Menu

Electrical Notes & Articles

Sharing Abstracts,Notes on various Electrical Engineering Topics.

Advertisements
Report this ad

Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus bar

Example: Calculate Size of Bus bar having Following Details
 Bus bar Current Details:
 Rated Voltage = 415V,50Hz ,
 Desire Maximum Current Rating of Bus bar =630Amp.
 Fault Current (Isc)= 50KA ,Fault Duration (t) =1sec.
 Bus bar Temperature details:
 Operating Temperature of Bus bar (θ)=85°C.
 Final Temperature of Bus bar during Fault(θ1)=185°C.
 Temperature rise of Bus Bar Bar during Fault (θt=θ1-θ)=100°C.
 Ambient Temperature (θn) =50°C.
 Maximum Bus Bar Temperature Rise=55°C.
 Enclosure Details:
 Installation of Panel= Indoors (well Ventilated)
 Altitude of Panel Installation on Site= 2000 Meter
 Panel Length= 1200 mm ,Panel width= 600 mm, Panel Height= 2400 mm
 Bus bar Details:
 Bus bar Material= Copper
 Bus bar Strip Arrangements= Vertical
 Current Density of Bus Bar Material=1.6
 Temperature Co efficient of Material Resistance at 20°c(α20)= 0.00403
 Material Constant(K)= 1.166
 Bus bar Material Permissible Strength=1200 kg/cm2
 Bus bar Insulating Material= Bare
 Bus bar Position= Edge-mounted bars
 Bus bar Installation Media= Non-ventilated ducting
 Bus bar Artificial Ventilation Scheme= without artificial ventilation
 Bus bar Size Details:
 Bus bar Width(e)= 75 mm
 Bus bar Thickness(s)= 10 mm
 Number of Bus Bar per Phase(n)= 2 No
 Bus bar Length per Phase(a)= 500 mm
 Distance between Two Bus Strip per Phase(e)= 75 mm
 Bus bar Phase Spacing (p)= 400 mm
 Total No of Circuit= 3 No.
 Bus bar Support Insulator Detail:
 Distance between insulators on Same Phase(l)= 500 mm
 Insulator Height (H)= 100 mm
 Distance from the head of the insulator to the bus bar center of gravity (h)= 5 mm
 Permissible Strength of Insulator (F’)=1000 Kg/cm2
 

Calculation:

(1) De rating Factors for Bus bar:

 (1) Per Phase Bus Strip De rating Factor (K1):

 Bus bar Width(e) is 75mm and Bus bar Length per Phase(a) is 500mm so e/a is 75/500=0.15
 No of Bus bar per phase is 2 No’s.
 From following table value of de rating factor is 1.83
Number of Bus Bar Strip per Phase (K1)

No of Bus Bar per Phase

e/a 1 2 3

0.05 1 1.63 2.4

0.06 1 1.73 2.45

0.08 1 1.76 2.5

0.1 1 1.8 2.55

0.12 1 1.83 2.6

0.14 1 1.85 2.63

0.16 1 1.87 2.65

0.18 1 1.89 2.68

0.2 1 1.91 2.7

 
 (2) Bus bar Insulating Material De rating Factor (K2)
 Bus bar having No insulating material. It is Bare so following Table
 De rating Factor is 1.
Bus Bar Insulating Material (K2): De rating Factor

Bare 1

PVC Sleeving 1.2

Painted 1.5

 
 (3) Bus bar Position De rating Factor (K3)
 Bus bar Position is Edge-mounted bars so following Table
 De rating Factor is 1
Bus Bar Position(K3): De rating Factor

Edge-mounted bars 1

1 bar base-mounted 0.95

several base-mounted bars 0.75

 
 (4) Bus bar Installation Media De rating Factor (K4)
 Bus bar Installation Media is Non-ventilated ducting so following Table
 De rating Factor is 0.8
Bus Bar Installation Media(K4): De rating Factor

Calm indoor atmosphere 1

Calm outdoor atmosphere 1.2

Non-ventilated ducting 0.8

 
 (5) Bus bar Artificial Ventilation De rating Factor (K5)
 Bus bar Installation Media is Non-ventilated ducting so following Table
 De rating Factor is 0.9
 De rating
Bus Bar Artificial Ventilation Scheme (K5): Factor

without artificial ventilation 0.9

with artificial ventilation 1

 
 (6) Enclosure & Ventilation De rating Factor (K6)
 Bus bar Area per Phase = Bus width X Bus Thickness X Length of Bus X No of Bus bar per Phase
 Bus bar Area per Phase = 75x10xX500X2= 750000mm
 Total Bus bar Area for Enclosure= No of Circuit X( No of Phase + Neutral )X Bus bar Area per Phase
 Here we used Size of Neutral Bus is equal to Size of Phase Bus
 Total Bus bar Area for Enclosure=3X(3+1)X750000mm
 Total Bus bar Area for Enclosure=9000000 Sq.mm
 Total Enclosure Area= width X Height X Length
 Total Enclosure Area=1200x600x2400=1728000000 Sq.mm
 Total Bus bar Area for Enclosure / Total Enclosure Area =9000000/1728000000
 Total Bus bar Area for Enclosure / Total Enclosure Area=0.53%
 Bus bar Artificial Ventilation Scheme is without artificial ventilation so following Table
 De rating Factor is 0.95
Volume of Enclosure & Ventilation De rating Factor (K6)

cross Section
area of Bus Indoors Indoors ( Panel
bar/Total Bus ( Panel is well is Poorly
Bar Area Ventilated) Ventilated) Outdoor

0% 0.95 0.85 0.65

1% 0.95 0.85 0.65

5% 0.9 0.7 0.6

10% 0.85 0.65 0.5