Which of the following is the main drawback of 'double bus double breaker' scheme in substations?
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Option 1 : It may lose half the circuits for breaker failure if circuits are not connected to both buses
Double bus double breaker scheme:
This configuration utilizes two buses and two breakers per circuit, both buses are normally energized and any circuit can be removed for maintenance without an outage on the corresponding circuit.
Advantage of double bus double breaker:
- It has maximum flexibility and reliability.
- Any fault and maintenance of one circuit breaker, power can be fed easily through another circuit breaker.
Disadvantages of double bus double breaker:
- It is the costliest bus arrangement.
- It may lose half the circuits for breaker failure if circuits are not connected to both buses.
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