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HT Switchgear Busbar Calculation

This document calculates the bus bar ratings for an ACME Solar Power Plant. It determines that the bus bar can safely carry 1999.538992 amps at an ambient temperature of 45°C and a temperature rise of 40°C. It also calculates that a short circuit of 25kA for 1 second would cause a temperature rise of 0.560487°C in the aluminum bus bar.

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HT Switchgear Busbar Calculation

This document calculates the bus bar ratings for an ACME Solar Power Plant. It determines that the bus bar can safely carry 1999.538992 amps at an ambient temperature of 45°C and a temperature rise of 40°C. It also calculates that a short circuit of 25kA for 1 second would cause a temperature rise of 0.560487°C in the aluminum bus bar.

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BUS BAR CALCULATION

END USER = ACHME SOLAR POWER PLANT


CONSULTANT = NA
SHOP ORDER NO = 7505504020

PROPOSED RATED BUS BAR CURRENT =


Ir (A) 1600
FAULT LEVEL
If (KA) 25
DURATION (SEC) 3
BUS BAR
W (mm) 80
T (mm) 10
R (RUN/PH) 3
BUS BAR RE-RATING TO BE DONE
AT AN AMBIENT TEMP OF =
50 DEG C
TEMP RISE CONSIDERED
WHILE RE-RATING =
35 DEG C

A. STEADY STATE THERMAL CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY AT 50DEG C AMBIENT & 40DEG C TEMP RISE:
CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY FOR SINGLE 80 X 10
AL BUS BAR = 983 (REFER www.cda.org.uk)

MULT. FACTOR FOR 3 RUNS/PH= 2.5 (REFER www.cda.org.uk)

TOTAL CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY / PH=


983 X 2.5 = 2457.5

CROSS SECTION OF SINGLE BUS BAR CHAMBER IN HWX PANEL =


532 X 492 = 261744

TOTAL AL CROSS SECTION IN BUS BAR CHAMBER (INCLUDING ALL 3 PHASES)=


3XW XTXR
=3 X 80 X 10 X 3
= 7200
TOTAL AL CROSS SECTION / BUS BAR CHAMBER AREA= 7200 / 261744
= 2.750779387 %
IF THIS RATIO IS LESS THAN 5%, DERATING FACTOR= 0.75

SO, ACTUAL CURRENT RATING / PH=


0.75 X 2457.5 = 1843.125 Amp

B. RE-RATING FOR DIFFERENT AMBIENT & TEMP. RISE:


RE-RATING TO BE DONE FOR:
AMBIENT TEMP= t2 = 45 DEG C
TEMP RISE= Φ2 = 40 DEG C
THEREFORE,
WORKING TEMP= T2 = 85 DEG C
SAY, REVISED BUS BAR CURRENT RATING (TO BE CALCULATED)= I2

FROM SECTION-A WE KNOW:


t1 = 50
Φ1 = 35
T1 = 85
I1 = 1843.125

NOW, WORKING FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE REVISED BUS BAR CURRENT RATING :
I1 / I2 = (Φ1 / Φ2)^0.61 X ((1+ρ(T2-20) / (1+ρ(T1-20))^0.5 (REFER www.cda.org.uk)
WHERE, ρ = TEMP. CO-EFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE FOR AL AT 20 DEG C = 0.0039

THEREFORE, REVISED BUS BAR CURRENT = I2 = 1999.538992 Amp

C. CALCULATION OF SHORT-CIRCUIT HEATING OF AL:


FOR A AL BUS BAR OF:
CROSS SECTIONAL AREA (A) IN sq. mm &
SHORT TIME RATING -
SHORT TIME CURRENT (I) IN KA
TIME DURATION (t) IN SEC

TEMP RISE θ CAN BE CALCULATED FROM THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:


t = 0.051 X (A / I)^2 X (SQRT(1+0.0076.θ)-1)

IN THIS CASE,
t = 1
A = 80 X 10 X 3
= 2400
I = 25

THEREFORE, TEMP RISE θ = 0.560487 DEG C


TOTAL TEM RISE = 35.560487 DEG C

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