SECTION 10

BUSBAR TRUNKING SYSTEM

MC 10
H THNG THANH CI DN IN

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10.1 GENERAL

10.1

TNG QUT

10.1.1DESCRIPTION

10.1.1 M T

A low impedance busbar trunking system shall

H thng thanh ci tr khng thp s c lp t

be installed where shown on the Sub-Contract

nhng ni c th hin trn bn v.

Drawings.
All system components including busbars,

H thng bao gm thanh ci, hp u ni thanh

busbar tap-off units, elbow, etc., shall fully

ci, khp ni v.v, v phi tuyt i tun theo

comply with this Section.

hng n c nu trong phn ny.

The low impedance copper busbar distribution

H thng phn phi thanh ci tr khng thp bao

system shall comprise metal-clad three

phase with full neutral and 50% earth busbar

gm ba pha l ba thanh ph cch in vi y

thanh trung tnh v 50% thanh ci t thng, cc

in straight, elbow and custom bend sections,

khp ni v nhng phn un cong, im cui c

flanged ends, enclosures, expansion joints,

cnh,

wall flanges, fire stops, spring supports,

adapters channels, hangers, supports, cable/

chy, thanh ging c l xo, rnh ni, thanh treo,

v.v Nhng ph kin v thanh ci phi c cng

busbar

etc.

dng in nh mc v chu c dng in s c

Accessories and busbar system shall be of

the same rating and fault current withstand

trn bt c im no tr phi c nhng ch nh

khc.

transition

enclosures,

nhng thanh ni, m gip tng chng

level throughout unless otherwise specified.

1 10.1.2STANDARDS

10.1.2 CC TIU CHUN

All equipment, materials and workmanship

Tt c cc trang thit b, vt t, nhn cng phi

shall comply with the appropriate Singapore

or British Standards or an acceptable

tun theo tiu chun ca Singapore hay British

Standards hoc mt tiu chun quc t tng

equivalent international standard as well as

ng cng nh tt c nhng qui nh v php l

all local statutory obligations and regulations.

v lut ca nc s ti.

All electrical equipment and materials of the

Tt c trang thit b in v vt t cng loi s

same type shall be supplied by a single

c cung cp bi mt nh sn xut m bo

manufacturer to ensure uniformity of standards

and composition.

c cng tiu chun v cht lng.

All equipment and accessories delivered to

site shall be new and shall be clearly marked

Tt c trang thit b v nhng ph kin c giao

ti ni phi m bo cn mi v c nh du

to identify different types, materials and

mt cch k lng nhn bit nhng loi khc

sections of the busbars.

nhau, vt t, v nhng phn khc ca thanh ci.

10.2 EQUIPMENT

10.2

10.2.1 BUSBAR

10.2.1 THANH CI

The busbars shall be of copper conductors

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consisting of three phase, full neutral and 50%

pha, y thanh trung tnh v 50% thanh t.

earth busbar.
The copper busbars shall be electrolytically
tin plated. Each busbar shall be insulated

Thanh ci ng s l loi c m thic in phn.

Mi thanh ci s c cch in hon ton trong

over its entire length with epoxy Class B

sut chiu di ca chng bng loi epoxy cch

insulation or its equivalent.

in loi B (Class B) hay tng ng.

The busbar shall be designed and tested such

Thanh ci c s c thit k v kim tra sao

that the temperature rise at any point in the

cho s gia tng nhit ti bt k im no trn

busbars shall not exceed 55 C rise based on a

40oC ambient temperature operating at full

thanh ci cng khng c vt qu 55 C so vi

nhit xung quanh l 40oC khi mang y ti.

rated current condition.

The busbar housing shall be rust proofed

V bc ca thanh ci l loi c bc kim loi chng

metal clad or extruded aluminum housing,

r st hay hay v nhm p, hu nh c che

totally

and

chn, khng c thng gi v chu c ma gi

weather-proofed to protect against mechanical

damage and dust accumulation. Suitable

bo v khng b h hng v c kh v s bm
bi. Nhng ci rnh nc phi c lp t,

watersheds shall be installed, where the

nhng ch thanh ci ct ngang qua ch ni,

busbar crosses expansion joints, to guard

against possible building leakage. The

phng nga nc r r t to nh. Cu trc ca v

bc thanh ci s lm gim dng in tr v trit

construction of the busbar housing shall be

tiu dng in xoy.

enclosed

and

non-ventilated

such as to reduce hysteresis and eddy current

losses.
Weatherproof type feeder busbar housing

V bc thanh ci loi ngoi tri s c thit k

shall be designed to exclude entrance of water

and prevent possible moisture condensation. A

khng cho nc vo v c kh nng ngn cn s

ng sng. Np hp ni c ron s c lp t

gasket joint cover shall be provided to ensure

m bo ch ni hon ton kn. Thanh ci thit

a completely weatherproof joint. The design

shall allow the busbar to be mounted in any

k lp c trn bt k v tr no v vn m
bo kn.

position and remain weatherproof.

Where the busbar passes through wall and
floors. Space so enclosed by the wall flanges

Nhng ni thanh ci i qua tng v sn, khong

trng bao quanh mp tng phi c lm kn

shall be sealed with a fire stop material

bng mt vt liu ngn chy c nh sn xut

acceptable to the busbar manufacturer and to

Authority.

thanh ci hay c quan hu quan chp nhn.

The busbar joint design shall permit safe,

Thit k ch ni thanh ci sao cho tuyt i an

practical testing of joints for tightness without

de-energizing. This operation must be possible

ton, v cng tc kim nh lc cng ca

nhng ch ni m khng cn phi ct in. iu

without exposing maintenance staff to any

ny phi c lm nhn vin bo tr khng tip

electrical hazard and without downtime of the

busbar and equipment it feeds.

xc vi nhng phn c in nguy him v khng

lm thanh ci hay nhng thit b m chng ni n
phi ngng hot ng trong khi kim tra.

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Access shall be required to only one side of

Yu cu thanh ci ch c tip cn t mt pha

the busbar for tightening joint bolts for runs

ca chng bt c nhng im ni gn vi trn

close to a ceiling or wall. It shall be possible to

remove any one length in a run without

hay tng. C th tho ri bt k mt on no

m khng lm nh hng n hai on m n ni

disturbing the two lengths which it connects. All

n. Tt c b long ni phi c long n Belleville.

bolted connections shall include Belleville

washers.
Expansion joints in feeder busbar shall be

Ch ni trn thanh ci ngun c lp t sao cho

provided to cater for the structural expansion

joints occur. The busbar expansion joints shall

s gin n v cu trc xy ra nhng im ni.

Ch ni gin n ca thanh ci c kh nng hp

be capable of taking up all thermal expansion

thu tt c s gin n nhit do s sai lch nhit

due to the temperature differential of the

busbars, the building expansion joint

trn thanh ci, sai lch gin n ti im ni l

15mm.

differentials of 15mm.
Dng ngn mch ca thanh ci ngun v nhng
thanh ni khng c vt qu 50 kA amperes

The short circuit rating of feeder busbar and of

plug-in busbar shall not be less than 50 kA
amperes R.M.S. symmetrical at 433V in

R.M.S.tng ng ti 433V ph hp vi tiu chun

accordance with BS, IEC or NEMA testing

standards.

BS, IEC or NEMA testing standards.

Busbar systems that cannot provide a type test

certificate for the above mentioned short circuit

H thng thanh ci khng c chng nhn kim

nh dng ngn mch nh trn th khng th

rating, and therefore cannot guarantee its

m bo c s lm vic ca n di nhng

performance under these conditions will not be

iu kin ny v do s khng c chp nhn.

accepted.
The busbar system shall be designed to

H thng thanh ci phi c thit k vn hnh

operate on a 400V/230V 3-phase 50 Hz A.C.

supply and shall be of the low impedance type

400V/230V 3-phase 50 Hz A.C. v l loi yu

cu c tr khng thp c gi tr st p l thp

in order to regulate the volt drop to the

nht.

minimum value.
Spring vertical hanger shall be provided at

Thanh treo thng l xo c lp trn mt sn

every floor level to support the busduct.

treo busduct. Nhng ch ni c lp t vi

Expansion joints shall be provided at intervals

of every 40 metres.

cch khong mi 40m.

The vertical busduct shall be designed and

Busduct thng ng s c thit k v lp t

provided in such a way that every one section

or unit shall be removable without disturbing

sao cho khi tho g mt phn hay on ra s

khng lm nh hng n nhng ci k cn.

adjacent units.
All bolts, nuts and screw washer hardware,

Tt c b long, tn, c vt v long n, v.v s l

etc. shall be zinc-coated.

loi trng km.

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Busbar housing shall not be used as a system

V bc thanh ci khng c s dng nh mt h

earth.

thng ni t.

10.2.2 PLUG-IN BUSBAR TAP-OFF UNITS

10.2.2 B U NI NGUN RA TRN THANH CI

(TAP-OFF UNITS)

Plug-in busbar shall have a minimum of three

plug-in openings on each floor and all

Trn busbar s c ti thiu mt ch u ni ngun

ra ba cc (plug-in openings) trn mi tng v tt

openings shall be usable simultaneously. Each

c chng s c s dng ng thi. Mi v tr

phase position of a plug-in openings shall be

pha ca plug-in openings phi c cch in

individually insulated. It shall be possible to

inspect the plug-in openings and busbar prior

ring r. Trc khi lp t b ly ngun ra, thanh

ci v plug-in openings s c kim ta mt cch

to the installation of the plug.

k lng.

The plug-in busbar system shall be complete

H thng u thanh ci lm plug-in tap-off units

with purpose made plug-in tap-off units of

phi cng mt nh sn xut, kch thc, v gi tr

similar manufacture, size and rating shown on

c th hin trn bn v.

the Drawings.
Each plug-in tap-off unit shall be mechanically

Mi plug-in tap-off unit c kho c kh lin ng

interlocked with the busbar housing to prevent

installation or removal of units while in the

vi v thanh ci ngn nga s lp vo hay tho

ra trong khi chng ang v tr "ON", v c trang

"ON" position, and be equipped with an

b mt cn gt iu khin ng ct c kh.

openings handle which always remains in

control of the switching mechanism.
Plug-in unit enclosures shall make positive

Plug-in unit s ni t vo v thanh ci trc khi

earth connection to the busbar housing before

the jaws make contact with the busbars. This

ngm ca chng tip xc vi thanh ci. Phng

php ni t ny s lm cho n khng b hu hoi

earthing method shall be such that it cannot be

do sn v thanh ci sau ny.

defeated by future painting of the housing.

The plug-in tap-off units shall be equipped with

Tap-off units c trang b hng ro chn bn trong

internal barriers to prevent accidental contact

trnh tip xc nguy him vi nhng phn ang

with pull wires and conductors with live parts

on the line side of the protective device during

c in ln trn pha ca thit b bo v trong khi

thi cng ko dy.

time of wire pulling.

Covers

have

Np ca plug-in units phi l loi tho ra c c

"releasable" type interlocks to prevent the

of

all

plug-in

units

must

kho lin ng ngn nga chng c m

cover from being opened while the breaker is

trong khi ang v tr ON. Plug- in unit phi c

in the "ON" position. The units must be

provided with means for padlocking the

lp b kho khi chng ang v tr OFF

breaker in the "OFF" position.

Plug-in tap-off units must be equipped with

Plug-in tap-off units phi c ng dn ci vo

means for direct positioning or hanging so that

ng v tr hay treo trng lng s chu vo

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all weight is borne by the duct before the

thanh dn trc khi ngm ca chng n vo. V l

plug-in jaws make contact. For safety reasons,

do an ton, khng c nhng ch d ra no khc

no projections shall extend into the housing

c a vo trong ch ni ngoi ci ngm ni.

other than the plug-in jaws.

The plug-in tap-off units enclosures shall

B plug-in tap-off units gm c mt MCCB theo

contain a moulded case circuit breaker

complying with BS EN 60898: 1991 -

BS EN 60898: 1991 - Specification for circuit

breakers for overcurrent protection for household

Specification

for

and similar installations c gi tr v loi c th

overcurrent protection for household and

hin trn bn v v c lp t sao cho s bo

similar installations of the rating and type

specified on the drawings and arranged to give

v qu dng gn vi mch ngoi, t ng ct khi

qu ti hay ngn mch.

for

circuit

breakers

close excess-current protection to the outgoing

circuits, automatically tripping on overload and
short circuit.
The overload tripping shall be operated by a

Bo v qu ti s c kim sot bi mt thit b

thermal
device
with
inverse
time
characteristics and short circuits shall be

nhit c c tnh thi gian ngc v bo v ngn

mch bi nam chm t.

cleared by magnetic tripping.

Each outgoing circuit M.C.C.B. shall be

Mi ng ra ca M.C.C.B. phi c kh nng chu

capable as a whole of withstanding the

c tc dng v in v c kh xy ra trong qu

electrical and mechanical stress produced by

interrupting prospective fault currents of up to

trnh ct dng in s c ln n 36KA ampe ti

433V.

and including 36KA amperes R.M.S. at 433V.

The case of the M.C.C.B. shall be
manufactured from a moulded phenolic

Hp cha M.C.C.B. phi c sn xut t kim loi

phenolic c hay tng t c bn c kh cao

material or similar with a high mechanical

v c c tnh khng lch ngang. Cn gt l loi

strength and non-tracking properties. The

operating handle shall be trip free and have

ct t do v c ba v tr "ON", "OFF" and "TRIP"

c hin th r rng trn rnh ca cn gt, nhn

the three positions "ON", "OFF" and "TRIP"

t v tr vn hnh ca tap-off unit.

clearly indicated in the toggle slot, visible from

the tap-off unit operating position.
Means of preventing unauthorized personnel

trnh s ng ct cc CB ca nhng ngi

from operating all circuit breakers shall be

provided by means of padlocked handles or

khng c php, chng s c trang b b

kho cn ng ct hay bng phng php khc

the other approved method.

c cho php.

M.C.C.Bs shall have suitable terminals ready

for accepting cables running to sub-distribution

M.C.C.Bs s c u ni dy ph hp ni cp i
vo t phn phi.

boards.

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10.3 INSTALLATION

10.3

LP T

The Sub-Contractor shall provide all labour

Nh thu s cung cp tt c nhn cng v vt t

and material to form the complete busbar

distribution installation as specified in this

cho s lp t ton b h thng thanh ci nh

c ch nh trong hp ng.

Sub-Contract.
The

installation

shall

generally

be

in

S lp t ni chung phi ph hp vi bn v

accordance with the Sub-Contract Drawings

nhng nh thu hon ton c php cho s khai

but full allowance shall be made by the

trin v sp xp v tr theo h thng v cho s tho

Sub-Contractor for the detailed development

and on-site co-ordination of the scheme and

rp nhng phn b h hng sau ny c thun

li.

for future removal and dismantling of faulty

sections.
The busbar system shall be supported by

H thng thanh ci s c gi bng nhng

hangers spaced and side braced (designed

thanh treo c t cch khong v cp hai bn

and provided
manufacturer),

by the busduct system

in accordance with the

(c thit k v cung cp bi nh nh sn xut

h thng thanh ci), theo hng dn ca nh sn

manufacturer's recommendations. The side

xut. Thanh ging bn hng c thit k sao cho

bracing shall be designed to give sufficient

support to the busbar in order that no stress is

chu c thanh ci nhm khng c xut

hin sc cng t s mt cn bng ca tap-off

apparent

units

from

either unbalanced

plug-in

tap-off units.
The feeder busbar vertical risers shall be

Thanh ci t thng ng dc theo vch s c

supported at each floor by a spring support

gi bng h thng ging l xo ti mi tng (c

system (designed and provided by the busbar

manufacturer) which shall be capable of

thit k v cung cp bi nh sn xut) lai c kh

nng chu c ton b trng lng ca thanh ci

supporting the full weight of the busbar and

v cho php gin n nhit. Nhng ch sn cch

shall make allowance for thermal expansion.

Where floor to floor height exceeds 5m,

sn cao hn 5m, thanh ging l xo trung gian s

c lp t.

intermediate spring supports shall be provided.

All hangers spaced, side braced, spring
support system and spring supports shall be

Tt c cc thanh treo, thanh ging bn hng, b

thanh ging l xo c thit k v cung cp bi

designed and provided by the busduct system

nh sn xut.

manufacturer.
The plug-in tap-off units where installed on the

B plug-in tap-off units lp t trn h thng

vertical busducts shall be in the up-right

ng dn thng ng s theo v tr thng ng.

position. Under no circumstances, shall the

tap-off units in the upside-down position be

Under no circumstances, tap-off units v tr o

ngc cng c yh chp nhn c.

acceptable.
Busbar housing shall be either galvanised

V thanh ci s l loi thp trng km hay nhm.

steel or aluminum. Hangers, and side braces

Nhng thanh treo, thanh ging bn hng l loi

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shall be galvanised steel.

thp m km.

Horizontal busbar system installations shall

S lp t h thng thanh ci nm ngang bao

include all supporting steelworks fixed to suit

the building structure and arranged to facilitate

gm tt c cc khung thp gi c gn ph hp
vi cu trc ca to nh v thun tin cho vic

future removal of damaged or defective busbar

tho g thay th nhng phn h hng ca thanh

sections.

ci sau ny.

Supports shall be by demountable proprietary

Nhng thanh treo s l loi knh thp c bit c

steel channel similar to Unistrut manufacture

th tho ra c c sn xut ti nh my

constructed
in
accordance
with
the
manufacturer's data and recommendations to

ph hp vi thng s v s hng dn ca nh
sn xut mang c ti ca h tng thanh ci

carry the busbar system loads with a minimum

vi h s an ton l 5.

factor of safety of 5.
All components of the supporting steel channel

Tt c cc ph kin ca mng thp treo s cng

shall be by one manufacturer to ensure

mt nh sn xut m bo tnh tng thch v

compatibility and uniformity with hot dipped

galvanized finish.

ng b v c trng m km.

All fittings, joints, intersections and supports

shall be made using proprietary components

Tt c cc u ni, mi ni, ch giao nhau ca

thanh treo phi s dng ng vt t ca hng vi

utilizing

2 b long 12.5mm cho mi u ni.

two

12.5mm

bolts

for

each

connecting leg.
Provision shall be made to install flush steel

S lp t sn c lm bng loi rnh thp

channel concrete inserts type by casting in line

c t m trong b tng bng cch c khun

mass concrete in the positions indicated on the

Sub-Contract Drawings.

trong khi b tng ti nhng v tr c th hin

trn bn v.

The regularity of 1.5m centres of these

channel inserts shall form the construction

Tm vi khong cch u 1,5m ca nhng ci

rnh chen vo s lm nn cu trc ma trn cho

matrix for the busbar supporting steel channel

khung rnh thp treo thanh ci.

framework.

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