Hi Larry, It sounds like the Copper Development Association would agree. Take a look at this table on DC copper bus bar ampacities:
http://www.copper.org/applications/electrical/busbar/busbar_ampacities.html Best, Garrison Riegel PV Operations Manager | Solar Service Inc [p] 847-677-0950 | [email protected] NABCEP Certified PV Installation ProfessionalT -----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 2:42 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Copper bar current capacity? I did see these AC 60Hz tables like your link. Is it the same for DC current? Seems like I read that there was a difference. Thank you, Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems On 4/29/15 11:27 AM, August Goers wrote: > Larry, > > There are many resources for this online. A quick search for "copper > bar current rating chart" yields results like this: > > http://www.watteredge.com/pdf/Ampacity_Tables.pdf > > Best, > > August > > -----Original Message----- > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Larry > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 11:04 AM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Copper bar current capacity? > > Hi Wrenches, > > In building lithium battery systems, I have many components that need > to be connected in series from the battery. Sometimes the space is > very limited making it difficult to bend 2/0 cables. I would like to > use copper flat bar and make parts to replace the cables. Does anyone > know how much current I can run through copper bar based on its size? > For example, 1" or 3/4" wide by .0625" up to .125" thick. The pieces > will only be a few inches long and bolted to solenoids, shunt and terminal posts. > > -- > Thank you, > > Larry Crutcher > Starlight Solar Power Systems > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist > .htm > l > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist > .html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
