:Calculate Bus bar Size for Panel:

Bus bar Details

Bus bar Current Details:
Rated Voltage (L-L):
Rated Frequency:
Desire Maximum Current Rating :
Fault Current (Isc):
Fault Duration (t):

Bus bar Temperature Details:

Operating Temperature of Bus bar ()
Final Temperature of Bus bar during Fault(1)
Temperature rise of Bus Bar Bar during Fault (t=1-)
Ambient Temperature(n):
Maximum Bus Bar Temperature Rise:

Enclosure Detail:
Type of Panel
Installation of Panel
Altitude of Panel Installation on Site
Panel Length
Panel Width
Panel Height
Panel Area:

Bus bar Detail:

Bus bar Material
Bus bar Shape
Bus bar Strip Arrangements
Current Density of Bus Bar Material
Temperature Co efficient of Material Resistance at 20c(20):
Material Constant(K):
### Bus bar Material Permissible Strength:
Bus bar Insulating Material:
Bus bar Position:
Bus bar Installation Media:
Bus bar Artificial Ventilation Scheme:

Bus bar Size Detail:

Busbar Width(e):
Busbar Thickness(s):
Number of Bus Bar per Phase(n):
Total Busbar Area per Phase:
Busbar Length per Phase(a):
Distance between Two Bus Strip per Phase(e):
Busbar Phase Spacing (p):
Total width of Bus bar per Phase(w):
### Busbar Phase to Phase Distance (d):
Modulus of inertia of a busbar or of a set of busbars
Total No of Circuit

Total Busbar Area for Enclosure

Busbar Support Insulator Detail:

### Distance between insulators on Same Phase(l):
### Insulator Height (H)
1 Distance from the head of the insulator to the busbar centre of gravity (h):
### Permissible Strength of Insulator (F'):

Indoors (well Ventilated)

Indoors (Poorly Ventilated)
Outdoor
Flat Bars
Round Bars
Hollow Round Bars
Bare
PVC Sleeving
Painted
Edge-mounted bars
1 bar base-mounted
several base-mounted bars
Calm indoor atmosphere
Calm outdoor atmosphere
Non-ventilated ducting
without artificial ventilation
with artificial ventilation
Horizontal
Vertical

Size for Panel:

415
50
630
50
1

Volt
Hz
Amp
KA
Sec

85
185
100
50
35

c
c
c
c
c

Cubical Type
Indoors (well Ventilated)
2200
1200
600
2400
1728000000

2
Meter
mm
mm
mm
Sq.mm

Copper
Flat Bars
Vertical
1.6
0.00403
1.166
1200

A/Sq.mm

Kg/cm2

Bare
Edge-mounted bars
Non-ventilated ducting
without artificial ventilation
75

mm

10

mm

2
1500
500
75
400
225
625
14.45
3

No's
Sq.mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
cm3

9000000

Sq.mm

500
100

mm
mm

mm

1000

Kg/cm2

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Bus bar Size Calculation

De rating Factors
Per Phase Bus Strip De rating Factor (K1)
Busbar Insulating Material De rating Factor (K2)
Busbar Position De rating Factor (K3)
Busbar Installation Media De rating Factor (K4)
Busbar Artificial Ventilation De rating Factor (K5)
Enclosure & Ventilation De rating Factor (K6)
Proxy Effect De rating Factor (K7)
Altitude of Bus Bar installation De rating Factor (K8)
Total Derating Factor:

Busbar Size Calculation

Desire Current Rating of Busbar (I2)
Current Rating of Busbar after Derating Factor (I1)
Busbar Cross Section Area as per Current
Busbar Cross Section Area as per Short Circuit

Final Calculated Bus Bar Cross Section Area

Actual Cross Section Area of Busbar

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Forces generated on Bus Bar due to Short Circuit Current
Peak electro-magnetic forces between phase conductors (F1)
Peak electro-magnetic forces between phase conductors (F1)
Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F)
Permissible Strength of Insulator (F') is

Forces on Insulation is in within Limits

Mechanical strength of the busbars

Mechanical strength of the busbars
Mechanical strength of the busbars
Permissible Busbar Strength is

Mechanical strength of Busbar is in within Limit

Temperature Rise Calculation

Specified Maximum Temperature Rise (T1)
Calculated Maximum Temperature Rise (T2)

#N/A
Results:
Size of Busbar: 2 Nos X 75 X 10 Per Phase
Total No's of Busbar: 6 Nos X 75 X 10 for Phase and 1 Nos X 75 X 10 Per Neutral
Forces at the head of the Supports or Bus Bar (F) :2.625Kg/mm2
Mechanical strength of the busbars :0.7Kg/mm2
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Ref: Merlin Gerin design guide

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1.83
1
1
0.8
0.9
0.95
#N/A
0.88
#N/A

0.15

0.52%
2

630
#N/A
#N/A
626

Amp
Amp
Sq.mm
Sq.mm

#N/A

Sq.mm

1500

Sq.mm

250
2.5
3
10

Kg/cm2
Kg/mm2
Kg/mm2
Kg/mm2

72

Kg/cm2
Kg/mm2
Kg/mm2

0.7
12

35

#N/A

c
c

Various Derating Fa
Number of Bus bar Strip per Phase (K1)
No of Bus bar per Phase

e/a

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

0.05
0.06
0.08
0.1
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.2

Volume of Enclosure & Ventilation De rating Factor (K6)

cross Section area of Busbar/Total
Bus bar Area
0%
1%
5%
10%

Indoors ( Panel is well

Ventilated)
0.95
0.95
0.9
0.85

Value of Modulus of inertia of a bus bar or of a set of bus bars (i/v)

No of Bus Strip per Phase
1
2
3

Vertical Bus Bar (cm3)

1.66
14.45
33

Various Derating Factor

bar Strip per Phase (K1)

No of Bus bar per Phase
2
1.63
1.73
1.76
1.8
1.83
1.85
1.87
1.89
1.91

3
2.4
2.45
2.5
2.55
2.6
2.63
2.65
2.68
2.7

Ventilation De rating Factor (K6)

Indoors ( Panel is Poorly
Ventilated)
0.85
0.85
0.7
0.65

r or of a set of bus bars (i/v)

Horizontal Bus Bar (cm3)
16.66
33.33
50

Outdoor
0.65
0.65
0.6
0.5

2
2
14.45

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Bus bar Insulating Material (K2):
Bare
PVC Sleeving
Painted

De rating Factor
1
1.2
1.5

Bus bar Position(K3):

Edge-mounted bars
1 bar base-mounted
several base-mounted bars

De rating Factor
1
0.95
0.75

Bus bar Installation Media(K4):

Calm indoor atmosphere
Calm outdoor atmosphere
Non-ventilated ducting

De rating Factor
1
1.2
0.8

Bus bar Artificial Ventilation Scheme (K5):

without artificial ventilation

De rating Factor
0.9

with artificial ventilation

Altitude of installation site (Meter) (K8)

De rating Factor

2200
2400
2500
2700
2900
3000
3300
3500
4000
4500
5000

0.88
0.87
0.86
0.85
0.84
0.83
0.82
0.81
0.78
0.76
0.74

Proxiy Effect (K7):

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

De rating Factor
0.82
0.82
0.82
0.89
0.95
0.99
1