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Selection of Bus Bar Rating

09/30/2012 7:19 AM

Hi,

In our project we have 11kV SWGR it is connected to three number of 30MVA transformers. It is selected 2000 Amps bus bar rating.

For the other project same 11kV SWGR it is connected to four number of 30MVA transformers. It is rated bus bar is 2000Amps.

My question is that at what basis bus bar continues current rating is selected.

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Re: Selection of bus bar rating

09/30/2012 8:38 AM

The current rating of one 30MVA Transformer at 11kV Side is about 1575 Amperes. For three transformers it would be 4725 Amps & for four transformers, this would be 6300 Amperes. If you have really provided only 2000 Amperes rated bus bars in the MV Panel, then in both the cases, your bus bars are insufficient. Pl. review your design.

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Re: Selection of bus bar rating

09/30/2012 10:03 AM

May be they have separate busbars, for each transformer.

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Re: Selection of bus bar rating

09/30/2012 11:44 AM

We don't know enough about your system, it appears you do not either. Maybe it is set up so that only one transformer is connected at any time, the others are redundant backups. Maybe the load is never more than 2000A, but has very large motors that need to start and there is a strict limit to any voltage drop so you need the high capacity on the system to meet that requirement. Too many unknowns. Ask the origibal designer, or if no longer available, hire a local professional electrical engineer that can observe the overall system.

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09/30/2012 12:11 PM
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Re: Selection of Bus Bar Rating

10/01/2012 12:07 AM

you have to provide the single line diagram showing how the transformers are connected to the busbar and whether these are operating in parallel in order to size the busbar. If any standby transformer are there, then you have to indicate which is operating and which is standby.

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10/01/2012 12:25 AM

You can manage with 2000 A busbar, provided the out goings are not bunched together.Each incomer section should have one outgoing with max of 2000 A.There should be four such incoming and four outgoings

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