Electrical Engineering ⇒ Topic : Bus-bar arrangements

BUS-BAR ARRANGEMENTS

The aim of any particular arrangement of bus-bars is to achieve adequate operating flexibility,sufficient reliability and minimum cost.

Typical bus-bar arrangements are

• Single bus-bar system used in D.C. and small A.C. power stations.
• Single bus-bar system with sectionalisation.
• Ring bus-bar system
• Duplicate bus-bar system