Snake Bus® Power Distribution System

 

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

       
Rated Current   50 Amps
Rated Voltage   480Y/277 Volts
Frequency   50/60 Hz
Conditional Short Circuit Rating (Protection device) 16 KA
Conductor Resistance Line & Neutral   1.0 mΩ/ft
Conductor Impedance   1.5 mΩ/ft
Volt Drops Line & Neutral Snake Bus® 1.0 mV/A/ft
  Feed Unit + Coupler 2.2 mV/A
  Tap-Off 0.73 mV/A
  12 AWG 4.4 mV/A/ft
  Coupler 1.5 mV/A
  Interlink 4.5 mV/A
  8 AWG 1.71 mV/A/ft
 

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

       
Number of Copper conductors   2, 3 or 5  
Conduit Cross-sectional Area Nominal 3.3 AWG
Snake Bus® Casing Copper Equivalent (Where casing is Ground) 3.3 AWG
Cable Termination Capacity   8 AWG
Tap-Off Cable 20Amp   12 AWG
Tap-Off Conduit Sizes   1/2 Inch UL1
Flexible Interlink Cable 50Amp   8 AWG
Flexible Interlink Conduit   ¾ Inch UL1
Feed Conduit Entry   2 x ¾ Inch
IP Rating   40  
Minimum void depth (track + tap-off)   2 3/16 Inch
 

MATERIAL SPECIFICATION

       
Snake Bus® Casing     Galvanized Steel
Conductors     High Conductivity Copper
Snake Bus® Insulators     PBT
Sockets/ Tap-Off Plugs/ Joint Molding     Polycarbonate LSF
Shutter     PBT
Tap-Off / Interlink Flexible Conduit     Galvanized Steel UL1
Tap-Off Cable     ULI063 Type MTW
Tap-Off / Coupler Blade     Brass Silver Plated
Feed Unit Case     Galvanized Steel
Flexible Interlink Cable     ULI028 Type TEW
Feed / Flexible Interlink Housing     Galvanized Steel
 

 

 

 

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