Wind Turbine Aluminum Bus Bar Bonding
Wind Turbine Aluminum Bus Bar Bonding
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Good morning All,
We had a turbine in one of our wind farms whose aluminum hollow conductor running down the main shaft to the converter burn at the point of bonding. Since this aluminum bus bar is identical to those found in substations, I wanted to know if there is a standard and common practice/methodology on how aluminum bus bars are to be bonded. The goal is to identify the root cause of the burn.
Any direction to standards will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance
We had a turbine in one of our wind farms whose aluminum hollow conductor running down the main shaft to the converter burn at the point of bonding. Since this aluminum bus bar is identical to those found in substations, I wanted to know if there is a standard and common practice/methodology on how aluminum bus bars are to be bonded. The goal is to identify the root cause of the burn.
Any direction to standards will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance






RE: Wind Turbine Aluminum Bus Bar Bonding
http://ecmweb.com/content/basics-making-bus-bar-co...
The busbar may be welded. See-for instance:
https://www.aflglobal.com/productlist/Product-Line...
The busbar may be bonded using connectors:
https://www.aflglobal.com/Products/Conductor-Acces...
In any case the following paper may be useful:
http://www.aluminum.org/sites/default/files/Alumin...
RE: Wind Turbine Aluminum Bus Bar Bonding