ELECTRICAL DESIGN

STANDARDS
The following standards being followed for Electrical Design,

i. IS - Indian Standards.

ii. NEC - National Electrical Code.

iii. NBC - National Building Code.

iv. IEEE - Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers.

v. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission.

vi. ANSI - American National Standards Institute.

 SPACE ALLOCATION
The space allocation for the following areas shall be considered to the

Electrical Design:

• Electricity Board (EB ) yard.

• High Tension (HT) yard.

• Diesel Generator (DG) Room.

• Medium Voltage (MV) Panel Room.

• Electrical Shaft.

• Communication Shaft.

• Cable Routing.
 DRAWING REQUIREMENTS FROM
ARCHITECT’S
i. Site Plan.

ii. Floor Plan.

iii. False Ceiling layout.

iv. Area to be Air Conditioned.

v. Fire Fighting requirements.

vi. Furniture Layout.

vii. Equipment Layout.

 RING MAIN UNIT (RMU) -SPACE ALLOCATION FOR
INDOOR

• Space Requirement for Indoor unit is 5 x 5 Mts.

• RMU should be within 30 Mts. from main

entrance.

• As per latest amendment RMU panel to be on a

raised platform of 900mm from road level.

• RMU panel should be fenced at the height of 6

feet with front opening door.
 RING MAIN UNIT (RMU) -SPACE ALLOCATION FOR
OUTDOOR

• Space Requirement for Indoor unit is 6 x 5 Mts.

• RMU should be within 30 Mts. from main

entrance.

• As per latest amendment RMU panel to be on a

raised platform of 900mm from road level.

• RMU panel should be fenced at the height of 6

feet with front opening door.
 HIGH TENSION (HT) YARD - SPACE ALLOCATION

• To be located next to RMU.

• 1 Mt. side clearance shall be provided.

• 1.5 Mts. front clearance shall be

provided.
 TRANSFORMER – SPACE ALLOCATION

• The Front clearance shall be 1.5Mts.

• The Rear clearance shall be 1Mt.

1.0
• The side clearance shall be 1Mt.
1.0 1.0

1.5 FRONT
 DIESEL GENERATOR (DG) – SPACE ALLOCATION

• All round clearance should be

1.5Mts.

• DG exhaust pipe to be raised above

the building approximately 1.5Mts.

• Master Fuel tank and pumping

should be consider for multi DG.

 DIESEL GENERATOR (DG) – SPACE ALLOCATION

• All round clearance should be

1.5Mts.

• The another DG should be placed

in the height of 1.5Mts .

• DG exhaust pipe to be raised above

the building approximately 1.5Mts.

• Master Fuel tank and pumping

should be consider for multi DG.

 MEDIUM VOLTAGE PANEL – SPACE ALLOCATION

• For MV panel the front clearance shall be

1Mt.

• The rear side clearance shall be either

750mm or 250mm subject to the cables.

• The side clearance must be 750mm.

• Where rear clearance is 750mm or more,

a passage way clear to a height of 1.8 Mts.

must be provided.

• If two switch boards are erected adjacent

to each other in the same line, the

clearance between the two switch boards

must be more than 750mm.

RISING MAIN– SPACE ALLOCATION
 BUS DUCT – SPACE ALLOCATION

• The bus duct joints shall be at least 240mm

from the ceiling surface.

• If vertical spring hanger is installed on the

floor, the distance between bus duct joint and
base channel shall be at least 450mm.

• If vertical hanger is installed on the floor, the

distance between bus duct joint and base
channel shall be at least 300mm.

• The height of base channel is recommended to

be 75mm.

• Where it crosses a passage way, there should

be a clear head room of 1.8 meter below it.
 CABLE TRAY– SPACE ALLOCATION

• Types of Cable laying Outdoor unit

• Hume pipe

• Directly buried in the ground

• Cable trench

• HT cable should be buried not less than

1.2Mts.

• LT cable should be buried not less than

750mm.

• Cable are to be laid through Hume pipes

or GI pipes to the road crossing with

inspection channel at 15Mts. interval.

CABLE TRAY SUPPORT – SPACE ALLOCATION
 INVERTER
• Inverter is an electronic device or circuitry that
changes direct current (DC) to alternating current(AC).

•The input voltage, output voltage and frequency, and

overall power handling depend on the design of the
specific device or circuitry.

• The inverter does not produce any power; the power is

provided by the DC source.

•A power inverter can be entirely electronic or may be a

combination of mechanical effects (such as a rotary
apparatus) and electronic circuitry. 

•Static inverters do not use moving parts in the

conversion process.
 INVERTER BATTERY

• The runtime of an inverter is dependent on the battery

power and the amount of power being drawn from the
inverter at a given time.

• When attempting to add more batteries to an inverter,

there are two basic options for installation:
– Series configuration:

• In a series configuration, if a single battery dies,

the other batteries will not be able to power the
load.
– Parallel configuration:
• If the goal is to increase capacity and prolong the
runtime of the inverter, batteries can be
connected in parallel.
 UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SOURCE (UPS)

•An uninterruptible power source (UPS) is an electrical

apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when
the input power source or mains power fails.

•A UPS differs from an auxiliary or emergency power

system or standby generator in that it will provide near-
instantaneous protection from input power interruptions,
by supplying energy stored in batteries, super capacitors,
or flywheels.
 BATTERY

•The run-time for a battery-operated UPS depends on

the type and size of batteries and rate of discharge, and
the efficiency of the inverter.

• The total capacity of a lead–acid battery is a function

of the rate at which it is discharged.

•Manufacturers supply run-time rating in minutes for

packaged UPS systems.

•Larger systems (such as for data centers) require

detailed calculation of the load, inverter efficiency, and
battery characteristics to ensure the required
endurance is attained.
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