art6r2020 Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus ba | Electical Notes & Articles Electrical Notes & Articles Sharing Abstracts Notes on various Electrical Engineering Topics. Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus bar AUGUST 5, 2014 103 COMMENTS (HITTPS://ELECTRICALNOTES. WORDPRESS, OF-BUS-BAR/ZCOMMENTS) Example: Calculate Size of Bus bar having Following Details Bus bar Current Details: Rated Voltage = 415V,50Hz,, Desire Maximum Current Rating of Bus bar Fault Current (Isc)= 50KA ,Fault Duration (t) Bus bar Temperature details: Operating Temperature of Bus bar (0)=85°C. Final Temperature of Bus bar during Fault(@1)=185°C. Temperature rise of Bus Bar Bar during Fault (Ot-01-0)=100°C. Ambient Temperature (On) =50°C. Maximum Bus Bar Temperature Rise=55 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°e(«20)= 0.00403 Material Constant(K)= 1.166 Bus bar Material Permissible Strength=1200 kg/em2 Bus bar Insulating Material= Bare Bus bar Position= Fdge-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 hitpsolecticalnotes wordpress.com/2014/08/05ipanel design caleulate-size-o-bus-barlt~toxt=76x 10mm fr Neutral-Forces atthe head ofthe Su... 1/22sin6r2020 Panel Design & Gaulle Size of Bus bar | Electical Notes & Arties * Bus bar Phase Spacing (p)= 400 mm Total No of Circuit=3 No. Bus bar Support Insulator Detail: Distance between insulators on Same Phaset Insulator Height (H)= 100 mm Distance from the head of the insulator to the bus bar center of gravity (h)= § mm. Permissible Strength of Insulator (F’)=1000 Kg/cm2 (00 mm AN AR) RAL We Bu 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 75/5000.15 = 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 ela 1 2 3 0.05 1 1.63 24 0.06 1 1.73 2.45 hitpselecticalnotes wordpress com/207408/0ipanel-design-calculate-size-o-bus-barl 1-75x10mm for Neuital-,Forcas atthe head ofthe Su... 2/22srt6r2020 Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus ba | Electical Notes & Articles 0.08 1 1.76 o1 1 18 0.12 1 1,83 0.4 1 1.85 0.16 1 187 0.18 1 1.89 02 1 191 27 = De rating Factor is 1. = (2) Bus bar Insulating Material De rating Factor (K2) = Bus bar having No insulating material. It is Bare so following Table Bus Bar Insulating Material (K2): De rating Factor Bare 1 PVC Sleeving. 12 Painted 15 = De rating Factor is 1 = (3) Bus bar Position De rating Factor (K3) = Bus bar Position is Edge-mounted bars so following Table Bus Bar Position(K3): De rating Factor Edge-mounted bars 1 1 bar base-mounted 0.95 several base-mounted bars 0.75 = De rating Factor is 0.8 = (4) Bus bar Installation Media De rating Factor (K4) = Bus bar Installation Media is Non-ventilated ducting so following Table Bus Bar Installation Media(K4):_| De rating Factor Calm indoor atmosphere 1 Calm outdoor atmosphere 12 Non-ventilated ducting 08 hitpsolecticalnotes wordpress.com/2014/08/05ipanel-design-caleulate-size-of-bus-barl~text=76x 10mm for Neutral-Foroes at the head ofthe Su 122aavsr2020 Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus bar [Electial Noles & ties = (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 Bus Bar Artificial Ventilation Scheme | De rating (KS): Factor without artificial ventilation 09 with artificial ventilation 1 = (©) 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 js . Indoors (Panel is _ | Indoors ( Panel is Bus bar/Total Bus Bar | Watt Ventilated) | Poorly Ventilated) | Outdoor Area 0% 0.95 0.85 0.65 1% 0.98 0.85 0.65 5% 09 07 06 10% 0.85 0.65 05 = (7) Proxy Effect De rating Factor (K7) = Bus bar Phase Spacing (p) is 400mm. = Bus bar Width (e) is 75mm and Space between each bus of Phase is 75mm so = Total Bus length of Phase with spacing, @ =75+75+75+75+75-225mm, = Bus bar Phase Spacing (p) / Total Bus length of Phase with spacing ® = 400 / 225 =2 From following Table De rating factor is 0.82 . De rating Proxy Effect (K7): Factor 1 0.82 |-design-clculate-sze-of-bus-barlt~text=75x10mm for Neural-,Farces atthe head ofthe Su... 4/22srt6r2020 Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus ba | Electical Notes & Articles 2 0.82 3 0.82 4 0.89 5 0.95 6 0.99 7 1 « (8) Altitude of Bus Bar installation De rating Factor (K8) = Altitude of Panel Installation on Site is 2000 meter so following Table = De rating Factor is 0.88 Altitude of installation site (Meter) | De rating (ks) Factor 2200 0.88 2400 0.87 2500 0.86 2700 0.85 2900 0.84 3000 0.83 3300 0.82 3500 0.81 4000 0.78 4500 0.76 5000 0.74 = Total De rating Factor= KIXK2XK3Xk4XK5XK6XK7XK8 = Total De rating Factor =1.83x1x1x0.8%0.9x0.95%0.820.88 = Total De rating Factor -0.90 (2) Bus bar Size Calculation: Desire Current Rating of Bus bar (12) =630 Amp Current Rating of Bus bar after De rating Factor (I1)= I2 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 (I1)=697Amp Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Current= Current Rating of Bus bar / Current Density of Material Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Current= 697 / 1.6 hitpsolecticanotes wordpress.com/2014/08/05ipanel design. caleulate-size-o-bus-barlt~toxt=76xtOmm for Neutral-Forces atthe head ofthe Su... 5722sin6r2020 Panel Design & Gaulle Size of Bus bar | Electical Notes & Arties Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Current= 436 Sq.mm Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Short Circuit= Isc X¥ ((K/( @bc100)x(1+ 020x0) xt Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Short Circuit 50000XV ((1.166/( 100%100)x(1+ 0.00403%85) x1 Bus bar Cross Section Area as per Short Circuit=626 Sq.mm Select Higher Size for Bus bar Cross section area between 436 Sq.mm and 626 Sq.mm Final Calculated Bus Bar Cross Section Area =626 Sq.mm Actual Selected Bus bar size is 75x10=750 Sq.mm We have select 2 No’s of Bus bar per Phase hence. Actual Bus bar cross section Area per Phase =750%2= 1500 Sq.mm Actual Cross Section Area of Bus bar =1500 Sq.mm 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(I/d)X(2.5x1sc)2/100000000 Total width of Bus bar per Phase(w)=75+75+75=225mm =2,25em, Bus bar Phase to Phase Distance (d)=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 /em2 Peak electro-magnetic forces between phase conductors (F1)=2.5 Kg /mm2 Actual Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)=F1X(H+h/H) Actual Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)=2.5x(100+5/100) Actual Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)=3 Kg /mm2 Permissible Strength of Insulator (F’) is 10 Kg/mm2 Actual Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar is less than Permissible Strength Forces on Insulation is in within Limits (4)_ Mechanical strength of the bus bars = Mechanical strength of the bus bars=(F1X i /12)x(1/ Modulus of inertia of a bus bar ) Value of Modulus of inertia of a bus bar or of a set of bus bars (i/v) No of Bus Strip per Phase _| Vertical Bus Bar (cm3) | Horizontal Bus Bar (cm3) 1 1.66 16.66 2 14.45 33.33 3 33 50 hitpselecticainotes wordpraes.com/2014/08/0Sipanel-design-caleulate-size-o-bus-barl~text=75x10mm for Neutral-Farces atthe head ofthe Su... 6/22aavsr2020 Panel Design & Calculate Size of Bus bar [Electial Noles & ties = From above table Value of Modulus of inertia of a bus bar=14.45 = Mechanical strength of the bus bars=(250*50/12)X(1/14.45) = Mechanical strength of the bus bars= 72 Kg/em2 = Mechanical strength of the bus bars= 0.72 Kg/mm2 = 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 Specified Maximum Temperature Rise (T1) is 35° Calculated Maximum ‘Temperature Rise (12)=T/(log({1/12)1.64) Calculated Maximum Temperature Rise (T2)=35/(Log(697/630)1.64) Calculated Maximum Temperature Rise (T2)= 30°c Calculated Bus bar Temperature rise is less than Specified Max Temperature rise = Temperature Rise is in within Limit Results: Size of Bus bar = 2No’s 75x10mm per Phase. Total No of Feeder No’s Total No’s of Bus bar = 6 Nos 75x10mm for Phase and 1No‘s 75x10mm for Neutral. Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)= 3kg/mm2 Mechanical strength of the bus bars= 0.7 Kg/mm2 Maximum Temperature Rise=30°c FILED UNDER UNCATEGORIZED About Jignesh.Parmar (B.E,Mtech,MIE,FIE,CEng) Jignesh Parmar has completed M.Tech (Power System Control), B.E(Electrical). 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 one of the leading business group as a Deputy Manager at Ahmedabad, India, He has published numbers of Technical Articles in “Electrical Mirror”, “Electrical India’, "Lighting India”,”“Smart Energy”, “Industrial Electrix” (Australian Power Publications) Magazines. 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