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Supply and Distribution of Electricity To Buildings
Supply and Distribution of Electricity To Buildings
electricity to buildings
Brief introduction to various Sources for Electricity generation. Introduction to Transmission and Distribution system
(from generation to Building’s main) - Cables–HT/LT, Voltage Levels, Sub-Stations, Ring Main
Units, Metering Panels, HT Panel, Transformers.
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For electric utilities
in the electric power industry, it is the first stage in the delivery of electricity to end users, the other stages being
transmission, distribution, energy storage and recovery, using the pumped-storage method.
A characteristic of electricity is that it is not primary energy freely present in nature in remarkable amounts and it
must be produced. Production is carried out in power stations (also called "power plants").
Electricity is most often generated at a power plant by electromechanical generators, primarily driven by
HEAT ENGINES fueled by combustion or nuclear fission but also by other means such as the KINETIC ENERGY OF
FLOWING WATER AND WIND
Electricity is one of the finest inventions in our lives. Everything and anything that we see runs on one or the other
form of electricity. Electricity is a concept that many are unfamiliar with. Electricity for such people is to switch the
button on, the appliance starts to work, switch the button off and that’s it. The importance is understood when the
electricity goes off.
There are two main types of electricity, Static Electricity, generated by rubbing two or more objects causing to build
up friction, Current Electricity, generated by the flow of electrical charge through a conductor across an electrical
field.
various Sources for Electricity generation
2. Wind Energy
Wind power is becoming more and more common.
The new innovations that are allowing wind farms to appear are making
them a more common sight. By using large turbines to take available
wind as the power to turn, the turbine can then turn a generator to
produce electricity.
While this seemed like an ideal solution to many, the reality of the wind farms is starting to reveal an
unforeseen ecological impact that may not make it an ideal choice.
3. Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is the energy that is produced from
beneath the earth. It is clean, sustainable and environment
friendly. High temperatures are produced continuously
inside the earth’s crust by the slow delay of radioactive
particles. Hot rocks present below the earth heats up the
water that produces steam. The steam is then captured that
helps to move turbines. The rotating turbines then power
the generators.
Wave-power-energy
6. Wave Energy
Wave energy (or wave power) is the transport and capture of energy by ocean surface waves. The energy captured
is then used for all different kinds of useful work, including electricity generation, water desalination, and pumping
of water.
It can satisfy 40% of the worlds energy needs.
7. Hydroelectric Energy :
The power of the water is used to turn
generators to produce the electricity that is
then used. The problems faced with
hydropower right now have to do with the
aging of the dams. Many of them need
major restoration work to remain functional
and safe, and that costs enormous sums of
money.
The drain on the world’s drinkable water
supply is also causing issues as townships
may wind up needing to consume the water
that provides them power too.
8. Biomass Energy
Biomass energy is produced from organic material and is commonly used throughout
the world. When the plants are burned, the water and carbon dioxide is again released
back into the atmosphere. Biomass generally include crops, plants, trees, yard
clippings, wood chips and animal wastes.
Biomass energy is used for heating and cooking in homes and as a fuel in industrial
production. This type of energy produces large amount of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.
9. Nuclear Energy
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate
heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a
nuclear power plant. As a nuclear technology, nuclear power can be obtained from
nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions.
10. Fossil Fuels (Coal, Oil and Natural Gas)
Fossil fuel is a general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials, formed from decayed plants
and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in
the earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years.
Introduction to Transmission and Distribution system
Purpose of Electrical Transmission System
The purpose of the electric transmission system is the efficient interconnection of the electric energy producing power
plants or generating stations with the loads.
2. Disconnect Switch
Provides visible circuit separation and permits CB maintenance.
3. Surge Arrester
Used for protection against lightning and switching over-voltages.
H = h1 h 2 h 3 h 4
h1=Minimum permissible ground clearance
h2=Maximum sag
h3=Vertical spacing between conductors
h4=Vertical clearance between earth-wire
and top conductor
Substation
A substation is a part of an electrical generation,
transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform
voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of
several other important functions
CABLES–HT/LT
L.T. means low tension use for below1000 volts normally pvc
cables H.T. means high tension cable use for more then1000
volts normally are xlpe shielded cables.
Transformers.
Electrical transformers are machines that transfer electricity
from one circuit to another with changing voltage level but no
frequency change. Today, they are designed to use AC supply,
which means that fluctuation in supply voltage is impacted by
the fluctuation in the current.
Reference
• L. Uppal, ‘Electrical Wiring, Estimating & Costing’, Khanna Publishers, New
Delhi
• K.B.Raina & S.K.Bhattacharya, ‘Electrical Design Estimating and Costing’, New
Age International Publishers
• National Building Code, India, 2016
• Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), India, 2007
• Indian Electricity Rules – 1972
• Time Savers Standards– Electrical Design Data
• Other Relevant Codes
• H. COTTON, ‘Electrical Technology’, CBS Publication, 7th Ed.
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