Recent progresses in bus-ducts design
ISSN: 0332-1649
Article publication date: 4 January 2016
Abstract
Purpose
Electrical energy distribution systems must be low losses systems in order to enhance the system efficiency. Therefore, it is preferred to distribute electrical energy by bus-ducts in the place of cables over all energy levels and decrease the losses. The purpose of this paper is to focus on a comprehensive survey of various aspects of bus-ducts design including electromagnetic, mechanical and thermal. Advantages and disadvantages of different available design techniques are reviewed.
Design/methodology/approach
Different works on various bus-based power transmission and distribution systems are reviewed. Generally these are done in three categories including systems modeling methods, heat transfer in the systems, short circuit and electromagnetic force. The attempt is made to provide geometrical and materials specifications in order to present the analyzed system well.
Findings
Different types of bus-ducts from used materials, voltage level and insulation types are reviewed. Bus-duct modeling techniques are introduced which can be easily applied for bus-ducts design. Electromagnetic field distribution, thermal pattern inside and outside of the bus-duct in normal and short circuit modes and finally mechanical considerations are dominant factors which must be taken into account in the bus-ducts design. This leads to an optimal design of bus-ducts which prolong the life span of the bus-ducts fixed in the installations.
Originality/value
This paper for the first time systematically reviews the latest state of arts in the design of bus-ducts for efficient electrical energy distribution. It summarizes a variety of design techniques applicable to bus-ducts design.
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Acknowledgements
This paper was originally accepted for the special issue on “Numerical Field Calculation in Electrical Engineering (IGTE 2014)”, Vol. 34, Iss. 5. The authors wish to thank Mapna-Pars Generator Company in Iran for financial support of the bus-duct design project.
Citation
Faiz, J., Ehya, H., Takbash, A.M., Shojaee, S., Hamidian, M. and Ghorbani, A. (2016), "Recent progresses in bus-ducts design", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 117-136. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-02-2015-0099
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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