A short circuit occurs on the bus bars when they are already loaded with a continuos current .
The area of cross section of bus bars on short circuit is given by the formula Q= Ik (1000)* (t)/[4.184 (Sh *D / r*Cr)* ln{1+Cr*(Tmax-T)} ].
Busbar Material Area of Cross section-Sq mm- Q (Give Value) Short Circuit Current- KA rms (Give Value) Duration of short circuit- Secs (Give Value) Ambient Temperature-o c Bus bar Temperature -o C (Initial-When Carrying the Continuos Current) (Give Value) Busbar Temperature Rise at the end of the Short Circuit -OC (Caculates) Q
Ref : "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING HAND BOOK "SIEMENS Article : 8.2.2, Publisher :WILEY EASTERN LIMITED COPPER 2000.00
To Calculate the area of Cross section of the busbars on sc. A short circuit occurs on the bus bars when they are already loaded with a continuos current . Ref : "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING HAND BOOK "- SIEMENS Article : 8.2.2, Publisher :WILEY EASTERN LIMITED COPPER 150
The area of cross section of bus bars on short circuit is given by the formula A= Ik (1000)* (t)/[4.184 (Sh *D / Rr*Cr)* ln{1+Cr*(Tmax-T)} ].
Busbar Material Area of Cross section-Sq mm= A Rated continuos Current Amps= Ic Ambient Temperature-o c =Qa Bus bar Temperature - C (Initial-When Carrying the Continuos Current)=Qc(Give Value) Maximum Allowable Temp C =Qmax (Give Value) Short Circuit Current- KA rms(Give Value) Duration of short circuit- Secs (Give Value) A = Sq mm (Calculates) S C Current Density =Amps/Sq mm (Calculates )
o
45.0
111
WORK SHEET -, CHECK FOR MECHANICAL WITH STAND CAPABILITY OF COPPER BUSBARS ON SHORT CIRCUIT( single run only)
COPPER -Yield Strength for COPPER(MINIMUM) = 2 Rp0.2=200 Neutons/mm
Bus bar material Height of Conductor elementmm Thickness of conductor element -mm Area of Cross section-Sq mm Distance between phase centres -mm Distance between supportsmm W T= Section Modulus of conductor Element-mm3 Short Circuit current-KA RMS Peak Dynamic Current - KA Electro Dynamic Forces Between main conductorsNeutons
2509
Factor for main conductor stress dependant on nature of support fixing Stress on Main ConductorNeutons/mm2 sH =(b*FH*l)/(8*W) Stress on Conductor elementNeutons/mm2 sT= sH Resultant Stress on Conductor:Neutons/ mm2 sres=( sH)= (sT) Yield Strength for Aluminium(MINIMUM)Neutons/mm2 Rp 0.2 (0.8)*(Yield Strength for Aluminium: Neutons/mm2) (0.8*Rp 0.2) Yield strength (MAXIMUM): Neutons/mm2) R'p0.2= (1.5*Rp 0.2) shall be > 0 for correct Design (1.5R' 0.2 s )
p res
Design ok or not
a VF=1If >1, If <1 Fs = VF*a*FH SMC-Thickness width VF =1/
Force on support - Neutons Type & size of supports-mm Area of Cross section of supports-mm2 Stress on Supports Neutons/mm2 Stress on Supports -Kg f/mm Mechanical Strength of the Support(Impact strength ,Which is the least of all the Strengths is Considered.)Kg f/mm2
2
2.24 0.23
1.1363
Design OK
WORK SHEET -, CHECK FOR MECHANICAL WITH STAND CAPABILITY OF COPPERBUSBARS ON SHORT CIRCUIT( multiple conductors only)
COPPER Yield Strength for COPPER(MINIMUM) = Rp 0.2=200Neutons/mm2
Height of Conductor element-mm b Thickness of conductor element mm h Area of Cross section-Sq mm Q Thickness of composite conductor -mm B Distance between phase centres mm a Distance between supports-mm l Spacer phasing in each phase along the length-mm lT Spacer width between elementsof a phase -mm aT W= Section Modulus of main conductor-mm3 WT= Section Modulus of conductor Element-mm3 Short Circuit current-KA RMS Peak Dynamic Current - KA
(b/6B)[B 3 3 -aT ]
(b*h2/6) Isc
Is
FH (0.2)*(Is Electro Dynamic Forces Between = 2 main conductors-Neutons ) *(l/a) FT =(0.2)*(I Electro Dynamic Forces Between 2 s/p) main conductors ElementsNeutons *(lT/aT)
b = Factor for main conductor stress dependant on nature of 0.73 support fixing
5942
50176
0.73
sH
Stress on Main ConductorNeutons/mm2
=(b *FH*l
)/(8*W)
sT=
Stress on Conductor elementNeutons/mm2 Resultant Stress on Conductor:Neutons/mm2
(FT*lT/16 *WT)
3011
sres=( sh+sT)
3016
Yield Strength for Copper(MINIMUM)- Neutons/mm2 Rp 0.2 (0.8)*(Yield Strength for Copper: Neutons/mm2) Yield strength (MAXIMUM): Neutons/mm2) (0.8*Rp 0.2) R'p0.2= (1.5*Rp 0.2) shall be > 0 for correct Design shall be > 0 for correct Design
200 160
300
-2716
-2811
sres/(0.8*R'p 0.2)
1.25 18.849
1.0000
If >1
Force on support - Neutons
7427
20 70
1400
Stress on Supports Neutons/mm2 Stress on Supports -Kg f/mm 2 Mechanical Strength of the Support(Impact strength ,Which is the least of all the Strengths is Considered.)Kg f/mm 2
5.31 0.54
y
Design OK=Gree n, Design NOT OK= RED
1.1363
If
y > fs Design OK