A proper design of the substation bus is aimed towards a safe and reliable operation of the substation and the power system. Two different types of buses are used in substations: the rigid bus and the strain (cable). Information is provided by this guide on the different bus arrangements used in substations stating the advantages and disadvantages of each. Information as related to each bus type and construction is also provided. Once the bus type is selected, the calculation tools for each bus type are provided by this guide. Based on these calculations, the bus size, forces acting on the bus structure, the number of mounting structures required, and hardware requirements can be specified by the engineer.
- Standard Committee
- PE/SUB - Substations Committee
- Status
- Active Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2014-03-27
- Superseding
- 605-2008
- Board Approval
- 2023-12-06
- History
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- Published:
- 2024-07-24
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Power and Energy Society
- Standard Committee
- PE/SUB - Substations Committee
- Working Group
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WGD3 - WGD3 - Bus Design in Air Insulated Substations
- IEEE Program Manager
- Patricia Roder
Contact Patricia Roder - Working Group Chair
- Jean-Bernard Dastous
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605-1998
IEEE Guide for the Design of Substation Rigid-Bus Structures
Rigid-bus structures for outdoor and indoor, air insulated, and alternating current substations are covered. Portions of this guide are also applicable to strain bus structures or direct current substations, or both. Ampacity, radio influence, vibration, and forces due to gravity, wind, fault cur-rent, and thermal expansion are considered. Design criteria for conductor and insulator strength calculations are included.
These standards have been removed from active status through a ballot where the standard is made inactive as a consensus decision of a balloting group.
No Inactive-Withdrawn Standards
These standards are removed from active status through an administrative process for standards that have not undergone a revision process within 10 years.
605-2008
IEEE Guide for Bus Design in Air Insulated Substations
A proper design of the substation bus ensures a safe and reliable operation of the substation and the power system. Two different types of buses are used in substations, the rigid bus and the strain (cable). This guide provides information on the different bus arrangements used in substations stating the advantages and disadvantages of each. Also it provides information as related to each bus type and construction. Once the bus type is selected, this guide provides the calculation tools for each bus type. Based on these calculations, the engineer can specify the bus size, forces acting on the bus structure, number of mounting structures required, and hardware requirements.
605a-2010
IEEE Guide for Bus Design in Air-Insulated Substations - Amendment 1
A proper design of the substation bus ensures a safe and reliable operation of the substation and the power system. Two different types of buses are used in substations, the rigid bus and the strain (cable). This guide provides information on the different bus arrangements used in substations stating the advantages and disadvantages of each. Also it provides information as related to each bus type and construction. Once the bus type is selected, this guide provides the calculation tools for each bus type. Based on these calculations, the engineer can specify the bus size, forces acting on the bus structure, number of mounting structures required, and hardware requirements.