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Busbar calculation
cc =
with:
sc c : : short-circuit temperature rise specific heat of the metal copper: aluminium: busbar cross section number of busbar(s) per phase is the short-time withstand current: (maximum short-circuit current, rms value ) short-time withstand current duration (1 to 3 s) in s : density of the metal copper: aluminium: resistivity of the conductor at 20C copper: aluminium: permissible temperature rise 0.091 kcal/daNC 0.23 kcal/daN C cm2
S n Ith
: : :
A rms
Example: How can we find the value of Ith for a different duration? Knowing: (Ith)2 t = constant c If Ith2 = 26.16 kA rms. 2 s, what does Ith1 correspond to for t = 1 s? (Ith2 )2 t = constant (26.16 103)2 2 = 137 107
tk
20
( - n)
sc =
sc = C
Ith1 = 37 kA rms. for 1 s c In summary: v at 26.16 kA rms. 2 s, it corresponds to 37 kA rms. 1 s v at 37 kA rms. 1 s, it corresponds to 26.16 kA rms. 2 s
0.24 (
10-6 ( )2
)2
t = n + (-n) + sc t =
C
Check:
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Design rules
Busbar calculation
Electrodynamic withstand
We have to check if the bars chosen withstand the electrodynamic forces.
F1 = 2 l Idyn2 10-8 d
with
F1 Idyn : : force expressed in daN is the peak value of short-circuit expressed in A, to be calculated with the equation below:
kV cm cm
Giving : Idyn =
A and F1 =
daN
F = F1
d
with
F H h : : :
H+h H
h = e/2 F1 F H support
force expressed insulator height distance from insulator head to busbar centre of gravity
daN cm cm
daN
c The force found after applying a coefficient k should be compared with the mechanical strength of the support to which we will apply a safety coefficient: v the supports used have a bending resistance daN F = check if F > F v we have a safety coefficient of F' =
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Design rules
Busbar calculation
=
with
:
F1 l v 12 I
is the resultant strain, it must be less than the permissible strain for the bars this is: copper 1/4 hard: 1 200 daN/cm2 copper 1/2 hard: 2 300 daN/cm2 copper 4/4 hard: 3 000 daN/cm2 tin-plated alu: 1 200 daN/cm2 force between conductors distance between insulators in the same phase cm daN
F1 l
: :
I/v
cm3
distance between the fibre that is neutral and the fibre with the highest strain (the furthest)
phase 1 b v h
phase 2
x'
phase 1 v b
phase 2 x
3 I = 2 ( b h + S d2) 12
I = v
d h
S :
2(
b h3 + S d2) 12 1.5 h
x'
xx': perpendicular to the plane of vibration
Check:
< Bars Cu or Al
(in daN/cm2)
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