SpecificationforTender

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GeneralSpecificationforHighPower
BusbarTrunkingSystemfrom800A
to4000A

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Tableofcontents:
1.General......................

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2.Conformitytostandard.

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3.Environment.....................

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4.Conductors....................

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5.Shortcircuitcapacity...............

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6.Joints.................................

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7.Expansionjoints...........................

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8.Enclosure...........

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9.Tapoffoutlets..................................

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10.Tapoffunits.......

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1.General
Thebusbartrunkingsystem,bothfeederandplugin,shallbeoflowimpedanceandsandwiched
constructionmeaningnoairgapshallexistbetweenbusbarsexpectatpluginopening.Itshallbetotally
enclosedprepaintedgalvanizedsteelandbeofthenonlouveredtypemaintaininganoveralldegreesof
ingressprotection.Alltheinsulationmaterialsshallbehalogenfree.
Thebusbartrunkingsystemshallbesuitablefora3phases4wiressystemwithfullsizeneutraland
continuousinternalcopperearthbarofhalfsizeifrequested.
Allbusbartrunkingsystemincludingallfittings(elbows,zeds,endfeedunits,tapoffunits,etc.)shallbe
IP55inaccordancetoIEC60529andsprinklerproofwithoutanyextraaccessory.
Allfittingsandtapoffunitsshallbefromthesamemanufacturerasthebusbartrunkingsystem.
Thebusbartrunkingsystemshallbecapableofbeingmountedinanyposition.Pluginandfeedersections
shallbeinterchangeablewithouttheuseofspecialadapterjointcovers.Thecompleteinstallationshallbe
coordinatedthroughoutandwherepossible,shallconsistofstandard4msectionswithspecialsectionsand
fittingsprovidedtosuittheinstallation.Fittingsshallbethemostcompactandlightweightaspossiblein
ordertomakethedesignandtheinstallationeasier.
Thebusbartrunkingcompactdesignshallallowstandardtransportstraightlengthsorelbowstobeinstalled
throughafloorslaborfirebarrierwall.
Horizontalrunsofbusbartrunkingsystemshallbesupportedbyhangersatevery3meters.Verticalrunsof
busbartrunkingsystemshallbesupportedbyhangersnotmorethan4mapart.
Busbartrunkingsystemshallbeterminatedbyendclosure.
Thebusbartrunkingsystemshallhavethefollowingcharacteristics:
RatedInsulationVoltage(A/C):1000Volts
RatedOperatingVoltage(A/C):1000Volts

2.ConformitytoStandard
Thebusbartrunkingsystemshallbeconstructedinaccordancewiththeapplicablerequirementsofthelatest
IEC604391&2

3.Environment
Thebusbartrunkingsystemshallbesuitableforcontinuousoperationwithoutderatingatanaverage
ambienttemperatureof35oCfor24h(40Cmaximumpeak).

4.Conductors
Conductorsshallbeofharddrawn99%purityaluminium.
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TheinsulationusedonthebusbarshallbeclassBpolyestermaterialratedat130Candhalogenfree.
Bothendsofaluminiumconductorsshallbefittedwithbimetalcopper/aluminiumlaminateriders,
electricallywelded.
Ateachtapoffpositionsilverplatedbimetalcopper/aluminiumlaminateridersshallbeelectricallywelded
towarrantythemostreliablecontactbetweenbusbarandtapoffunits.
Fullsizeneutralofthesamecrosssectionalareaasthephaseconductorshallbeprovidedforallratingsof
thebusbartrunkingsystem.

5.ShortCircuitCapacity
Thewholebusbartrunkingsystemshallbecapableofwithstandingtheshortcircuitcapacityoftheelectrical
installationwithoutdamagingtheelectrical,mechanicalandthermalstressunderfaultconditionataservice
voltageof415V50Hz.CoordinationofthedistributionshouldbeguaranteedsuchthattheCircuitbreaker/
trunkingcombinationwilllimitthepeakcurrenttoavaluelessthantheratedpeakcurrentofthebusbar
trunking.
Typetestcertificatesshallbeappliedtoatleastonecompleteapparatusofeachrating,typeanddesign.

6.Joints
Theelectricaljointsshallbeofonetofourbolttypedesignedforevendistributionofcontactpressure.
Bellevillewashersshallbeusedtomaintainproperpressureoveralargecontactsurface.
Boltsshallincludeanexternalbreakableheadwhichbreakswhenthecorrecttorqueisreachandrequire
onlyastandardhandlewrenchtocarryoutsuchwork.
Boltsshallbeaccessiblewithoutremovingcovers.
Thejointsshallbesodesignedastoallowremovalofanylengthwithoutdisturbingadjacentlengths.

7.ExpansionJoint
Busbarexpansionunitsshallbeuseincaseswhenitcrossesabuildingexpansionjointorasrecommended
bythevendortoreducethestressonthesystembydifferentialexpansionbetweenthebusbarsandthe
casing;particularlyforlongrunofthebusbar.
Itshallbeconsistofaflexiblejointinthemiddleontheconductorsandaslidingcasingin2sectionswhich
canabsorbtherelativemovementsofeachsectionofthelength.

8.Enclosure
Thebusbartrunkinghousingshallbenonventilatedandatleastof1.5mmthickforprotectionagainstdust
accumulationandmechanicaldamage.Theenclosureshallbeofhotdipgalvanizedandprepaintedsheet
steel.Busbartrunkingsystemwithoutpaintprotectionshallnotbeacceptable.Inordertolimitmagnetic
fieldaroundthebuswaysystem,aluminiumenclosuresarenotrecommended.
PaintFinish:RAL9001

9.Tapoffoutlets
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EachtapoffoutletsshallbeatleastIP55,withnoadditionalaccessory.
Tapoffoutletsshuttershallbeabletoopenandcloseautomaticallywhenpluginunitsarepluggedinor
removed.

10.Tapoffunits
Tapoffunitsandcircuitbreakershallbefromthesamemanufacturerasthebusbartrunkingsystemand
shallbe100%compatiblewithmediumpowerbuswayofthesamemanufacturer.Certificatesshallprove
thatthewholesystem(busbartrunking,tapoffunitsandapparatus)hasbeensuccessfullytested.Allcircuit
breakersusedshallbeabletooperatenormallywhenmountedupsidedownoratanyangles.
Tapoffunitsshallbeofdustanddampproofversion,degreeofprotectionIP55andsprinklerproof.
Tapoffunitsshallbeprovidedwithoffloadsisolatorsuitableforfusesorcircuitbreakersaccordingto
ratingsasindicatedinthedrawings.

Theplugintapoffunitsshallbeconnectedtothebusbartrunkingwhilstlive(offload)viasilverplated
copperspringjawconnections.
Theearthcontactofthetapoffunitshallalwaysbemadebeforethatoftheliveconductorsandthelastto
breakduringremoval.
ThetapoffunitandthebusbartrunkingsystemshallbeinterlockedtoensurethatthedeviceisintheOFF
positionpriortoinstallationorremovaloftheunit.
Thetapoffunitshallhaveaninterlockwhichpreventsthecoverfrombeingopenedwhilethedeviceisin
theONpositionandtopreventaccidentalclosingofthedevicewhenthecoverisopened.
TheMCCBusedinthetapoffunitmustcomplytoIEC9472.AllMCCBsshallhavearatedservice
breakingcapacity(Ics)ofRMSvalueat415VACequalorhigherthantheprospectivefaultlevelof
installation.Itshallhavecurrentlimitingcapabilitiestoprotectthebusbartrunkingsystemandcoordination
tableshallbefurnishedbymanufacturer.

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