Electrical Notes & Articles Sharing Abstracts,Notes on various Electrical Engincering Topics Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus bar AUGUST, 2014 BUS-BAR/#COMMENTS) Example: Calculate Size of Bus bar having Following Details = Bus bar Current Details: Rated Voltage= 415V,5011z, Desire Maximum Current Rating of Bus bar -630Amp. Fault Current (lse}= SOKA Fault Duration (1) =Isec. ‘Bus bar Temperature details: (Operating Temperature of Bus bar (0)-85°C. Final Temperature of Bus bar during Faull(01)=185°C Temperature rise of Bus Bar Bar during Faule (t=01-0)=100°C. ent Temperature (On) =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 ,Pane! width= 600 mm, Panel Height= 2400 mm Bus bar Detail Bus ber Material> Copper Bus bar Strip Arrangements= Vertical Current Density of Bus Bar Material-L6 Temperature Co effcient of Material Resistance at 20°(a20)= 0.00403, Material Constant(K)= 1.166 Bus bar Material Permissible Strength=1200 kgycm2 ‘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 Detail 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()= 500 mim Insulator Height (H}= 100 man. Distance from the head of the insulator to the bus bar center of gravity (hy Permissible Strength of Insulator (F)=1000 Kgle2 i i WWW Wu Calculatio COMMENTS (ITTPSAELECTRICALNOTES WORDPRESS.Ct S/PANEL_DESIGN-CALCULATE-SIZE-OF-(4) _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 efa is 75/5000. No of Bus bar per phase is 2 No's, * From following table value of de rating factor i 1.83 ‘Number of Bus Bar Strip per Phase (Ki) vn No of Bus Bar per Phase 1 2 3 005: 1 163 2a 006 178 245 0.08 1 176 25 oH 1 18 25 012 1 26 O14 1 185 2.63 016 187, 26 018 19 2.68 02 da 191 27 * (2) Bus bar Insulating Material De rating Factor (K2) ‘Bus bar having No insulating material. It is Bare so following Table 1 De rating Factor is 1. ‘Bus Bar Insulating Material |. ting Factor (2: Bare fi PVC Sleeving 12 Painted 15 * (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 fi bar base-mounted 095; several base-mounted bars 075 ‘= (4) Bus bar Installation Media De rating Factor (K4) += [Bus bar Installation Media is Non-ventilated ducting so following Table 1 De rating Factor is 08 Bus Bar Installation Media(Ka):_[ De rating Factor Calm indoor atmosphere 1 Calm outdoor atmosphere 12 ‘Non-ventilated ducting 08 * (6) Bus bar Artificial Ventilation De rating Factor (KS) ' Bus bar Installation Media is Non-ventilated ducting so following Table 1 De rating Factor is 09 ‘Bus Bar Artificial Ventilation Scheme | De rating (K3) Factor ‘without artificial ventilation | 09wath ari vetaton 7 + (6 Enclosure & Ventilation De ating Factor) 1 Bs ber Area pez Phase = Bus width X Bus Thickness X Length of Bus XNo of Bus ar per Phase + Busbar Ate per Phase = 75xfXS00X2- 700mm * Total Bus bat Are fo Enclosures No of Circa X{ No of Phase + Neu Bus bar Area pr Phase 1 Here we used Sie of Neuzal Buss eal to Size of Phase Bus 1 Total Bastar Are for ErconireXO+4)X7S000ms + Tota Bus bar Are for Erosure-s00000 5mm 1 Total Eneloware Ares width X Height X Length 1 Total Eneonare Areor1200360042400-17280000 Sqn + Total Busbar Are for Enconue Total Enclosure ares ~700000/1728000000 * Total Busbar Area for Enconure Total Enclosure Aea-0.53% * Bus bar artifical Ventation Scheme is without rif venilation o flowing Table # De rating Factors 095 Value of Erelosure& Ventilation De rating Factor (K0) ros Section area of ; Indoors (Panetis_| Indoors (Panels Bus bar/Total Bus Bar| vert Ventilated) | Poorly Ventilatea) | Outdoor o os os 06 1 ass 08s 068 3 7 o7 06 10% ans 0 os (7 Prony fest De rating Factor 7) 1 Bos br Phase Spacing (0mm. + Bas br Width 6s 75mm ar Space between each bus of Phases 75am 0 1 Total Buslength of Phase with spacing 8 =75479975°75175-250nm + Bs bar Phase Spacing ()/ Total Bus length of Phase wit spacing @ = 400 225-2 From fallowing Table De rating factor is 0.82 De rating Factor 1 on? 082 0.82 0.89 Proxy Effect (K7): 095 099 = (8) Altitude of Bus Bar installation De rating Factor (K8) 1 Altitude of Panel Installation on Site is 2000 meter so follo = De rating Factor is 0.88 ‘Altitude of installation site (Meter) | De rating, «s) Factor 2200 0.88 2400 or 2500 0.86 2700 a 2900 ona 3000 0.83 3300 0.82 3500 ost 000 078 4500) 076 5000 074 = Total De rating Factor= KINKIXKGXKIXISXIOXTXES # Total De rating Factor “1 83x1x1X0.80.90.9510.820 88,1 Total De rating Factor 0190) (2) Bus bar Size Calculation Desite Current Rating of Bus bar (12) -630 Amp Current Rating of Bus bar after De rating Factor (I1)= 12 X De rating Factor or I2/ De rating Factor Current Rating of Bus bar after De rating Factor (11)~630«0.9| ‘Current Rating of Bus bar after De rating Factor (11)=697Amp Bus bar Cross Section Atea as per Current» Current Rating of Bus bar / Current Density of Material Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Current= 692 /1.6 Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Current= 436 Sq.mm Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Short Circuit Isc X4 ((K/( Otx100)x(T+ «20x0) xt Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Shot Circuit~ 50000X1 ((1166(100+100)x(1+ 0.00403%85) x1 ‘Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Short Cireuit=626 Sq.mm ‘Select Higher Size for Bus bar Cross section area between 436 Sq.mim and 626 Sqn, Final Caleulated Bus Bar Cross Section Area =626 Sq.mm ‘Actual Selected Bus bar size i 7510-750 Sqm ‘We have select 2 No's of Bus bar per Phase hence, ‘Actual Bus bar cross section Area per Phase =7502- 1500 Sq.mm ‘Actual Cross Section Area of Bus bar =1500 Sq.momn ‘Actual Bus bar Size is Less than calculated Bus bar size. (3) Forces generated on Bus Bar due to Short Circuit Current Peak electro-magnetic forces between phase conductors (F1) = 2X{Vd)X(2.5xlse)2/100000000 Total width of Bus bar per Phase(w)-75+75+75-225mm =2.25em Bus bar Phase to Phase Distance (4)=400-225-625mm=6,25cm Peak electro-magnetic forces between phase conductors (F1) -2x(50/63)x(2.5+50000)2/100000000, Peak electro-magnetic forces between phase conductors (F1)=250 Kg fem2. Peak electro-magnetic forces between phase conductors (F1)=2.5 Kg /mim2 ‘Actual Forces atthe head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)=FIX(H=h/H) ‘Actual Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)-25x(100+5/100) ‘Actual Forces atthe head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)= 3 Kg /mm2 Permissible Strength of Insulator (Fis 10 Kp/mm2 ‘Actual Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar is less than Permissible Strength Forces on Insulation isin within Limits (4) Mechanical strength of the bus bars ‘= Mechanical strength of the bus bars-(FIX i/12)x(1/ Modulus of inertia ofa bus bar) ‘Value of Modulus of inertia of a bus bar or ofa set of bus bars (W) [No of Bus Strip per Phase | Vertical Bus Bar (em3) | Horizontal Bus Bar (em3) 1 166 16.66 2 14a 33.33 3 33 50 1 From above table Value of Modulus of inertia of a bus bar=14.45 1» Mechanical strength of the bus bars=(250xS0/12)X(1/1445) 1 Mechanical strength of the bus bars~ 72 Kgjcm? = Mechanical strength of the bus bars= 0.72 Kg/mm2 1 Permissible Bus bar Strength is 12 Kg/mm2 = Actual Mechanical Strength is less than Permissible Strength ‘Mechanical strength of Bus bar is in within Limit (5) Temperature Rise Calculation00 Pat mala Sf as Eaton Be ‘Specified Maximum Temperature Rise (TW) is 35° Calculated Maximum Temperature Rise (T2)=T/(log(I/12)1.64) Calculated Maximum Temperature Rise (T2)-25/(Log(697/630)1.68) Calculated Maximum Temperature Rise (T2)= 30° Calculated Bus bar Temperature rise is less than Specified Max Temperature rise ‘Temperature Rise isin within Limit No's 6 No's 75x10mm for Phase and 1No’s 75x10mm for Neutral Forces atthe head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)= 3kg/mm2, Mechanical strength of the bus bars= 0.7 Ke/mm2 ‘Maximum Temperature Rise=30° FILED UNDER UNCATEGORIZED About Jignesh.Parmar (B.EMtech MIE,FIE,CEng) Jignesh Parmar has completed M.Tech (Power System Control), B.E(Electrcal) He is member of Institution of Engineers (MIE) and CEng. India, “Membership No:M-1473586 He has more than 16 years experience in Transmission -Distribution Electrical Energy theft detection-Electrical Maintenance-Electrical Projects (Planning-Designing-Technical Review-coordination -Execution). He is Presently associate with ane of the leading business group as a Deputy Manager at Ahmedabad India. He has published numbers of Technical Articles in “Electrical Mircor”, “Electrical India’, "Lighting India","Smart Energy”, “Industrial Electrix" (Australian Power Publications) Magazines. He is Freelancer Programmer of Advance [Excel and design useful Excel base Electrical Programs as per IS, NEC, IEC.IEEE codes. Ile is Technical Blogger and Familiar with English, lind, Gujarati, French languages. He wants to Share his experience & Knowledge and help technical enthusiasts to ind suitable solutions and updating, themselves on various Engineering Topics. 103 Responses to Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus bar Relix Jr San Buenaventura says: ‘August 7.2014 at 5-41 am THIS IS GOOD REFERENCE FOR LV AND MV SWGR. DESIGNERS. Reply atmakur murali Krishna says: ‘August 7.2014 at 1,06 am Extremely useful information Reply RAMACHANDRAN S says: August 14,2014 at 3:43 am Thank u for this useful information.Great Reply ganapathy sadayan says: Seplember 13,2014 at 30am Hi. Mr. Jignesh Parmar, ‘The above information is really useful for us who ever doing the design and selection of busbar fr panel engineering, Thanks for this information, kindly share electrical technical information to us Ganapathy Reply Ibrahim says: October 27, 2014 at 8:46 am ‘thank alot for this valuable information however, notice that you aze considering derating factor for busbar calevaltion is 09 then after derating, current rating shall be reduced but in your calculation it is increasing. can you please explain why it isso or itis only a typing mistake. Reply PSN RAJU says: ‘CAN T USE HALF GRADE COPPER BUS BAR 15X100 MM FOR 2500AMPS AC 50H1Z. Reply Mohd Zeeshan says: June19,2019 26 1:49 am ‘Actually the current will be divided by derating factor.thank w sr, for this information Reply P.Ramesh kanna says: November 21,2014 at 33 pm "useful information Reply Hitesh parikh says: November 24,2014 a1 6:39 am Dear sir, ‘This information very much use to new design Engineer ‘itesh parikh Design Engineer in MV SWGR company Reply Biswanath Hazra says: December 9, 2014 at 10:8 am Truly useful. Thanks for sharing. Reply indrajt says: December 10,2014 at 652 am DearS, thanks for your above article I also want the same type of calculation for Earthing bus bar(Conductor) for electrical panel Reply Datta says: December 11,2014 at 20pm, ‘Thanks Sir, I need more elaboration on the temperature rise calculation. Lam not abe to ge the answer 30 in the given example. Deg cel with the given formula, My TI= 40 Deg ce, [1= 4055 Amp, [2= 4000 Amp , T2=? Calculated Maximum Temperature Rise (T2)=35/(Log(6971630)1.68) Pthelp, The, Datta Reply Faizal Ruzley says: December 15,2014 at 200 am Good Info, ‘Thanks for detail and calculation good for RMU and CSU design. Reply phaneendra kumar says: December 16,2014 at 529 pm ‘Thank you for your information 1 am doing Air core reactor designs myself know the temperature rise of the conductor It is R&D .d am not {getting Economical Designs...They are going very large size for smaller current and impedance... Will you pleas help todo learn reactor design... am doing this research my self from last one year. Reply Vinodkumar says: December 20,2014 at 855 am Dear Sir, ‘Very use ful information you have given to us. Thank you . [have one doubt. Can you pleas tell me why we choose 2nos of 75X10 bus bar for teach phase when one is enough forthe Isc rating. Is there anything else we have to know. Reply Nani says: December 21,2014 at $34 pm, {want to learn more from Reply Paulraj says January 28,2015 at 5:46 am. i Let me know the factors reference for PVC sleeve & matt black painted busbar.sarmam Pua iy & aad Sf at a Eh Noa ce Reply (Chatrakis Zacharias says: February 3.20151 9:05 am hi, nice info indeed, ¥ also like to know how you chose the above bus bar size and please post the board with the bus bar dimensions. yousir Reply ‘mourad says: March 8.2015 at 2:50 pm. ‘Thanks a lot brother Reply vipin khandelwal says: March 8, 2015 at 628 pm Hello Si, ‘Thanks for the information but I have one doubt . Can you please tell me why we choose 2:nos of 75X10 bus bar for each phase when one is {enough forthe Isc rating, Is there anything else we have to know. Which standard reference you have considered ? Thanks, Vipin Reply eqsgroups says: ‘April2,2015 at 645 am DearS, Please provide following information given below- 1- How to select Al Bus bar (Info of Al Bus bar Material ) 2-How to compare Al and Cu Bus bar to select for same rating 3-Any thumb rule is thereto select bus bar size quickly. ‘4 Please provide bus bar selection chart for AL and Cx Both, 5-How to select no, of Bus bar per phase. Reply Subhadeep Banerjee says: April3,2015 at 40 pm ‘Thank u sir, this will help mea lot in my field of job. Reply Girisha CD says: ‘April25.2015 at 457 am Very Usefull document, Reply ron says: May 14,2015 a¢ 3:54 pm Power distribution load centers generally have 2 methods of current supply, Source current is either introduced at one end of the bus (top fed) ‘with branch circuit loads distributed through taps and over-current devices along the bus. Many smaller capacity load centers (100-225 amperes) have current supplied trough a main breaker connected to the mid-section ofa bus, How is bus design affected with a center fed approach as ‘opposed to atop fed approach? Did your calculation assume the top fed design approach? Thank you Reply K. Sivakumar says: May i. (Can you refer to relevant IS/IREE/IEC Standard that you followed for these calculations? You may mail me at “steera Reply sandeep tawade says: June 17.2015 at 9:31 am can provide bus bar size calculation for 3s0¢ Reply dinesh says: June 24,2015 at 458 am hello sir {have 63 A mcb 24 nos out going, so what would be a main incommer, Reply rahul says:sarmm Pua iy & aad Sf at a Eh Noa ce June 25. Very thankful o you! DearSir, Please provide following information given below- ‘-How to select Al Bus bar (Info of Al Bus bar Material ) 2-How to compare Al and Cu Bus bar to select for same rating 3-Any thumb rule is thereto select bus bar size quickly. ‘Please provide bus bar selection chart for AL and Cu Both, S-How to select no, of Bus bar per phase Reply Zee says: July-2.2015 at 1:04 am, Jignesh Parmar, Its a blessing that you are maintaining tis site. July 8, 2015 a¢ 215 pm Someone explains to me: Number of Bus Bas Strip per Phase (K1).What is bus bat stip Reply Mahesh says: July 9, 2015 a¢ 315 pm Please tell me what is the formula for determine MCCB maximum working temperature. Reply Mushtag Ahmad says: ‘August 24,2015 at 730 am Thanks a lot for sharing such a useful article Reply ‘Nandarathana says: ‘August 26,2015 at 9:27 am DearSir, lease explain why did u take 50 deg. Cas ambient temperature? Ist actual ambient temperature of settled value after temperature has risen due to heat emitted? ‘Thanks Reply BAMBANG Yuwono says: ‘November [12015 at 10:3 ‘Thankyou forall your usefull refference. And 1 question Ihave small povrer plant with 1 set 500 kva cat,365 kva cat, n 100 kva cummin eng ‘want to built synchronize both of thre genset for safe operation and load sharing... best regard Bambaang Yawono, Reply Ramesh says: October 23,2015 at 9:31 am DearSir, want to design a Bus bar of rating 7OQV, 130A DC supply then what is thinkness of bus bar size when itis a copper material Reply BAMBANG yu says: November 11,2015 at 1052 pm ‘Thankyou forall your usefull reference, And 1 question Ihave small power plant with 1 set 500 kva cat365 kva cat,n 100 kva cummin eng. ‘want to built synchronize both of thre genset for safe operation and load sharing... best regard Bambang Yuwono Reply Ravindra says: December 17,2015 at 1006 am how to select busbar as per rating changes of panel... for eg.. 1010A ACB, 2500A, ACB ... WHICH SIZE OF BUSBAR WE HAVE SELECT Reply ‘Nur.Md.Badsha says: December 28,2015 a 1:54 Please let me know about 1/d(30/63) for FL NMbadsha Electrial & Electronic Engineer, KUET [Experience on power Distribution pharmaceutical,Food & Beverage Production Machineries. Reply Rajan says: December 31,2015 at 10:43 am{there any reference document to substantiate the consideration of current density 1.6A/mm2 Reply abhinav shukla says: January 6, 2016 at 723. am ‘thank you sit for sharing your valuable knowledge Reply ‘SSelvam says: January 20,2016 at 7:31 am PLprovide us design calculation for AMF Panel bus bar size —Bath three phases & one neutral we have three DG Set which are 500KVA each and controlled by 800A / 160A ACB with protection. Reply gulshad khan says: March 8, 2016 at 7.07 am MD GULSHAD KHAN TIS A VERY USEFUL CALCULATION FOR SELECTING THE BUSBAR Reply NAGA CHAITANYA VEMURI says: March 14.2016 at 6:02 am ‘an you please clarify me, for HIGH RISE Buildings Bus bars are used instead of only using armored cables. Is this because of economical factor or any technical advantage is there.? Reply Amita says: May 1.2016 at 1113 am Tanks, itis very useful Ii is possible for you, pleas tell us about your standard or document reference. Best regards, Reply illur rahman says: May 25.2016 at 819 am ‘an {use half grade copper bus bar for 1000amps cos formula Reply Papoo Sankaran says: May 26.2016 at 5:47 pm Greetings to you Mrjignesh Parmar. You are doing a great service yo practicing engineers. After all, teaching is noble way of serving the people Reply zillus rahman says ‘May 28,2016 a¢ 10.01 am ‘an iuse half grade copper bas bar 500&1000amps change over switch formula? Reply SUNNY KUMAR says: June 13,2016 at 5:07 am ‘thanks for this useful information, which standards are applicable to this caleulation, Reply amitkumar says: June 15.2016 at 847 am ‘Thanks for bus bar information Reply Papoo Sankaran says: June 17,2016 at 9:05 am Item(6) De-rating Factor K6 {Area of Busbar is mentioned as Width x Thickness x Length x No.of busbars, How can the product ofthese three dimensions be “area”, it can be only “volume”; Please clarify Reply Tohit says: July. ‘thanks forthe information si7am Reply Vasu says: July-8, 2016 at 10:41 am yyou want panel board design for LT switchgear &e current rating busbar calculation (copper & Aluminium)Reply Sonia says: Tuy 14.2016 a1 1:02.pm ‘According, to which IEC standard is performed this calculation? Reply Rohith says: ‘August 22,2016 at 5:56 am lany one knows how to find bus bar size with a only amps rating, because i dont know about the bus bar size mean, how could ifind the bus bar rating with a only amps. any one know the formulas 72772 Reply Palwe Babasaheb says: ‘August 31,2016 at 9:14 am it willbe gr if you provide backup sheet (All table source))for above calculations. Reply D.VAMSI KRISHNA says: September 5,2016 a 7.06 pm ‘thnks forthe information sir, can you post a quick thumb rule to check the sizeof busbar with respect to CB used (ex 800A MCCB/ACB ete) Reply ‘Shyam Pathak says: (Qotaber 24,2016 at 9:34 am [request you to please mention reference IS / IEC standard for better understanding {As per temperature rise calculation : Source Reference : IEC 62271 —1 Reply ‘mohit jain says: October 27, 2016 at 5:40 am reat job sir. ‘thanks forthe info Reply NARSIMULU says: November 21, 2016 at 9:48 am ‘the above mentioned explanation is based on which Forum or what? Reply bbhas karan says: January 14,2017 at 227 pm, Current Rating of Bus bar after De rating Factor (I1)=0:9°630 ~567 or 697 777 Reply PRITHWIRAJ GHATAK says: October 17,2017 at 7:35 pm it’s a typographical error. should be 63019 Reply AHMED SAAD says: February 20,2017 at 2:52 pm KINDLY PROVIDE US WITH THE RELATION BETWEEN BUS BAR SIZING AND INTERNAL SEPARATION Reply Venkatesan says: Esbruary 21,2017 at 10:36am For outdoor installation, factor k6 has to be 0.95,0.9 & 0.85. For Indoor installation with poor ventilation, 6 to be 0.65,0. & 0.5. Reply K THIRUMAL RAO says: April?,2017 at 1am Thanks Me. Parmar, [was lookin g for data related to the torque limits forthe bus bar joints and its impact on temperature rise of bus bars during normal usage. Are there any methods to deduce temperature during full load conditions based on temperatures available during part load condition ofthe system (like we have seen temperature rise near MCCB 630 A terminals of S5deg above ambient of 35 deg ata constant load of 300A, what would be temp at say 600A, is 55+35 = 90Deg acceptable at 50% load } Reply Rajesh says: April 17,2017 at 354 pm in bus bar size calculation from where we get the values of alpha, Dita,and Dita t Reply ‘Arunkumar says: ‘April21.2017 at 6:35 am Please advise from which standard the derating factors are taken Replysamman Pua iy & aad Sf at a Eh Noa ce Vijay Kumar sa April23.2017 at 4:39 pm ‘an i share this on my personal blog 22? really useful info! Reply Karthik says: May 2.2017 at 9:39.am dear sir, Confirm temperature inside outdoor Metering panel when carrying full load current at an ambient of 40 Deg.C. Reply ARIJIT ROY says: May 16,2017. Iktisa very usefull calculation, which could serve my present requirement. In future pls forward the useful eletrical calculation to my mail id ‘Thank you. Reply ARIJIT ROY says: May 16,2017 at 3:05 pm Could you help me to forward the cu bus bar-bar dimensions(wath x thknss ) for 1000Amp, SOOAmp, 300Amp, & 200Amp Bar. Reply ‘omer asif says: June 20, 2017 at 925 am how to caleulate Resistivity of copper bus bar Reply pavitea says: June 28, 2017 at 232 pm ijignesh can you mail me copy of Indal text book and Thomas & rata text book if you have. regards pavitraagal2gmail.com {¥91-9826719220 Reply SIVAKUMAR K says: July 3, 2017 at 1:18 am Dear Ms, Pavitra, Just now I have sent the book by mailto your above mail ID. Please acknowledge receipt July3, 2017 a8 1:39 ‘This gives the volume of the right, how you considered it as area? Reply ‘manoj says: 30, 2017 at 8:16 am. sir kindly show me the calculator of selection switch gear and cable size Reply rasoul Zare says: December 17,2017 at 11:58 am Dear Jignesh ‘This is very useful technical information which you share Thanks Reply unitha says: January 8, 2018 at 1023 am Sir, How to caleulate bus duct earthing size Reply RAJESH says: January 11.2018 at S44 em Hi fignesh, need to know the temperature ofa copper busbar and steel pad at 12.5KA ISC fault level for 2 sec if we know the size of bus bar or spade? Rajesh Reply Kamal Trivedi says:January 27,2018 at $42 am Dear fgnesh, ‘Will You please give me t Busbar calculation for 1250 Amps, Alluminium, PMCC Panel, Permissible Temp 45 Deg C, lnsulatedHeat Shrink eves, Volaige 415 V, 50 Hy, Humid Atmosphere Assam-Noonmat., Regards, Kamal Trivedi (kamltivediaymailcom Reply ranjith says: Eebruary 18, 2018 at 10:58 am Dear Sir, (On which standard basis, your made panel sizing and caleulation. which is not specified. Kindly clarify. Thanks & Regards, K Ranjith Reply Akhil S M says: ‘April 22,2018 at 801 pm. Dear sir ‘Could u please share the derivation for that formula to calculate area of busbar as per the short circuit capacity please. Reply Joy Mukherjee says: Jame 11.2018 at 8:09 am, ‘What will be the magnitude of current of one 1600 KVA 3 phase Transformer at is LV winding side ‘The manufacturer has consider the Busbar size is 10012 mm=1200 sq.m, copper Bus single, what isthe Current density of the Copper and is the Busbarsize sufficient for that Transformer? Reply DK says: November 17,2018 at 2:13 pm i (Could you please explain about Various Testing in ACB & Protection Relay. Reply Dinesh Kumar Sarda says: December 19, 2018 at 6:47 am Kindly confirm the name ofthe standard followed by you to arrive at the formulae defined above and how shal be the approach to calculate for DC currents Reply Smruti Ranjan Prusty says: January 10, 2020 at 7:13 am ‘Yes no where any standard and reference has been mentioned. Reply VinodhkumarR says: December 28,2018 at 603 am Can this calculation applies for Busbar design in relays and contactors Reply AWNISH KUMAR says: March 9, 2019 at 1:55 am Can you please let me know below mentioned parameter in case of Aluminium bus bar 1) Temperature Co efficient of Material Resistance at 20°(a20)= 2) Material Constant(K)= 3) Bus bar Material Permissible Strength= Reply T Vel Murugan says: May 18.2019 at 8:40 am, ‘want BUS Bar Capacity and Size for250 Amps incomer MCCB and 100 Amps MCCB-07 Nos out going Reply Anuj says: May 20,2019 a8 10:57 am how to choose material con: Reply Vijay Patel says: July-4 2019 a¢ 8312 am [As per whieh IS/IEC standard is this calculation performed?” Reply MunavarAny standard of MDB & SMDB incoming and out goings standard Fault rating (kA) .ex SMDB incoming 35kA , SMDB Out goings for DB-25kA. eMC ~35KA, Please clarify Thanks, Munavar Reply VINOD KUMAR says: September 25,2019 at 1037 am All calculation above mentioned are nice i got result same as you, but in “TEMPERATURE RISE CALCULATION” how would you get 30 deg.C ‘as maximum temperature rise. please explain Dear Sit, Please help me for find 1250A copper bus bar size as per temperature rise with Calculation and formula Reply aziz says: uary 14,2020 at 922 am lo dear in electrical panels, the main bus bar and sub bus bar size is diferent ? or the same ? Reply aziz says: January 14,2020 af 9:23 am [want to know the size of bus bar Reply RIN says: February 6.20201 9:59 am helo, what if I need to compute for the total ampacity for more than 3 busbars per phase? what data do I follow for KI? Reply Gautam Shukla says: March 5, 2020 at 57 pm Dear lignesh, Can you please let me know source reference for insulation material on busbars PVC Sleeve / Painted??? Reply shivakumarN says: ‘March 16,2020 a! 4:18 am ‘hat is the material constant for aluminium busbar K-? Reply ‘Swanand Shivalkar says: ‘April2.2020 a 643. am Hello sit, MULTIPLICATION ERROR, Current Rating of Bus bar after De rating Factor (11)=630s0.9| Current Rating of Bus bar after De rating Factor (11}-697Amp Reply Rahul Dhamne says: April 23,2020 at 10:39 am wus bar sizing calculation shect 1. Ts operating and Final Temperature of Bus bar during Fault are same for Aluminium and Copper 2. Lam not getting how is Bus bar Postion: ic. Edge mounted, 1 bar base mounted, several base mounted 3, What i the Bus bar Material Permissible Strength: for aluminium, Please reply to queries Reply vijay says: ‘ApriL26, 2020 at 1.00 am Based on the busbar sizing calculation, understood that I run of 75X10 mm for phase busbar is sufficient. whereas in actual bus bar size 2 runs ‘of 75X 10 mun. sit required to go with 2 runs of busbar. 777 Is this is oversizing of busbar .? Please explain. ReplyThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processes