BUILDING UTILITIES 2

Electrical, Electronics & Mechanical System

-Ar. Junniefer Vivo

NATIONAL BUILDING CODE: PD 1096
RA 7920 – ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAW
• Philippine Electrical Code Part I 2017
(PEC 1)
Electrical Installation inside buildings.

• Philippine Electrical Code Part 2 (PEC 2)

Electrical Installation outside buildings.
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Who will sign the 5 sets of plans?
Professional Electrical Engineer, in case of electrical documents.

What are the electrical documents?

Electrical plans and technical specifications containing the following:
a. Location and Site Plans
b. Legend or Symbols
c. General Notes and/or Specifications
d. Electrical Layout
e. Schedule of Loads, Transformers, Generating/UPS Units (Total kVA
for each of the preceding
items shall be indicated in the schedule)
f. Design Analysis
g. One Line Diagram
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1. General Locational Requirements in Towns,

Subdivisions, Human Settlements, Industrial
Estates and the like.

Overhead transmission and/or distribution

lines/systems including transformers, poles,
towers and the like shall be located and
installed following the latest standards of
design, construction and maintenance but so
as not to cause visual pollution and in the
interest of public safety, convenience, good
viewing and aesthetics, these may be located
along alleys or back streets.
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2. Location of Poles and Clearances of Power Lines along Public Roads.

2.1 All poles erected on public roads shall be covered by Approved Pole
Location (APL) plan from the Municipal Engineer.

2.2 Poles and transformer supports shall be located not more than
500mm inside from the road right-of-way or property line, and
shall not obstruct the sidewalk, pedestrian path and/or the road
drainage canal or structure, existing or proposed.

Pole

≤ 500 mm

Property line
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2.3 Primary lines shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 10 m from the crown of the
pavement when crossing the highway and 7.5 m from the top of the shoulder or sidewalk when
installed along the side of the highway or street in a highly urbanized area.

≥7.5 m
≥10 m

2.4 Secondary, neutral and service lines shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 7.5 m from
the crown of the road pavement when crossing the highway and from the top of the shoulder or
sidewalk when installed along the side of the highway or street in highly urbanized area.
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2.5 Clearances of Supporting Structures such as Poles, Towers and others and their guys
and braces measured from the nearest parts of the objects concerned:
A. From Fire Hydrants, not less than 5 m.
B. From the Street Corners, where hydrants are located at street corners, poles and towers
shall not be set so far from the corners as to make necessary the use of flying taps which are
inaccessible from the poles.
C. From Curbs, not less than 150 mm measured from the curb away from the roadway.

≥5 m
≥150 mm
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3. Attachments on and Clearances from Buildings

3.1 Attachments for support of power lines and cables, transformers and other equipment
and/or communications lines installed on buildings shall be covered by an Approved.
Attachment Plan from the local Building Official.

3.2 Where buildings exceed 15 m in height, overhead lines shall be arranged where practicable
so that a clear space or zone at least 2 m wide will be left, either adjacent to the building or
beginning not over 2.5 m from the building, to facilitate the raising of ladders where necessary
for fire fighting.

2 - 2.5 m

≥ 15 m Pole
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4. Open Supply Conductors Attached to Buildings

Where the permanent attachment of open supply conductors of any class to buildings is necessary for an
entrance such conductors shall meet the following requirements:

4.1 Conductors of more than 300 volts to ground shall not be carried along or near the surface of the
buildings unless they are guarded or made inaccessible.

4.2 To promote safety to the general public and to employees not authorized to approach conductors and
other current-carrying parts of electric supply lines, such parts shall be arranged so as to provide adequate
clearance from the ground or other space generally accessible or shall be provided with guards so as to
isolate them effectively from accidental contact by such persons.

4.3 Undergrounded metal-sheathed service cables, service conduits, metal fixtures and similar noncurrent-
carrying parts, if located in urban districts and where liable to become charged to more than 300 volts to
ground, shall be isolated or guarded so as not to be exposed to accidental contact by unauthorized persons.
As an alternative to isolation or guarding, noncurrent-carrying parts shall be solidly or effectively grounded.
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4.4 Clearance of wires from building surface shall be not less than those required Table II.

Voltage of Supply Horizontal Vertical Clearance

Conductors Clearance in in Meters
Meters
300 to 8,700 volts 1.0 2.5

8,700 to 15,000 2.5 2.5

volts
15,000 to 50,000 3.0 3.0
volts
> 50,000 volts 3.0 + 10 mm per Kv 3.0 + 10 mm per Kv
in excess in excess

4.5 Supports over buildings. Service-drop conductors passing over a roof shall be securely
supported by substantial structures. Where practicable, such supports shall be independent of
the building.
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5. Conductors Passing By or Over Buildings

5.1 Minimum Clearances. Unguarded or accessible supply conductors carrying voltages in excess of
300 volts may be run either beside or over buildings. The vertical or horizontal clearance to any building or
its attachments (balconies, platforms, etc.) shall be as listed below. The horizontal clearance governs above
the roof level to the point where the diagonal equals the vertical clearance requirement. This rule should not
be interpreted as restricting the installation of a trolley contact conductor over the approximate center line of
the track it serves.

5.2 Guarding of Supply Conductors/Supply of Conductors of 300 volts or more shall be properly
guarded by grounded conduit, barriers, or otherwise, under the following conditions:
1. Where the clearances set forth in Table II above cannot be obtained.
2. Where such supply conductors are placed near enough the windows, verandas, fire escapes, or
other ordinarily accessible places within the reach of persons.
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5.3 Where the required clearances cannot be obtained, supply conductors shall be of Grounded
Metallic Shield, Jacketed Primary Cables grouped or bundled and supported by grounded messenger
wires.

V-

≥V
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Clearance of line Communication LInes Supply LInes
conductors from -
In general On jointly used In general (0 to On jointly used Exceeding 8700
poles 8700 volts) poles (0 to 8700 volts, add for each
volts) 1000 volts of excess
Vertical and lateral 75 mm 75 mm 75 mm 75 mm 6.25 mm
conductors of the
same circuit
Vertical and lateral 75 mm 75 mm 150 mm 150 mm 10 mm
conductors of other
circuits
Span and guy wires 75 mm 150 mm 150 mm 150 mm 10 mm
attached to same
pole: general
Span and guy wires 75 mm 150 mm 300 mm 300 mm 10 mm
attached to same
pole: when parallel
to line
Lightning protection 75 mm 75 mm 75 mm 75 mm 5 mm
wires parallel to line:
surfaces of cross
arms
Lightning protection 75 mm 125 mm 75 mm 125 mm 5 mm
wires parallel to line:
surfaces of poles
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6. Clearance of Service Drops

Service Drop Conductor
6.1 Service drop conductors shall not ≥ 2.5 m < 600 volts
be readily accessible and when not in
Highest point
excess of 600 volts, shall conform to
the following:

a. Clearances over roof. Conductors

shall have a clearance of not less than
2.5m from the highest point of roofs
over which they pass with the
following exceptions:
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Exception No. 1. Where the voltage between conductors does not exceed 300 volts and the roof
has a slope of not less than 100mm in 300mm, the clearance may not be less than 1m.

Service Drop Conductor

≥1 m ≤300 volts
Highest point

Slope ≥ 1:3
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Exception No. 2. Service drop conductors of 300 volts or less which do not pass over other than
a maximum of 1.2m of the overhang portion of the roof for the purpose of terminating at a
through-the-roof service raceway or approved support may be maintained at a minimum of
500mm from any portion of the roof over which they pass.

≥500mm

Service Drop Conductor

≤ 1.2 m ≤ 300 volts
Highest point
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6.2 Clearance from the Ground. Conductors shall have a clearance of not less than 3m from the
ground or from any platform or projection from which they might be reached.
conductor

≥3m platform

6.3 Clearance from Building Openings. Conductors shall have a horizontal clearance of not less
than 1m from windows, doors, porches, fire escapes, or similar locations and shall be run at
least 500mm above the top level of a window or opening.

≥ 500mm

window
≥1m
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6.4 Service Drop of communication lines, when crossing a street, shall have a clearance of not less
than 5.5 m from the crown of the street or sidewalk over which it passes.
Service drop of communication line

≥ 5.50 m ≥5.50 m

❖Service Drop of communication lines shall have a minimum clearance of 3m above ground at
its point of attachment to the building or pedestal.

≥3m ≥3m
protector
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6.5 No parts of swimming and wading pools shall be placed under existing service drop conductors or
any other over-head wiring; nor shall such wiring be installed above the following:

a. Swimming and wading pools and the area extending 3m

outward horizontally from the inside of the walls of the pool.
b. Diving Structures
c. Observation stands, towers or platforms
≥3m

Service
drop
conductor

Swimming pool
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7. Wiring Methods

Service entrance conductors extending along the exterior or entering buildings or other
structures shall be installed in rigid steel conduit or asbestos cement conduit or concrete encased
plastic conduit from point of service drop to meter socket and from meter socket to the
disconnecting equipment. However, where the service entrance conductors are protected by
approved fuses or breakers at their outer ends (immediately after the service drop or lateral)
they may be installed in any of the recognized wiring methods.

7.1 Abandoned Lines and/or portions of lines no longer required to provide shall be removed.

7.2 Power or communication poles, lines, service drops and other line equipment shall be free
from any attachment for antennas, signs, streamers and the like.

7.3 Metallic sheaths or jackets of overhead power or communication cables shall be grounded at
a point as close as possible to ground level whenever such cables change from overhead to
underground installations.
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