Non-Segregated Phase Bus Duct

Capabilities

■ Increased Reliability: ■ Field Measurement Assistance:

Product Offering
Insulated segregated phase For large and complex projects,
■ 600 V through 38 kV construction with aluminum Eaton can provide factory mea-
■ 1200 A through 5000 A enclosures for a 50-year life cycle. surement assistance for busway
layouts. Please contact your local
■ Copper bus bar ■ Increased Safety: Eaton sales office for price and
Built per ANSI/IEEE Standard C37.23. availability.
■ 130 degree Class B epoxy
insulation ■ Reduced Installation Cost: ■ Crate By Run:
Lower total installed costs versus Eaton will crate and ship your
■ Silver-plated contact surfaces traditional cable and conduit order by run, floor or any other
■ Up to 63 kA short circuit withstand installations. special specified shipping splits.
ratings, 170 kA peak Contact your local Eaton sales
■ Aluminum, steel and stainless General Description office for price and details.
steel enclosures ■ Isometric Drawing Tool:
■ Indoor, outdoor and dust-tight Eaton’s Cutler-HammerT non-segre- Need quick approval drawings.
construction gated phase bus runs are designed Contact your local Eaton
for use on circuits which importance sales office.
requires greater reliability than
Standards power cables provide. Typical of such
applications are the connections from
■ The metal-enclosed non-segregated transformers to switchgear assemblies
phase bus runs are designed in unit substations, connections from
for 600 V, 5 kV, 15 kV, 27 kV and switchgear assemblies to rotating
38 kV service in accordance with apparatus, and tie connections
ANSI C37.23. between switchgear assemblies.
■ Bus run assemblies are designed Non-segregated phase bus is an
to meet Uniform Building CodeT assembly of bus conductors with
(UBC) and California Building Code associated connections, joints and
Title 24 for Seismic Zones 4.3.2a.2b.1. insulating supports confined within
and 0. Completed guidelines for a metal enclosure without interphase
proper supports are provided barriers. The conductors are
on each seismic specified order. adequately separated and insulated
■ Certain bus ratings can be supplied from each other and grounded by
with CSAT listing. insulating bus supports. Each conduc-
tor for 2400 volt service and above
is insulated with a fluidized bed
Customer Value epoxy coating throughout which
■ Improved Uptime: reduces the possibility of corona
Quick installation versus cable and electrical tracking.
bus and traditional cable and
conduit installations. Services & Programs
■ Improved Maintainability: ■ Final Field Fit:
Re-usable and moveable, making This program is designed to field
equipment layout and changes easier. measure a chosen unshipped section
in a run and ship it in 5 to 10 work
days to ensure an exact fit. See
SA01701004E for program details.
Technical Data
The metal-enclosed non-segregated
phase bus runs are designed for 600 V,
5 kV, 15 kV, 27 kV and 38 kV service
in accordance with ANSI C37.23.
■ Temperature Rise:
The bus will be capable of carrying
rated current continuously without
exceeding a conductor temperature
rise of 65ºC above an outside Optional Optional
ambient temperature of 40ºC, as Ground Bus Ground Bus
required by ANSI Standard C37.23. 3-Phase, 3-Wire 3-Phase, 4-Wire
■ Test: 1200 – 3200 Amps 1200 – 3200 Amps
600 V 5 kV – 15 kV 600 V 5 kV – 15 kV
The design of non-segregated bus
runs has been tested per ANSI
C37.23. Certification of momentary
current testing, impulse testing, and
heat rise are available upon request.
■ Seismic Application:
Bus run assemblies are designed
to meet Uniform Building CodeT
(UBC) and California Building Code
Title 24 for Seismic Zones 4.3.2a.2b.1.
Optional Optional
and 0. Completed guidelines for Ground Bus Ground Bus
proper supports are provided
on each seismic specified order. 3-Phase, 3-Wire 3-Phase, 4-Wire
4000 – 5000 Amps 4000 – 5000 Amps
■ Short Circuit Force 600 V 5 kV – 15 kV 600 V 5 kV – 15 kV
Withstand Ability:
The metal-enclosed non-segregated
phase bus runs are designed to
withstand electrical and mechanical
forces generated by momentary (10
cycle) and short-time (2 second)
short circuit currents in accordance
with the latest ANSI/IEEE Standard
C37.23. For 600 V application, 4-
cycle momentary current withstand Optional Optional
rating up to 158 kA peak (98.8 kA Ground Bus Ground Bus
rms asymmetrical) is also available.
3-Phase, 3-Wire 3-Phase, 4-Wire
■ Third-Party Certification: 1200 – 2000 Amps 1200 – 2000 Amps
Certain bus ratings can be supplied 27 kV 38 kV
with CSAT listing.

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Eaton Corporation. CSA is a registered trademark of the
Canadian Standards Association. Uniform Building Code
(UBC) is a trademark of the International Conference of
Building Officials (ICBO). Cutler-Hammer is a federally
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