EXERCISE 3

MODELING OF ELECTRICAL PLAN DRAWING AND SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM

USING AUTOCAD SOFTWARE
 EXERCISE 3
MODELING OF ELECTRICAL PLAN DRAWING AND SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM
USING AUTOCAD SOFTWARE

3.1 LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this laboratory session, students are expected to be able:

1) To navigate and configure the AutoCAD Interface correctly.
2) To use commands, tools, functions, block, template and layout views in
development of an engineering drawing precisely.
3) To develop an electrical layout drawing and electrical schematic diagram using
AutoCAD software.

3.2 ACTIVITIES

As power system engineers, you are required by power system planner to draw a
complete electrical plan drawing and single line diagram starting from the supply to
the end user for a new house floor plan as shown in Figure 3.1. The software that your
company provides for the task is AUTOCAD 2010 [1].

3.3 SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS

The house floor plan layout consists of one bedroom, toilet, dining hall, kitchen, living
hall, reading room, hall, and porch. The electrical plan drawing should consist at least
the following electrical components:

1) One chandelier lamp with dimmer

2) Two 1-fit fluorescent lamps
3) Two glob lamps
4) Two filament lamps
5) One wall glob lamp
6) Three ceiling fans with fan regulator
7) One smoke detector
8) One main distribution board
9) Three outlet sockets 13 Amperes
10) One water heater point
11) One telephone socket outlet
12) One unit air-conditioner

Students can install any additional electrical appliances, which is suitable for the house
floor plan to make the design interesting. Every floor plan should be provided with its
single phase or three-phase wiring schematic with final sub-circuit as shown in Figure
3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, respectively.

Figure 3.1 A simple floor plan for a new house

Figure 3.2 Single phase consumer circuit [2]

Figure 3.3 Three phase consumer circuit [2]

 Figure 3.4 Types of final sub-circuit

3.4 TEAM ORGANIZATION

This project is divided into 8 working groups with each group consist of 4 members.
Each working group needs to appoint a project manager and the rest of the team will
take role as power system engineer to complete the project.
3.5 INSTRUCTIONS

The task needs to be completed within three (3) weeks. Each working group is required
to submit a minute meeting every week to report their activities throughout the week.

3.6 EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Form a team to complete the project. The task needs to be completed within three (3)
weeks. Your team is required to present your progress each week. At the end of this
project, your team needs to present the outcomes and produce an extensive report on
with the following details:

1) Introduction of the study (background, scope, objectives, and literature review).

2) The method used to model the electrical plan drawing and single line diagram
using the software.
3) The electrical plan drawing for the floor plan complete with its legend.
4) The single line diagram complete with its calculation of the total maximum
current of the entire installation and total current estimate for the entire
installation starting from the supply to the end user. Students should consider
the diversity factor in the calculation. Please show the size of consumer unit,
main switch, residual current circuit breaker (RCCB) and the main cables used
in the design.
5) The discussions and the analysis of the results should consists of how they
determine the suitability of the electrical appliances location, explanation on the
use of legend in the electrical layout drawing, how they determine the
calculation in the single line diagram, the advantages of using schematic
diagrams before wiring work is done and also explanation on the advantages
of using AutoCAD software in making the layout of the wiring accessories and
the single line diagram.
6) Conclusions of the project.
7) References related to the project.
3.7 REFERENCES

[1] AUTOCAD 2010 Official Training Guide, Autodesk, Inc., USA, 2009
[2] B. Atkinson, R. Lovegrove and G. Gundry, Electrical Installation Designs, Wiley,
UK, 2013