ENGR.

PRINCESS RODRIGUEZ
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Electrical System Design - A matter of providing for the transfer of power from a
source (or sources) to various utilization loads.
Basic Consideration in Electrical Designing:
Safety
Capacity
Flexibility
Accessibility
Reliability
Economy
Philippine Electrical Code - is a set of standards and regulations that govern the
safe and proper installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical systems in
the Philippines.
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Pre-Design Factors
Nature of Building
Equipment Selection
Source of Supply
Parts of Electrical System
Branch Circuit
Feeder
Service Entrance
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Branch Circuits - the circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device protecting the
circuit and the load.
TYPES:
1. General Purpose Branch Circuit - a branch circuit that supplies a number of outlets for
lighting and appliances.
2. Appliances Branch Circuit - A branch circuit that supplies energy to one or more outlets to
which appliances are to be connected and that has no permanently connected luminaires
(lighting fixtures) that are not a part of an appliance.
3. Individual Branch Circuit - A branch circuit that supplies only one
utilization equipment.
4. Multiwire Branch Circuit - A branch circuit that consists of two or more ungrounded
conductors that have a voltage between them, and a grounded conductor that has equal
voltage between it and each ungrounded conductor of the circuit and that is connected to the
neutral or grounded conductor of the system.
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Feeder - is a set of conductors originating at main distribution center and feeding one or
more circuit distribution center or a combination of these.
TYPES:
1. Main Feeder - are the conductors extending from the utility service terminal at the
building wall to the service switch or to the main distribution panel. It is called Service
Entrance
2. Sub-Feeder - is a set of conductor originating at a distribution panel other than the
main distribution and supplying one or more branch circuit panel board or branch
circuit.
Lighting Feeder - a feeder to a load which is primary made up of lighting circuits.
Power Feeder - a feeder to a load of motor and/or heating or other power branch
circuit.
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Service Equipment - The necessary equipment, usually consisting of a circuit breaker(s)
or switch(es) and fuse(s) and their accessories, connected to the load end of service
conductors to a building or other structure, or an otherwise designated area, and
intended to constitute the main control and cutoff of the supply.
Panelboard - A single panel or group of panel units designed for assembly in the form
of a single panel, including buses and automatic overcurrent devices, and equipped
with or without switches for the control of light, heat, or power circuits; designed to
be placed in a cabinet or cutout box placed in or against a wall, partition, or other
support; and accessible only from the front.
Switchboard - A large single panel, frame, or assembly of panels on which are
mounted on the face, back, or both, switches, overcurrent and other protective
devices, buses, and usually instruments. Switchboards are generally accessible from
the rear as well as from the front and are not intended to be installed in cabinets.
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Switchgear - A general term covering an assembly or assemblies of devices for the
interruption control, metering of electric power.

PARTS OF ELECTRICAL PLAN

General Notes and Specifications
Legend and Symbols
Location Plan
Riser/Single Line Diagram
Schedule of Loads and Computation
Lighting Layout
Power Layout
Title Block
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General Notes and Specification
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Legends and Symbols
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Location Plan
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Single Line Diagram
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Riser Diagram
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Schedule of Loads and Computation
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Lighting Layout
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Power Layout
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TITLE BLOCK
Note: Electrical Plan and drawings shall be drawn on sheet of the following standard
sizes.
760mm x 1000mm or 30" x 40"
600mm x 900mm or 24" x 35"
500mm x 760mm or 20" x 30"
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COMPONENTS
Contractor’s Logo/Company Name, Address & Contact Details
Details of Professional Electrical Engineer (Name, PTR, Issuance Date, PRC, Expiry
Date) Project Title
Owner (Name and Address)
Sheet Content
Drawn by
Checked by
Designed by
Sheet no.
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COMPONENTS
Contractor’s Logo/Company Name, Address & Contact Details
Details of Professional Electrical Engineer (Name, PTR, Issuance Date, PRC, Expiry
Date) Project Title
Owner (Name and Address)
Sheet Content
Drawn by
Checked by
Designed by
Sheet no.
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BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATIONS
Service Drop - The overhead service conductors from the last pole or other aerial
support to and including the splices, if any, connecting to the service-entrance
conductors at the building or other structure.

Size and Ratings - Service Drop shall have sufficient ampacity to carry the load.
They shall not be smaller than 8mm2 copper or 14mm2 aluminum or copper clad
aluminum.
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WIRING METHODS
Service entrance conductors shall be installed in accordance with the applicable requirement of

PEC covering the type of wiring methods used and limited to the following methods:
1. Open wiring on insulators

2. Rigid Metal Conduit (IMC)

3. Intermediate Metal Tubing (IMT)

4. Electrical Metallic Cable

5. Wire Ways
6. busways

7. Auxiliary Gutters

8. Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit

9. Cable Bus

10. Type of MC Cable

11. Flexible metal conduit (not over 1800mm long between raceways)

12. Liquid - tight nonmetallic conduit

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BRANCH CIRCUIT
Rating:
1. CONDUCTORS - MINIMUM AMPACITY AND SIZE
a. Branch circuit conductors shall have an ampacity of not less than the rating of the
branch circuit and note less than the maximum load to be served.
b. Branch circuit conductors suppling a single motor shall have an ampacity not less
than 125% of the motor full load current.
2. OVERCURRENT PROTECTION
a. Branch Circuit conductors and equipment shall be protected by the overcurrent
protective device having a rating or setting not exceeding the conductor ampacity.
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NOTABLE PRACTICE IN CIRCUITING
1. Never combine the convenience and lighting outlet on a single circuit
2. Do not connect all lighting in a building to a single circuit
3. As much as possible avoid the combination of switch and convenience outlet
4. Good practice dictates that 180VA per duplex outlet should be used

5. An individual branch circuit should be provided for motor or appliances load with a
capacity of 1500VA or higher
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LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS
LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS
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LIGHTING LAYOUT
POWER LAYOUT
SCHEDULE OF LOADS AND
COMPUTATION
CONDUIT SIZED
WIRE SIZE
MM2 TO AWG
MM2 TO AWG
CIRCUIT BREAKER RATING
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SYSTEM VOLTAGES
HIGH, EXTRA-HIGH AND ULTRA-
HIGH VOLTAGES
High and extra-high voltages are associated with supply transmission from
the power plant. The reason for transmitting power at high and extra-high
voltage levels is to increase efficiency. The lower current accompanying the
high voltage transmission allows for the use of thinner lighter-weight
cables. This reduces the cost in the tower and electrical line construction
MEDIUM VOLTAGES
Large industrial complexes and factories that require a substantial amount
of power often utilize medium supply voltages. Electrical variational analysis
dictates that the voltage is inversely proportional to amperage. This means
that when the voltage is increased amperage is decreased to complete the
operation.
LOW VOLTAGE SUPPLY
Low voltage consumers are those whose electric connections are tapped
into the distribution utility's secondary lines or those lines that come after
the transformers.
Low voltage consumers are further classified into either commercial,
industrial, public buildings or streetlights users. High voltage consumers
could also be either commercial, industrial or public buildings. Put it simply,
these classifications will depend on the consumer's required demand of
power measured in terms of kilowatt hour of energy used to simultaneously
run all equipment, machines and lighting fixtures.
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