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BUSBAR

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BUSBAR

A busbar is a metallic bar in a switchgear panel used to carry electric power


from incoming feeders and distributes to the outgoing feeders. In simple terms, busbar
is an electrical junction where incoming and outgoing currents exchange. Electrical
Busbar consists the number of lines electrically, which are operating at the same
voltage and frequencies. Generally, copper or aluminum conducting material is used

in the construction of bus bars. They are used either in the form of pipe or thin-walled
tubes.

Types of bus bars

Important bus-bar arrangements are discussed in this article. Based on the


construction of the bus bar, they are divided as follows.

 Single bus-bar system.


 Double bus-bar system.
 Ring bus-bar system.
Single Bus-Bar System

As the name itself indicates, that a single bus-bar is used in this system. To the
same single bus-bar few incoming and outgoing line are connected. As an example,
two 11 KV incoming lines are connected through circuit breaker and isolator. Three
phase, 440 V and single phase 230 V outgoing supply lines are connected by isolator,
circuit breaker, and step down transformer as shown in the above figure. Single bus-
bar sectionalized arrangement can be made by adding circuit breakers wherever
required.
Advantages of Single bus-bar System

 The advantage of this system is that fault on one part of the bus-bar does not
completely shut down the total system.
 It has low maintenance cost.
Disadvantages of Single bus-bar System

 In case of fault, the complete system will be switched off.

 For any expansion, complete shutdown is to be carried out.

Double Bus-Bar System

In case of double bus-bar system, low voltage and high voltage bus-bars are
duplicated. Among the two, any one of the bus-bar sections can be used as desired.
There is an arrangement of a bus-bar coupling switch for transferring operation from
one bus-bar to another. Double bus-bar sectionalized arrangement can be made as per
the requirement by the addition of circuit breakers.

Advantages of Double Bus-bar System

 In the double bus-bar type of arrangement, it is possible to have one bus-bar


“energized” and become convenient to carry out repairs on the other whenever
required.
 By keeping the main bus-bar un-touched, testing of feeder circuit breakers can
be done by putting them on spare bus bar.
 Whenever a fault occurs on the bus-bar, the undisrupted supply to the circuit
can be maintained by transferring it to another bus-bar.
Disadvantages of Double Bus-bar System

 Maintenance cost is high.


Ring Bus-Bar System

In this type of arrangement, two circuit breakers serve on one line. For
example, CB1 and CB2 on one line, where are CB3, CB4 on another line. This ring
bus-bar system has the advantage that there are always two parallel paths to the circuit
and failure of one path does not interrupt the service completely.

Advantages of Ring Bus-bar System

 This ring bus-bar system has redundant path to the circuit and failure of one
section does not interrupt the service completely.
 Maintenance of any circuit breaker is possible, without interruption of power.
Disadvantages of Ring Bus-bar System

 It may be difficult in adding new circuit line.

(230 kV) Thapyaywa Primary Substation Transmission Lines and Distribution


Feeders
(A) 230 kV Transmission Lines
(1) Belin (1) Line
(2) Belin (2) Line
(3) Yeywa (1) Line
(4) Yeywa (2) Line
(5) Tharzi Line
(6) Myingyan (Steel) Line
(7) Taungdwingyi Line
(B) 33 kV Distribution Feeders
(1) Aung-San Feeder
(2) Shan-Tel Feeder
(3) Industrial Zone Feeder
(4) Win-dwin Feeder
(5) Ta-ka-sa (10) Factory Feeder
(6) Ta-ka-sa (10) Residential Feeder
(7) Ta-ka-sa (1) Textile Feeder Feeder
(8) Won-Zin Feeder
(9) Solar Feeder
(10) Army Textile Factory Feeder
(11) Water Resources Feeder

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