RADISSON BLU HOTEL & RESIDENCE, RIYADH, D.Q.

Issued for Construction

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia June, 2014

SECTION 16260

ENCLOSED STARTERS AND CONTACTORS

PART 1: GENERAL

1.01 SECTION INCLUDES

A. Enclosed Starters and Contactors including, but not limited to the following:

1. Manual starters.

2. Direct-on-line starters.

3. Star delta starters.

4. Auto transformer starters.

5. Soft starter

6. Variable speed controllers.

7. General purpose contactors.

8. Lighting contactors.

1.02 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Section 01300 Submittals.

B. Section 01600 Materials and Equipment.

C. Section 01650 Starting of Systems.

D. Section 01700 Contract Closeout.

E. Section 01740 Warranties.

F. Section 15171 Electrical Requirements for Mechanical Equipment.

G. Section 15180 Building Management System and Automatic Controls.

H. Section 16010 Basic Electrical Requirements.

I. Section 16030 Electrical Identification.

J. Section 16150 Electrical Boxes and Fittings.

K. Section 16420 LV Protective Devices.

L. Section 16910 Electrical Testing and Commissioning.

1.03 REFERENCES

A. NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

B. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC).

C. SASO Saudi Arabian Standards Organization.

D. UL Underwriter’s Laboratories.

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1.04 SUBMITTALS

A. Comply with Section 01300.

B. Submit manufacturer's data and catalogues for Enclosed Starters and Contactors of all types
and ratings.

C. Submit manufacturer’s dimensioned drawings of enclosed starters and contactors showing

accurately scaled equipment layouts and spatial relationship to associated motors, electrical
power/control panels and feeds.

1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in the manufacture of enclosed starters and

contactors of types, ratings and characteristics required, whose products have been in
satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 10 years. Preference shall be given to local
manufacturers and agents/suppliers.

B. Installer: Firms regularly engaged and qualified with at least 5 years of successful installation
experience on projects with electrical installation work similar to that required for the project.

C. Comply with local codes and NEC, NEMA and IEC requirements as applicable to the
construction and installation of Enclosed Starters and Contactors.

1.06 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. Comply with Section 01600.

B. Handle Enclosed Starter and Contactors carefully, when delivered in separate enclosures, to
prevent breakage, denting or scoring the finish. Store equipment at indoor location and
protect from weather.

1.07 SPARE PARTS

A. Supply as maintenance stock, additional enclosed starters and contactors of each type and
rating installed on site, amounting to one unit for every 10 installed units, but not less than 2
units of each type and rating.

1.08 WARRANTY

A. Comply with Section 01740.

PART 2: PRODUCTS

2.01 GENERAL

A. Provide motor starters, contactors and ancillary components in separate enclosures for
individual motors or grouped in motor control centers (MCCs) or panels, as shown on the
Drawings and Schedules.

B. Motor starters and contactors shall comply with manufacturer's standard materials, design and
construction in accordance with published product information, and as required for complete
installation and satisfactory operation of equipment.

C. Provide motor starters and contactors as a part of Motor Control Centers (MCCs) as shown on
the Drawings with all the components required for the satisfactory operation of the equipment
according to the sequence of operation and functions specified elsewhere in the Specification
or shown on the Drawings or in the Equipment Schedules.

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D. Hands-Off Auto selector switches shall be provided for all starters.

E. For remote monitoring/controls, comply with the requirements given in Section 15180.

2.02 MANUAL STARTERS

A. Manual starters shall be provided for single-phase, AC fractional HP motors up to and

including 0.5 HP (0.34 kW).

B. Provide manual, single-phase, fractional HP motor starters of types, ratings and electrical
characteristics indicated, equipped with thermal overload relay with field adjustment
capability of plus or minus 10% variation of nominal overload rating of the motors.

C. Provide starters with quick-make, quick-break trip free toggle mechanisms, green pilot lights,
selector switches for local-remote and hand-off-auto selection, start-stop push buttons, a
manual reset push button and with toggle operated handle with handle lock-off.

2.03 DIRECT-ON-LINE STARTERS

A. Direct-on-line starters for single or three phase motors below 7.5 HP (5 kW), but not
including 7.5 HP motors, shall be provided as shown on the Drawings, Schedules and in
accordance with NEC and NEMA requirements.

B. Direct-on-line starters shall comprise, but not limited to, the following listed items. Any other
items not listed, but mentioned elsewhere in the Specification or shown on the Drawings and
necessary for the satisfactory operation of the starter shall also be provided:

1. Triple pole mechanically interlocked isolator with padlocking facilities in the “off”
position.

2. H.R.C. fuses in the power circuit.

3. Start-stop push buttons.

4. Contactor rated at 15 starts per hour suitable for pushbutton operation, with magnetic
blow outs and arc chutes on each pole, hard drawn copper main contacts of the
removable type, and continuously rated operating coils.

5. Under voltage release.

6. Overload relays of the adjustable thermal type.

7. Control circuit fuses of the cartridge type.

8. Selector switches for local-remote and hand-off-auto selection.

9. Motor protection relay (unbalance and single phasing).

10. Ammeter of the moving iron type.

11. Pilot lamps to indicate “running”, “tripped”, “stopped” and other required indications.

12. Removable neutral link of heavy section copper.

2.04 STAR DELTA STARTERS

A. Provide Star Delta starters of all required types, sizes, ratings and electrical characteristics for
motors 7.5 HP (5 kW) and above as shown on the Drawings, Schedules and in accordance
with NEC and NEMA requirements.

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B. Construct starters with resistor-type closed-circuit transition wiring, including 3-pole

contactors, adjustable electronic timer and 3-pole overload protection relay. Equip with start-
stop push buttons, selector switches for local-remote and hand-off-auto selection, etc. for
control.

C. Star delta starters shall comprise, but shall not be limited to all those items mentioned above
for direct-on-line starters. Any other items not listed here, but mentioned elsewhere in the
Specification or shown on the Drawings and necessary for the satisfactory operation of the
starter shall also be provided.

2.05 AUTO TRANSFORMER STARTERS

A. Auto transformer type motor starters incorporating reduced voltage starting method shall be
provided for motors 15 kW and larger, if proposed or recommended by the manufacturer and
with prior approval of the Engineer, all in accordance with the requirements of NEC and
NEMA.

B. For auto transformer starters incorporating reduced voltage starting, the change over shall be
automatic. A lock-off switch shall be provided and located locally to each motor and
connected into the starter control circuit so that the starter cannot be operated from the MCC
when the switch is in the “off” position.

C. Auto transformer starters shall comprise, but shall not be limited to all items listed for direct-
on line starters in clause 2.04.B of this Section. Any other items not listed, but mentioned
elsewhere in the Specification or shown on the Drawings and necessary for the satisfactory
operation of the starter shall also be provided.

2.06 SOFT STARTERS

A. Soft starter type motor starters are reduced voltage starters are the replacement for auto
transformer starters and recommended by the manufacturer and with prior approval of the
Engineer, all in accordance with the requirements of NEC and NEMA.

B. Soft starter based on semiconductor power switches (thyristors), during energy saving
operation continuously generated harmonics to be limited by filters.

C. Soft starters shall comprise, but shall not be limited to all those items mentioned above for
direct-on-line starters. Any other items not listed here, but mentioned elsewhere in the
Specification or shown on the Drawings and necessary for the satisfactory operation of the
starter shall also be provided.

2.07 VARIABLE SPEED CONTROLLERS

A. Variable speed controllers of all types and sizes shall be provided for fans, pumps and other
equipment as shown on the Drawings, Schedules and in accordance with NEC and NEMA
requirements.

B. Motor speed variation control of specified fans and pumps shall be achieved using digital
Pulse Width Modulation Inverters by changing the frequency of the supply.

C. Totally enclosed fan cooled squirrel cage motors shall be used, rated for ambient conditions
and the Contractor shall ensure that the motors are sized by the fan manufacturer to allow for
frequency inverter control and confirms that the equipment is fully suitable for this method of
control and the inverters provided. Motors and inverters shall be capable of continuous
operation at levels of 10% in excess of specified duties.

D. All inverters shall be supplied from the same manufacturer and installed fully in accordance
with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

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E. Inverters shall control over the frequency range of 0.5 to 120 Hz, starting current 1 x full load
current (FLC), near unity power factor over the speed range and shall not require any
additional means for motor starting.

F. Acceleration and deceleration ramps shall be independently adjustable and the inverter shall
be capable of riding a 500 millisecond mains interruption without causing tripping.

G. Inverters shall be mounted in separate enclosures or Motor Control Centers, dust and damp
protected to IP54, allowing all parameters to be set with the door closed, and provided with
adequate ventilation for cooling. Ambient air shall be taken as 50 ºC. Inverters shall be
installed by the manufacturer of MCCs and shall be totally compatible with all control and
drive equipment supplied by others.

H. Inverters shall provide the following minimum protections:

1. Motor phase to phase fault.

2. Motor phase to earth fault – continuous during operation.

3. Overvoltage.

4. Undervoltage.

5. Inverter overheat.

6. Motor overheat.

7. Stall protection.

8. Loss of control signal.

9. Loss of auxiliary control voltage.

10. Current limit.

Occurrence of any of these faults/protections shall cause electronic shut down of the variable
speed (frequency) drive controller without blowing of any fuses or tripping of circuit breaker.

I. Selectable information regarding output frequency (Hz), Reference 1 (hand), Reference 2

(auto), Difference of references, Motor current (Amps), Motor torque (% x Pn), DC link
voltage (%), Temperature (ºC), Fault memory and other standard features shall be available as
an output digital display on variable frequency drive controllers.

J. Inverters shall have the ability to provide either a linear or square law voltage to frequency
ratio on the output, and the facility to adjust the field weakening point.

K. Inverters shall be capable of electronic maintenance without the motor being connected.

L. Inverters shall be speed controlled by direct digital input from the DDC fan or pump
controllers out-station, and all necessary interface cards shall be provided.

M. Inverters shall provide means of running at a fixed (selectable) speed on the closure of a
remote Volt free contact. This shall override the normal speed control reference signal.

N. A common fault alarm condition shall be available from volt free contact, together with an
output signal to indicate output frequency (speed).

O. Inverters shall be screened for ratio and computer interference.

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P. All items listed for direct-on-line starters in clause 2.04.B of this Section shall be provided for
variable frequency (speed) drive controllers as applicable and required by the Engineer.

2.08 GENERAL PURPOSE CONTACTORS

A. General purpose contactors shall be provided in power panel boards, Motor Control Centres
(MCC), other control panels or elsewhere as indicated on the Drawings or as required for the
satisfactory operation of all systems on the project.

B. General purpose contactors shall be magnetic type complying with NEMA ICS2. The rating
and number of main poles/contacts of the contactors shall be suitable for the intended
application. The coil operating voltage shall match with the control voltage of the system.

C. All accessories of the contactors such as push buttons, selector switches, pilot lights, auxiliary
contacts, etc. shall comply with NEMA ICS2 and the actual requirements for the satisfactory
operation of the system, where these will be utilized.

2.09 LIGHTING CONTACTORS (If needed)

A. Lighting contactors shall be provided in interior and exterior lighting panel boards or
elsewhere as shown on the Drawings, Schedules or required for the satisfactory operation of
the lighting system.

B. Lighting contactors shall be magnetic type complying with NEMA ICS2. The rating and
number of main poles/contacts of the lighting contactors shall be suitable for the intended
application. The contactor shall be electrically and mechanically held type with coil
operating voltage matching with the control voltage.

C. All accessories of lighting contactors such as push buttons, selector switches, pilot lights,
auxiliary contacts, etc. shall comply with NEMS ICS2 and actual requirements for the
satisfactory operation of the lighting system where these will be utilized.

PART 3: EXECUTION

3.01 INSTALLATION

A. Install Enclosed Motor Starters and Contactors as indicated in compliance with the
manufacturer's written instructions, applicable requirements of NEC, NEMA and in
accordance with recognized industry practices to fulfill project requirements.

B. Coordinate with all other related works such as pumps, motors, lighting and electrical
wiring/cabling, as necessary to interface installation of Enclosed Starters and Contactors with
other work.

C. Install fuses in fusible disconnects, if any.

D. Adjust the thermal overload relays and other adjustable components in motor controllers to
match installed motor characteristics.

E. Comply with Section 16030.

F. Provide neatly typed label inside each motor controller door identifying motor served,
nameplate horsepower, full load Amperes, code letter, service factor, and voltage/phase
rating.

3.02 ADJUSTMENT AND CLEANING

A. Comply with Section 01700.

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B. Inspect operating mechanisms for malfunctioning and where necessary, adjust units for free
mechanical movement.

C. Touch-up scratched or marred surface to match original finish.

3.03 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Comply with Sections 01650 and 16910.

B. Prior to energization of Enclosed Starters and Contactors, check insulation resistance to

ensure that all wiring and equipment are installed satisfactorily without any leakage to
ground.

C. Prior to energization of starters, check tripping of all protective devices including thermal
overload relays by current injection and perform complete operation and functional test of the
equipment by simulation only.

D. Subsequent to wire/cable hook-up, energize enclosed starters and contactors and demonstrate
complete functioning and operation of equipment in accordance with requirements and to the
satisfaction of the Engineer. Where necessary, correct malfunctioning units.

END OF SECTION 16260

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