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Electrical Notes & Articles: Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus Bar

The document provides details on calculating the size of a bus bar for an electrical panel. It lists the specifications of the bus bar system including current rating, fault current, temperature ratings, enclosure dimensions, bus bar material properties, and mounting configuration. It then shows the step-by-step calculation of derating factors considering parameters like current density, temperature rise, insulation type, ventilation, and enclosure size to determine the final current rating and appropriate size of the bus bar.

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Electrical Notes & Articles: Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus Bar

The document provides details on calculating the size of a bus bar for an electrical panel. It lists the specifications of the bus bar system including current rating, fault current, temperature ratings, enclosure dimensions, bus bar material properties, and mounting configuration. It then shows the step-by-step calculation of derating factors considering parameters like current density, temperature rise, insulation type, ventilation, and enclosure size to determine the final current rating and appropriate size of the bus bar.

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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

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