1 CONTINUOUS RATING :- RATING : 1000 Amps. SIZE : 1 x 100 x 12.5mm / Phase (1270 mm 2 ) 1 x 100 x 6.35mm / Neutral (635 mm 2 ) Nominal Current as I1 per Indal : 1740 Amps. Derating Factor for Busbar in a enclosed chamber K1 : 0.85 Derating Factor for Temperature Rise K2 : 0.85 Current carrying capacity I : K1 x K2 x I1 0.85 x 0.85 x 1740 1257 Amps.
This is above 1000 Amps.
2 SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT CALCULATIONS :-
SIZE : 2 x 50 x 12.7mm / Phase (1270 mm 2 ) 1 x 50 x 12.7mm / Neutral (635 mm 2 ) Short Circuit rating of 50 KA for 1 second at 415V AC, 50 c/s By Std. Formula T : C (I/A) 2 x (1 + ) 10 -2
A : C I 2 x (1 + ) 10 -2 T
T : Temperature rise in 1 second in 0°C
200°C - 85°C = 115°C for Aluminium. C : Constant = 1.166 for Aluminium. I : R.M.S. value of Short Circuit Current : 50,000 Amps. A : Area of Cross Section in mm 2 : Temperature coefficient of resistivity at 20°C = 0.00386 for Aluminium. : Temperature at the instant of short circuit i.e. Ambient + Permissible Rise - Initial Temperature 50°C + 35°C - 20°C = 65°C
A : 1.166 x 50 2 x 1000000 (1 + 0.00386 x 65) 10 -2
115
= 563 mm 2
Busbar selected are 1270 mm 2 is higher than 563 mm 2