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Metal-Enclosed Busways: 1. Visual and Mechanical Inspection

This document provides guidance on inspecting and testing metal-enclosed busways. It outlines procedures for visual and mechanical inspection of components and connections, as well as electrical tests to check insulation resistance, connection resistance, phasing, and space heater operation. Test values are to be compared to manufacturer specifications or tables, with any deviations outside normal or minimum ranges investigated.

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Metal-Enclosed Busways: 1. Visual and Mechanical Inspection

This document provides guidance on inspecting and testing metal-enclosed busways. It outlines procedures for visual and mechanical inspection of components and connections, as well as electrical tests to check insulation resistance, connection resistance, phasing, and space heater operation. Test values are to be compared to manufacturer specifications or tables, with any deviations outside normal or minimum ranges investigated.

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Metal-Enclosed Busways

1. Visual and Mechanical Inspection

1. Compare equipment nameplate data with drawings and specifications.

2. Inspect physical and mechanical condition.

3. Inspect anchorage, alignment and grounding.

4. Verify correct connection in accordance with single-line diagram.

5. Inspect bolted electrical connections for high resistance using one of the following methods:

1. Use of low resistance ohmmeter in accordance with Section 7.4.2.

2. Verify tightness of accessible bolted electrical connections and bus joints by calibrated
torque wrench method in accordance with manufacturer’s published data or Table 100.12.

3. Perform thermo graphic survey in accordance with Section 9.

6. Confirm physical orientation in accordance with manufacturer’s labels to insure adequate


cooling.

7. Examine outdoor busway for removal of “weep-hole” plugs, if applicable, and the correct
installation of joint shield.

2. Electrical Tests

1. Perform resistance measurements through bolted connections and bus joints with a low
resistance ohmmeter, if applicable, in accordance with Section 7.4.1.

2. Measure insulation resistance of each busway, phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground for one
minute, in accordance with Table 100.1.

3. Perform an overpotential test on each busway, phase-to-ground with phases not under test
grounded, in accordance with manufacturer’s published data. If manufacturer has no
recommendation for this test, it shall be in accordance with Table 100.17. Where no dc test value
is shown in Table 100.17, ac value shall be used. The test voltage shall be applied for one minute.

4. Perform contact-resistance test on each connection point of uninsulated busway. On insulated


busway, measure resistance of assembled busway sections and compare values with adjacent
phases.

5. Perform phasing test on each busway tie section energized by separate sources. Tests must be
performed from their permanent sources.

6. Verify operation of busway space heaters.

3. Test Values

1. Compare bolted connection resistances and bus joint resistances to values of similar
connections.
2. Bolt-torque levels should be in accordance with Table 100.12 unless otherwise specified by the
manufacturer.

3. Michrom or millivolt drop values shall not exceed the high levels of the normal range as
indicated in the manufacturer’s published data. If manufacturer’s data is not available,
investigate any values which deviate from similar bus joints and connections by more than 50
percent of the lowest value.

4. Insulation-resistance test voltages and resistance values shall be in accordance with


manufacturer’s specifications or Table 100.1. Minimum resistance values are for a nominal
1000-foot busway run. Use the following formula to convert the measured resistance value to
the 1000-foot nominal value:

R₁₀₀₀ ft = Measured Resistance x Length of Run/1000

Converted values of insulation resistance less than those in Table 100.1 or manufacturer’s
minimum shall be investigated. Overpotential tests shall not proceed until insulation-resistance
levels are raised above minim values.

5. The insulation shall withstand the overpotential test voltage applied.

ATS-2003.43

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