Busbar Enclosure Design

[BruceC]

Hi,

Can anyone help me with how I convert available fault current into required mechanical bracing in an enclosure housing busbars.

Thank you.

 

[jbartos]

Suggestion: Visit

http://www.se.alstom.com/alstompowe...4A7C125693000490195/$FILE/Cigre98 11 303a.pdf

and look for 3.5.1 Current Forces. Equation (9). Then, it can be calculated.

 

[cuky2000]

Check the following site:

http://www.lmphotonics.com/busbarcalcs.htm

 

[jbartos]

Suggestion: Visit

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2003/em4_8.htm

for “Electromagnetism, Force between current-carrying conductors”