What Is Busbar

Electrical wires are commonly used to deliver currents from one point to another point. Of course it doesn’t have to be a wire, it can be anything that can conduct electricity such as copper.

Electrical wires are very flexible because we can bend it, roll it, put insulation on it, move it around, string it to our liking and many more.

But electrical wires sometimes are not an efficient and wise choice when we are dealing with high currents. You will find it easier to use a conductor bar or solid conductor to carry high currents from place to place.

This solid conductor bar is known as a busbar. It is made from copper in the shape of a “bar”. Of course we can’t bend it, roll it, or string it like wires. This busbar is capable of carrying high currents where most electrical wires will burn out.

Even if you insist on using electrical wires, you need really big and thick electrical wires so it is not convenient for prices and installations.

Don’t worry about its designs and installations, we can use bolts to connect one bar to another bar to our liking. This bolt is installed on the insulator to attach any busbar altogether without causing any accident.

Over its advantages, busbar has its own disadvantages. We absolutely do not want to unplug a busbar or move it without proper procedure. You may come across “Busbar Down for Maintenance” warning signs somewhere.

This sign indicates that the power line has been shut down so we can do maintenance on them, unplug them, clean them, replace them, or anything.

Keep in mind that a busbar is literally a copper bar where it rarely has insulation on them. We have to keep it safe from animals, birds, or rodents touching it. It may cause short circuits between busbars and of course kill animals that touched it.