Types of wiring : Bus Bar Cable Riser

In place like tall buildings,huge heavy industry,apartment and condominium, Bus bar cable 'riser are used to distribute electricity around it. It's impossible to distribute by using  so many distribution board. Bus bar Cable riser are vital for huge and heavy duty industry because these place have high voltage and high current rate. To know deep about bus bar cable riser lets look about it.

Bus bar Cable riser have several components. The casing around the cable riser are  made of aluminum or stainless steel. It's like a huge and wide trunking. Taller building used long and wide cable riser while short and wide used in industry.

Inside Busbar cable riser have Busbar, Power Cables, and Main Outlet or Cable Tray.

Busbar cable riser won't used small current rating wires. So it's need power cables so it can flows high or low voltage and high current rating.

To insulate each busbar from avoid having contact when disaster happen Insulate post are used.

Another Important thing on the busbar cable riser are each power cable crimp with cable because it's easily to connect with nuts and bolt. If the bolt didn't connect tightly,it will cause sparking or arcing. This will be so dangerous.

There's Some advantage and disadvantage for busbar cable riser wiring

 

Advantage :

1. Used special place to installed
2. Easy installation
3. Good mechanical and chemical protection
4. Can't be damaged by heat and weather   

   Disadvantage :

 

1. High Cost
2. Need more worker
3. Dust and dirts easily get in
4. Need additional support like brackets.