Q3.A) Draw a single-line schematic diagram for the electrical distribution.

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Q 3.B) Determine the approximate voltage drop along the length of Busbar 2 (East)You can assume that ground

floor distribution boards are connected 2 metresfrom the bottom of the bus bar and that all other boards are

connected at 4metre intervals across the remained of the bus bar length.

Busbar Details:

Current Rating: 250A per phase

Impedance (at warm operating conditions):

R1 = 0.38mΩ/m; X1 = 0.13mΩ/m

Suppose Connected on “R” Phase

Total Distance of Pole for “R” Phase =50 Meter,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcosᴓ + JSinnᴓ) X Distance) / (Volt X No of Cable/busbar X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Busbar= (38.18x (0.38×0.75+0.13×0.66) X20 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Busbar= 0.12%

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Q 3.C) Hence determine the core size of XLPE/SWA 4-core cable from the MCCB panel to the busbar necessary to

keep the voltage drop at the top of Busbar 2 (East) to 3%. State any assumptions made.

To keep voltage drop 3% the XLPE/SWA 4-core cable

As per Code: IS: 7098 / IS: 3975 / IEC:60502 / BS:6622/BS:7835.

Material: metallic or non-magnetic Aluminium, Steel wire/strip.

Used for: LV, MV & HV Cables

The armour provides mechanical protection against crushing forces.

Armour also can serve as an Earth Continuity Conductor (ECC).

The armouring type could be:

Mechanical protection of the cable is provided by a single layer of wire / Strip strands laid over the bedding. Steel wire / Strip is used for 3-core

or 4-core cables, but single-core cables have aluminium wire armouring.

When an electric current passes through a cable it produces a magnetic field (the higher the voltage the bigger the field). The magnetic field will

induce an electric current in steel armour (eddy currents), which can cause overheating in AC systems. The non-magnetic aluminium armour

prevents this from happening.

Based on above core of the cable can be 95 mm2.

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