Why Was Cable Chosen Over Busbar for LV Power Distribution in Burj al-Arab?

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#1 21685499 22 Jul 2021 08:41

Koffy Koffy

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21685499 22 Jul 2021 08:41

I saw a documentary on the building of the famous Burj al-Arab. To my utter surprise, for a building well over 300m high cabling and not busbar was used for the LV power distribution - over 5000km of cabling done.
this doesn't seem electrically shrewd to me. could someone pls explain the electrical or technical reasons for choosing cables over busbar on this project?

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Koffy

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#2 21685500 23 Jul 2021 08:53

Richard Gabric Richard Gabric

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21685500 23 Jul 2021 08:53

You would have to talk to the engineers who designed the building. A lot of unskilled labour is employed in many countries, and a lot of additional engineering goes into designing a bus bar system, so maybe it was cheaper to do it the way it was done,
cheers,
Richard
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