Electrical power load estimation for PROPOSED THREE UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING FOR MR.

GANESHAN

Assumptions and design basis

Power density
Application (W/m2) Basis

Power capacity allocation

considering parking general
lighting, mechanical ventilation and
Car park area 5 service provisions

Power density for the common and

Common area 80 recreation areas
Only lighting and Mechanical
Wash room spaces 25 ventilation to be considered
Corridor spaces 20 Commona area lighting
Terrace 7.5 Lighting power only

3 - Bed room Apartment power estimation

Equipment Quantity Per unit Electrical load/kW

Inverter type AC units 5 1.2
TV,DVD and Multimedia 2 0.25
Kettle 2 1.3
Microwave unit 1 1
Refrigerator 1 0.6
Cooker and exhaust hood 1 0.6
Ironing 1 1

Washing machine and drier 1 0.5

Ceiling fans 3 0.1
Hot water geyzers 3 1.5
Lights (assumed) 30 0.02

Considered

Electrical calculation

Level Application Area/m2

 Ground floor Parking foor 200
Level 1 Apartment 1
Level 2 Apartment 1
Level 3 Apartment 1
Terrace Recreation 170
Fire pump 1 no.
Elevator 1 no.

Water pumps,
maintenance
Miscellaneous etc…

Overall diversity for non-simultaneous operation

Power demand considering 0.8 power factor

Power demand with 10% contingency

Taken power demand

NT BUILDING FOR MR. GANESHAN RAVINDRA KUMAR @NOS. 15 & 15/1, STAMBOUL PLACE, COLOMBO 03

Diversity Total load/kW

0.75 4.50
0.8 0.40
0.5 1.30
0.4 0.40
1 0.60
0.7 0.42
0.5 0.50

0.6 0.30
0.8 0.24
0.4 1.80
0.8 0.48
10.94 kW

11 kW

Power
demand/
kW
 1.0
11.0
11.0
11.0
1.3
15
20

7
77.3 kW

= 0.75

= 57.96 kW

= 72.45 kVA

= 79.69 kVA

= 80 kVA