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baladme82
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Busbar Selection

12/09/2008 5:52 AM

Sirs,

Kindly inform me, how select the busbar for DC application?
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12/09/2008 4:25 PM

You select the bar based on the amperage that it will have to carry. Google search copper bus bar ampacity.
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12/11/2008 11:55 PM

Dear Sir,

Finalise identify the DC Loads. Also fix your DC voltage. Work out the Current to be carried. Then finalise the conductor material of Bus Bar. (Copper or Aluminum). Depending on above finalise the cross section of the bus bar. Also, consider Short Circuit Current in KA.

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12/18/2008 10:27 AM

Nobody seems to be mentioning AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, which is critical when selecting busbar &/or cable.

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