Electrical design

at 28 day
Challenge

Day 14 to Day 15

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 Day (14): Electrical panel board (3)

After the load calculations now we need to select the main Circuit breaker. By
the way we need to talk about circuit breakers types.
This data quotes from this website and edited

http//:electrical-engineering-portal.com/

1- MCB (Miniature Case Circuit Breaker)

For branch circuits (light, power circuits)
2- MCCB (Moulded Case Circuit Breaker)
Ex. at main breaker of panels
3- Air Circuit Breaker ACB
Ex. at Main distribution panel feed from transformer

4 -Vacuum Circuit Breaker

Ex. at medium voltage Ring main unit
1- RCD (Residual Current Device / RCCB(Residual Current
Circuit Breaker)
Ex. For circuits feed wet area as kitchen bathroom. For human protection from any
leakage current
6- ELCB (Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker)
Ex. For circuits feed wet area as kitchen bathroom. For human protection from any
leakage current

7- RCBO (Residual Circuit Breaker with OverLoad)

8- Difference between ELCB and RCCB

for more information

http://www.neweysonline.co.uk/neweys/pdf/Merlin_Gerin_Circ
uit_Breaker_Application_Guide_Technical.pdf
 Day (15): Electrical panel board (4)

1- At Egyptian electrical code to select circuit breaker multiplying current with

1.25 for C.B loading and future load
2- ABB site with nice information

http://new.abb.com/low-voltage/products/system-pro-m/miniature-circuit-
breakers

Circuit breaker at Egypt 10, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 63, 80, 100, 125, 150, …..
 3- The next step is to Select cable to feed the panel

Not that: Cable is an important element because it is difficult maintenance and

therefore must be protected in a good way. So we will select the cable with rated
current higher than c.b rated current. So c.b will trip before cable damage

El-Sewedy cable (Egyptian Cable Company)

http//:www.elsewedyelectric.com/FE/Common/SectorDetails.aspx?ID=22
For example select a cable for current 200 A
1st select how to install the cable
In the air, on cable tray or buried in the ground
Then select current more than 200 A
We will found cable 150mm2 with current 220A
So select cable 3.5x150mm2+70mm2
3.5 For 3 phase (150) and neutral (70). And 70 for earthing cable = 0.5 phase

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