Professional Documents
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By
Keron Seebaran
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Agenda
• Transmission Systems
• Distribution Systems
• Underground Systems
• Circuit Breakers
• Branch Circuitry
• Grounding
• Lighting
• Conductors
• Standby & Continuous Running Generators
• Electrical Inspections
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Electrical Wiring Design
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Transmission & Subtransmission Systems
• The T&TEC transmission system is that part of the
Power Grid that that interconnects the generation
stations. It consists of mainly overhead line circuits and
some underground cables. In a transmission system the
direction of power flow can be altered by the generation
pattern.
• The subtransmission system is that part of the Power
Grid where the direction of power is not altered by the
generation pattern, but by the load demand.
• The transmission & subtransmission circuits are
energised at 33 kV, 66 kV, 132 kV & 220 kV. 220 kV is
the newest transmission voltage to the Power Grid
mainly connecting TGU power station to Union Estate
substation.
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New & Existing Transmission Infrastructure
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Distribution Systems (I)
• The T&TEC distribution system is that part of the
Power Grid that that interconnects the substations to the
end users. It also consists of mainly overhead line
circuits and some underground cables. In a distribution
system the direction of power flow is only in one
direction which is towards the load.
• The distribution system is consists of mainly radials
and some rings.
• The distribution circuits are energized at 12 kV at the
substation and are then transformed to lower voltages
via pole and pad mounted transformers to 230/400 V for
3-phase use; and 115/230 V for both single & 3 phase
consumer use.
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Distribution Systems (II)
• Distribution circuits mainly consists of low voltage
overhead lines and underground cables, pole mounted
and pad mounted transformers, ring main units (RMUs),
circuit breakers and other switches.
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Distribution Systems (III)
• System voltage — the voltage bounded by the step-up
and step-down transformer voltage, e.g., 240 V, 480 V, and
600 V.
• Utilization voltage — the voltage at the terminals of the
equipment, e.g., 230 V, 460 V, and 575 V.
• Service voltage — the voltage at the utility, or source
supply, boundary.
• In most industrial plants the system voltages include 240 V,
480 V, 600 V, 4160 V and 12 kV.
• While in most domestic and general applications the
utilization voltage would be 115 V and 230 V.
Country Trinidad & Tobago Jamaica Barbados UK USA
System •115/230V, 60Hz, 1φ •110V, 50Hz, 1φ •120V, 60Hz, •230V, 50Hz, 1φ •120V, 60Hz,
Voltage •115/230V, 60Hz, 3φ 1φ •415V, 50Hz, 3φ 1φ
(Domestic)
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Distribution Systems (IV)
Distribution Substations
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Distribution Systems (IV)
Industrial Applications
• Some industrial
customers may
require a kiosk to
house their own
dedicated T/Fs
and switch gear.
Edward Street Substation
12kV Distribution T/F
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Edwards Street Pad Mounted T/F 9
Distribution Systems (V)
Commercial Applications
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Distribution Systems (VII)
Residential Applications
• The diagram shows the specifications for a
typical overhead service line with entrance
cable on a private pole.
• Service Line:
Only one service line to supply a building
(any structure under one roof).
Overhead service conductor shall be
connected to the building at a min. height of
3.7 m above the finished grade. This is to
maintain a min. height of 6.1 m for clearance
of Overhead service line over roads.
• Meters:
A customer at a single location shall be
metered by a single meter.
Meters shall be placed 1.5 to 1.8 m above the
finished grade.
Typical Overhead Service Line Socket type meters for up to 200 A; Current
With Customer’s Entrance Cable Transformer metering for 201 to 500 A per
On Customer’s Building phase; and High Voltage metering above 500 A
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Underground Systems (I)
• Underground Systems consists of:
Cables and Associated Fittings
Ring Main Units (RMUs)
Transformers
Kiosks
Vaults
Pull Boxes
Ducts
• Advantages: • Disadvantages:
Reliable Costly (5 times that of O/H
Not affected by System)
environmental conditions Complicated
i.e. weather conditions Difficulty in locating fault
Inherently Safe Fault repair can be lengthy
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Underground Systems (II)
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Underground Systems (III)
Pull Box
Transformers In Kiosk
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Underground Systems (IV)
Typical Kiosk
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Underground Systems (V)
• Cables used in underground systems are basically a
conductor with insulation that carries electrical energy reliably
between the source and the utilization equipment.
• Cables are specified by:
No. of Conductors Shielding System
Conductor Size Outer Finishes
Insulation Type Installation
Voltage Rating
• Cable conductors are either copper or aluminium.
Copper Aluminium
•Good electrical and mechanical •Light weight
properties •Low cost
•Conductive oxide •Non- conductive oxide (High resistance
•Expensive point)
•Larger conductor size required for
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Underground Systems (VI)
• Cables Components
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Underground Systems (VII)
• 3 Φ & 1Φ Cable Sizes and Ratings
25mm2 – 130A
70mm2 – 260A
185mm2 – 350A
400mm2 – 500A
630mm2 – 750A
• In T&TEC cables are laid at the following depths:
12kV – 0.85m
33kV – 1.05m
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Underground Systems (VIII)
• Cable Laying
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Underground Systems (IX)
• Typical Underground Schematic for a Housing Development.
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Underground Systems (X)
• Typical Underground Installations for Housing.
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Circuit Breakers (I)
• A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical
switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from
damage caused by overload or short circuit.
• The selection of required circuit breaker depends on:
Calculated Short Circuit Level at the bus bar under
consideration.
System voltage
Rate of Rise of Recovery Voltage
Making & Breaking Current
Type of Circuit Breaker available.
• IEEE C37 Standard is generally used as a guide for
circuit breaker selection at the various levels.
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Circuit Breakers (II)
• In Industrial Applications IEEE Std C37.06 is used to select
the preferred CBs at the high voltage level based on:
Rated maximum voltage
Continuous current rating
Short circuit current rating
Voltage range factor, K
• Industrial Circuit Breaker Types include:
Vacuum
SF6
Oil
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Circuit Breakers (III)
• In Commercial Applications IEEE Std C37.20 is generally
used to select the preferred CBs at the medium voltage
level.
• Commercial Circuit Breaker Types include:
Vacuum
SF6
Minimum Oil Type
Air Type
• At the lower voltages of 240 V, 480 V and 600 V Metal
Enclosed and Molded-Case circuit breaker type is preferred.
• Air-type Metal Clad circuit breakers are available in the ANSI
sizes of 225 A, 600 A, 1 600 A, 2 000 A, 3 000 A and 4 000A.
• While Modeled-Case circuit breakers (quick-make & quick-
break switching devices) are available from 30 to 4 000 A,
and 120 to 600 Vdc.
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Circuit Breakers (IV)
• In Commercial applications Circuit Breaker Panelboards are
of two types:
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Grounding (II)
• The 240 V, 480 V, and 600 V 3Φ, 3-wire systems are not
required to be grounded; but these systems are not
recommended for commercial buildings. When they are
used, consideration should be given to providing a derived
ground by using a zigzag transformer or Δ- Υ grounding
transformer to obtain the advantages of grounding.
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Renewable Energy Initiatives (I)
• Legislation
– Existing legislation makes no provision for renewable
energy power generation by IPP
– T&TEC / RIC Acts are being reviewed to deal with
» Open access
» Grid interconnection
» Net metering
» Feed in Tariff
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Renewable Energy Initiatives (II)
Solar thermal 12 MW
Domestic Wind 2 MW
Domestic Solar 10 MW
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Price Trending
Payback Period
Conservation Investment US$/W
(Years)
Wind Power 1.7 3.88
Photovoltaic (PV) 3.4 7.65
Solar Heater 6.0 13.68
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) 0.3 0.64
Capacitors 20.0 45.66
Tidal 6.5 14.84
Street Lighting 23.3 53.20
Domestic customers in Trinidad and Tobago enjoy an average rate of 0.33 TT$/kWh or
0.05 US$/kWh. While the average tariff for Industrial Customers is 0.25TT$/kWh (with
an additional kVA charge).
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Tariff Comparison
Domestic Customer using 100 kWh per Domestic Customer using 200 kWh per month
month
Special Special
NAME OF Charges/Ta Total Charges/Ta Total
Fuel Fuel
UTILITY Base Rate xes (vat, Typical Base Rate xes (vat, Surcharg Typical
Surchar
(US$) levy, etc) ge (US$) Bill (US$) levy, etc) Bill
e (US$)
(US$) (US$)
(US$) (US$)
APUA 14.72 - 27.24 41.96 29.45 - 54.47 83.92
AQUALECTR
15.96 N/A 16.55 32.51 31.91 N/A 33.10 65.01
A
BEC 10.95 0.00 23.50 34.45 21.90 0.00 47.00 68.90
BEL 19.50 N/A N/A 19.50 41.00 N/A N/A 41.00
BELCO 15.75 15.00 13.00 43.75 31.50 15.00 26.00 72.50
BLPC 9.45 5.17 20.07 34.69 18.59 10.28 40.15 69.01
BVIEC 23.40 2.50 15.29 41.19 45.90 2.50 30.59 78.99
CUC 12.37 5.19 16.73 40.50 24.74 10.38 33.46 74.79
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Photovoltaic Systems (III)
• Net Metering involves the use of a Bi-Directional Net Revenue
Meter which has the ability to spin backwards when surplus
energy generated by the Customer is injected back into the
Utility’s low voltage distribution network. It is a metering
arrangement where any excess energy exported to the utility is
subtracted from the amount of energy imported from it. The
customer is billed on the energy consumed at the end of the
billing cycle. Surplus energy is credited to the customer’s account.
• Net Billing involves the use of a Smart Meter which can record
both the consumption as well as the surplus energy exported to
the utility. Net Billing is a billing arrangement where the
customer’s bill reflects the difference between the amount billed in
the rate schedule in the applicable tariff to the rate paid for
surplus energy produced and exported to the utility. In this
instance, the surplus energy is purchased by the utility at a
different rate from its retail rate for the energy the customer
purchases.
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Renewable Energy Projects (I)
Hybrid Renewable Energy – Wind & Solar Power Projects
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T&TEC Photovoltaic Projects (II)
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Wiring Issues With Renewable Energy Systems (I)
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Wiring Issues With Renewable Energy Systems (II)
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Wiring Issues With Renewable Energy Systems (III)
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Wiring Issues With Renewable Energy Systems (IV)
• Wiring Indication & Grouping for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Photovoltaic source circuits and PV output circuits shall not be
contained in the same raceway, cable tray, cable, outlet box,
junction box, or similar fitting such as conductors, feeders, or
branch circuits of other non-PV systems, unless the conductors
of the different systems are separated by a partition.
Photovoltaic system conductors shall be identified and grouped
as required. The means of identification permitted shall be by
separate colour coding, marking tape, tagging, or other
approved means.
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Wiring Issues With Renewable Energy Systems (V)
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Electrical Wiring Design (I)
• Engineers are often required to solve electrical problems
via project designs.
• Some of the factors that influence the design of Electrical
Systems include:
Type, size, shape, and occupancy purposes of the building.
Voltages and voltage ranges available.
Rate of electricity from the utility.
Availability and reliability overhead and underground sources of
supply (circuits).
Type and rating of building utilization equipment.
Economics of utilization voltage distribution.
Application of modern lighting.
System Fault levels and the availability of transformers, reactors,
system neutral grounding, and current-limiting devices from the
customer.
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Electrical Wiring Design (II)
• Additional factors that should be considered when undertaking
the electrical design process for a building include:
The final architectural, civil and mechanical engineering design of the
building.
The use of the building by specific areas.
The HVAC (heating ventilation and air-conditioning) requirements of the
building.
The expected electrical loads related to potable water, waste water pumps
and fire water pumps where applicable and other related systems for each
area of the building.
The required type and levels of lighting required in each area and
subsequently determination of the lighting electrical load.
The electrical power requirements of all equipment loads and what
underlying assumptions can be made for general purpose outlet loading.
The expected electrical load and maximum demand of the building.
The characteristic of supply which would be available from the utility
company.
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Electrical Wiring Design (III)
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Electrical Wiring Design (IV)
• Step 1. Define Problem:
What does the client require?
What are the financial constraints?
What are the physical constraints?
• Step 2. Gather Information:
What Electrical Supply Characteristic is
required?
What Electrical Supply is available from the
Utility Company?
What are the applicable Electrical Code
requirements?
What Information do the Utility Company and
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Electrical Wiring Design (V)
• Step 3. Generate Multiple Solutions:
What options are possible which meet the
system requirements with respect to the
following?
Main Electrical Supply to the site.
Lighting Fixtures.
Power Outlets.
Circuit Breaker Panels.
• Step 4. Analyze and Select Solution:
Consider the Utility Requirements, the Physical
and financial constraints.
Make a decision about what you think are the
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Electrical Wiring Design (VI)
• Step 5. Test and Implement Solution:
This is the Construction and Supervision
Phase of the Project.
Sometimes changes may be required because
of unforeseen situations during construction
and installation. Decisions will be required, the
criteria for decision making is important and
should be logged.
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Electrical Wiring Design (VII)
• Preparation of a Load Detail:
Determine the major loads in the system and decide on how often
they will be operating at full load.
A table should be prepared listing the loads description, the load
voltage, whether three phase or single phase, the power or
current and the diversity for the load. Remember that for three
phase units, the single phase loads should be listed by which
phase they are applied to, for example, 3 @ 115V 20A single
phase loads are equivalent to one 20A three phase load.
The diversity for the load can be difficult to determine and is
usually based on experience, it can vary from 1 for lighting and
air‐conditioning loads to 0.4 for some kitchen and laundry
appliances.
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Electrical Wiring Design (VIII)
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Electrical Wiring Design (VIII)
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