Busbars are used within electrical installations for distributing power from a supply point to a number of output circuits. They may be used in
a variety of configurations ranging from vertical risers, carrying current to each floor of a multi-storey building, to bars used entirely within a
distribution panel or within an industrial process.
The issues that need to be addressed in the design of busbar systems are:
• Temperature rise due to energy losses
• Energy efficiency and lifetime cost
• Short-circuit current stresses and protection
• Jointing methods and performance
• Maintenance.
This book provides the information needed to design efficient, economic and reliable busbar systems
a variety of configurations ranging from vertical risers, carrying current to each floor of a multi-storey building, to bars used entirely within a
distribution panel or within an industrial process.
The issues that need to be addressed in the design of busbar systems are:
• Temperature rise due to energy losses
• Energy efficiency and lifetime cost
• Short-circuit current stresses and protection
• Jointing methods and performance
• Maintenance.
This book provides the information needed to design efficient, economic and reliable busbar systems
