
Proposed
3 Current rating as per HINDALCO = 1 x 1205.3 A** 1205.28 A
Aluminium as per annexure – III
Table -30.4
4 The bus bar conductivity is = 1205.282 A
5 Site Ambient Temperature = 50° C
5 Rise in Temperature allowed = 35° C
6 Final Temperature Permitted = 85° C
7 Size of Bus Bar enclosure = 2200 x 1800 sq. mm. 3960000 sq. mm.

(a) THERMAL RATING

Derating due to Temperature rise of 35oC over ambient of 50°C

Derating factor due to temperature = 0.815 (As per annexure-I, Table 26.3)
rise

(b) DERATING DUE TO ENCLOSURE

The derating factor for enclosure is based on the
ratio of Bus Bar size and enclosure size, which is:

= 3 x ( 1 x 1 x 60 x 10 ) = 1800
. 2200 x 1800 3960000

= 0.05 %

As per annexure-II table 5(enclosed) of HINDAL paper on INDAL Al. Bus

Bar the derating factor is:
0.85 if ratio is less than 1 %
0.75 if ratio is less than 5 %

Proportionate Derating Factor:

Y1 - Y2 = Y3 - Y4
X2 - X1 X4 - X3
Where X is the percentage of ratio of Bus Bar cross section, Y is the
corresponding derating factor.
0.85 - 0.75 = 0.85 - Y
5 - 1 0.05 - 1.00

0.1 = 0.85 - Y
4 -0.95

Y = 0.85
Y = 0.85
(c) DERATING DUE TO MATERIAL
The Bus Bar is air cooled & Electrolytic Grade.
Hence The derating due to material is 1

TOTAL DERATING FACTOR

Summing up the total derating factor shall be = Derating factor due to temperature rise X
derating due to enclosure X derating factor
due to Material
Total derating factor = 0.815 x 0.85 x 1
= 0.6928

Thermal Rating of Bus Bar = 1205.3 x 0.6928

= 834.96 A

Hence the bus bar size taken is suitable for = 834.96 A

(REQUIRED IS ONLY = 600 A)

**As per annexure –III HINDAL Aluminium Table No.-2

1 x 63.5 x 6.35 is suitable for current rating 810 A

Than 1 x 60 x 10 will be suitable for current rating

= 810 x 1 x 60 x 10
1 x 63.5 x 6.35

= 1205.282 A