BUS DUCT TESTING PROCEDURE

Equipment Sr. No. Date Rev.

MCC Panel
LV Busduct Nil
Location & Designation Drawing No. Sheet

Customer Project Job order No.

5.0 Testing Equipments

 Insulation Resistance tester

 Digital multimeter

5.1 Visual Inspection

1. Ensure the LV Bus Duct mechanical & electrical installation correctly done
2. Check the all components are properly mounted.
3. Check that cable & wire are connected correctly.
4. Check clearance and tightness of all termination points.

S. No Details Result
5.1.1 Dimensions Check Passed
5.1.2 Size of Main horizontal Busbars
5.1.3 R, Y, B Phase identification Passed
Check Firmness of connection- in Torque Wrench
5.1.4
method
5.1.5 All bolts fixing
5.1.6 Make, rating and type of components
5.1.7 Identification of components Passed
Check the Proper Tightness of Bus-bars- in Torque
5.1.8
Wrench method
5.1.9 Arrangement as per the Drawing Passed

Check name plate, labelling, ID tags and warning Passed

5.1.10
signs correct to drawings

Tested by Witnessed by

Date Date

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 5.2 Continuity test

1. Use the continuity tester in different phases R,Y,B,N and Earth

to check continuity of bus duct.

Test Phase Continuity Value Remark

1 R-E
R Passed

2 Y-E
Y Passed

3 B-E
B Passed

4 N-E
N Passed

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 5.3 Insulation Resistance Test

1. Ensure that the panel/circuits under the test are isolated from the supply.
2. Isolate incoming and outgoing supply cables related bus duct.
3. Connect the Megger leads to the bus through any end outgoing feeder
terminals as listed in the below table with respect to the individual test.
4. Apply 500 V DC voltage through Megger.
5. Note down the reading after I minute as per the below table.

Voltage Apply Applied Voltage

Test Measured Value [M] Result
Point Value

1 R-Y 500 V DC 35.1 MOhms Passed

2 R-B 500 V DC 44.7 MOhms Passed

3 Y-B 500 V DC 29.6 MOhms Passed
4 R– N 500 V DC 38.4 MOhms Passed

5 Y-N 500 V DC 44.6 MOhms Passed

6 B-N 500 V DC 38.0 MOhms Passed

7 R-E 500 V DC 13.8 MOhms Passed

8 Y-E 500 V DC 12.37 MOhms Passed

9 B-E 500 V DC 13.15 MOhms Passed

N-E 500 V DC 12.64 MOhms Passed

Tested by Witnessed by

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 5.4 Hook & Bolt connection Test

1. Check that bus duct panel is correctly fixed as control design.

2. Check that bolts/ tread bars are tighten correctly

S.No Description Result Remark

1. T1/01
2. T1/02
3. T1/03
4. T1/04
5. T1/05
6. T1/06
7. T1/07

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Date Date

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