Product category:
Connectors, Terminals, Busbars and Slip Rings
News Release from: Ter-mate
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 November 2005
Guide advises on electrical system
design
The new edition of the Ter-mate guide provides indispensable guidance on the design and testing of electrical power assemblies, including switchboards and busbar systems.
Containing comprehensive information which is difficult or impossible to find elsewhere, even on the Internet, the new edition of the Ter-mate guide provides indispensable guidance on the design and testing of electrical power assemblies, including switchboards and busbar systems The guide, which has over 60 pages, includes detailed sections on busbar materials, thermal ratings, short-circuit ratings, protective circuits, rated voltages, ingress protection, electromagnetic compatibility and type testing
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Also provided are informative appendices giving concise information about electrodynamic forces, maximum temperatures during short circuits, temperature rise during faults, corrosion of dissimilar metals and DC current ratings.
Dozens of tables, diagrams and photographs supplement and enhance the written content.
Based on Ter-mate's many years of experience in designing and testing busbar systems and switchgear assemblies, the contents of the guide are structured so that they are readily applicable to solving real-world problems.
Further reading
Consultancy services cover every project stage
With the new consultancy service from Ter-mate, it's now much easier for end users to comply with the requirements of BS EN60439-1.
Busbar systems for switchgear and control
An invaluable guide to the design and testing of busbar systems for use in switchgear and controlgear assemblies is packed with practical information and advice.
They also reflect the latest developments in standards, working practices and design techniques "All forms of testing, particularly short-circuit testing, are often regarded by switchboard manufacturers as a black art", said Steve Swann, Managing Director of Ter-mate.
"This is partly due to the information currently available being of limited practical use".
"Researching this information takes time; analysing the information to produce accurate, useable and dependable data takes even more time".
"Ter-mate, however, has always led the market in offering practical solutions to testing problems", he continued.
"We have made a huge investment in research testing, and we have presented the information we have obtained, in a factual manner, in the form of the Ter-mate guide".
"We firmly believe that both manufacturers and consultants will recoup the guide's modest price the first time they use it".
The first edition of the Ter-mate guide was published more than 20 years ago, and is still a constant source of reference for many in the industry.
Standards, methods and products have, however, changed dramatically over the intervening period; the new edition of the Guide has been completely re-written to reflect these changes, and to include much new material.
Copies of the new Ter-mate guide are priced at GBP 24.95, and are available direct from Ter-mate.
A sample section taken from the guide is also available for inspection on the Ter-mate website.
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