TECHNICAL BLOG
There are many situations where it is necessary to join two busbars to create a single, unified unit. This process, called “jointing,” may be needed to create a longer busbar from shorter, more manageable pieces; or to create a T-shaped tap-off connection from the main busbar. The result of jointing must simultaneously meet multiple objectives…. View Article
Design, Fabrication, and Testing Expertise Are Keys to Performance, Reliability Figure 1: Laminated bus bars are fabricated as basic flat shapes but also can be formed to meet the unique space constraints of the design. Laminated bus bars address two power-related design challenges: they significantly reduce voltage drop due to IR loss in high-current power-distribution… View Article
USING ALUMINUM FOR BUS BARS Design engineers strive to make equipment smaller and more efficient. The hidden assumption being that smaller is always better. Copper bus bars require less cross-sectional area than aluminum and can fit inside a tighter footprint. Thus, the vast majority of electrical equipment is designed with copper bus bars. However,… View Article
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