I've never heard of a meter main, I'll dig up more info on that, thanks.
Actually, the IC is a little above 80kA, which doesn't help the problem. I think I would still need a room with two means of egress for a switchboard, right?
Thanks David - So if my busway is "short", I don't have to protect it upon entering the building? Smallest I can get is a 4' section. Seems pretty short to me!
Took more time to figure out how to upload an image on here than it did to draw the one line!
Perhaps I didn't clarify the problem - the electrical room has only one means of egress and is not big enough for Switchgear. So my options are anything that is outside, or some way to distribute the...
So I'm a young EE, and my boss quit and hasn't been replaced yet. Still have a job to do. Please help if you can.
I've got a system to set up that has a Utility feed to a building carrying roughly 1600A. There is no room for Switchgear, so I have to distribute the load to have multiple...