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DOCUMENT : NON-ISOLATED PHASE ALUMINIUM BUSBAR SYSTEM DESIGN Date:27/02/201

PROJECT :OMELECTRICAL
Sheet No:1 Panel ID: TSL Revision:R0

INPUT DATA:
A = Electrical Load (3-phase, A.C.) = 1600.0 Amp.
PF = Operating Power Factor = 0.80
V = Nominal Voltage = 415.00 Volts
Vmin = Min. Continuous Operating Voltage = 100.00 Volts
f = System Frequency = 50.00 Hz
Alti = Altitude = 100.00 Mtr.
Isc = Fault Current = 1600.0 kA
tf = Duration of Fault = 1.00 Sec
o
Ta = Ambient Temprature = 40.00 C
o
Tf = Final Temprature of Busbar = 85.00 C
o
Tend = Allowed Final Temp. at end of fault = 185.00 C
H = Busbar Enclosure Height = 300.00 mm
D = Busbar Enclosure Depth = 600.00 mm
BBmat = Busbar Material = AL
BBgrade = Grade of Busbar = D 50
BBil = Busbar Interleaving = Withou
BBinsul = Busbar Insulating Material = PVC
S = Busbar Spacing (c/c Ph-Ph) = 130.00 mm
Sb = Distance Between Bus(Within Phase) = 10.00 mm
at = Total Busbar width per Phase = 30.00 mm
bt = Total Busbar Height per Phase = 100.00 mm
Ssupport = Busbar Support Interval = 600.00 mm
Lbb = Busbar Length = 4.20 Mtr.
2
SH = Min. Shearing Strenght of Al. = 1500.0 kG/cm
o
O<20 = Temp. Coefficient of Resi. at 20 / C = .00403
N = No. of Busbar/Phase = 2.00
BBsize = Busbar size = 101.6 X 9.53 mmxmm 4" x 3/8" inch
Panel Installation Place = Indoor with ventilated
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DOCUMENT : NON-ISOLATED PHASE ALUMINIUM BUSBAR SYSTEM DESIGN Date:27/02/201

PROJECT :OMELECTRICAL
Sheet No:1 Panel ID: TSL Revision:R0

CALCULATION :
[A] MINIMUM BUSBAR AREA REQUIRED:

k*(1 + O<20 * Tf)*t

Conductor Area
Isc*
Required =
\ 0(t) * 100
- = 625.58 sqmm
Where,
k = Busbar Material Constant = 1.1660
o
0(t)=
- Temp. Rise of Bus at time of fault = 100.00 C
[B] CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY CALCULATION:
D1 =Derating factor due to Ambient Temp. = 0.945 (Table 28.3,Ref.1)
D2 =Derating due to Altitude = 1.000
D3 = Derating factor for Grade of Aluminium = 1.000 (Table 30.6,Ref.1)
D4 =Derating factor due to size of Enclosure = 0.775 (Table 28.6,Ref.1)
D5 =Derating due Skin Effect = 1.000
D6 =Derating factor due to Proximity Effect = 0.990 (Table 7,Ref.2)
D7 =Derating factor due to Black Paint = 1.000
D8 = Derating factor due to frequency variation = 1.000
Overall Derating Factor = 0.725
Actual Current carrying capacity of Busbars = 1798.127 Amp.
Actual Current Density of Busbars = 0.929 Amp./Sq.mm.
Current Carrying Capacity Margin = 198.127 Amp.
[C] VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATION:
Rdc(20) = Rdc at 20 Deg. Cen. = 29.690 Micro-Ohm/Mtr.
Rdc(Tf) = Rdc at Final Temp. of Busbar = .01873 Micro-Ohm/Mtr.
Rac = Rdc * Skin Effect ratio = 0.000 Micro-Ohm/kM/Ph
(Fig.28.13(a), Ref.1)
L = Busbar Inductance (Fig. 28.24, Ref. 1) = 0.110 Micro-Ohm/kM/Ph
Vd = Voltage drop for Busbar = 0.739 Volts
Yvd = Voltage drop for Middle Bus = 0.000 Volts
Vdiff = Voltage Imbalance = 0.309 %
[D] SHORT CIRCUIT WITHSTAND SUITABILITY:
2 -4
16 * Isc * k1 * 10
Force on each Busbar Fm = = 1745.087 KG
S
Where,
k1 = Space factor for rectangular busbar (Fig. 28.7, Ref. 1)
S = c/c spacing between two phases
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DOCUMENT : NON-ISOLATED PHASE ALUMINIUM BUSBAR SYSTEM DESIGN Date:27/02/201

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Sheet No:1 Panel ID: TSL Revision:R0

Fm * Ssupport
Bending stress on the Busbar at time of fault =
12 * M * N
Where, = 266.090 kg/sq.cm.
M = Section Modulus of each Busbar
N = No. of Busbar per phase

[E] TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF FAULT :

2
Temperature at the time of fault = Antilog Isc * \ t *(Ta+233)
3.41*104 * BBarea
o
= 40.954 C
CONCLUSION :
1. Volt. Drop in Middle Phase = 0.00 Volt
2. Busbar Support Interval Is Suitable
3. Busbar Ampere Capacity Is Suitable
4.
Remark:

Busbar Configuration:

References:
(1) "Electrical Power Engineering, Reference & Applications Handbook"
- by Mr. K C Agarwal
(2) "Aluminium Busbar - A comprehensive Handbook" - By Thomas & Rata
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