ChecklistFor Application Of ElectricalDistribution Architecture Design

Process
(Put Brief Description About The Installation/Building)
First: Assigning Of Electrical Installation Characteristics
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Characteristic

Choice
Industrial Buildings
Commercial Buildings
Residential Buildings
Agricultural Buildings
Educational Buildings
Transportation Buildings

Activity
Religious Buildings
Parking And Storage
Military Buildings
Governmental Buildings
Cultural Buildings
Other Buildings
Single Storey Building,(Low Rise)
Multi-Storey Building, ,(Low Rise)

Site Topology
Multi-Building Site,
High-Rise Building
Low ( 2,500 m2)

Layout Latitude

Medium (2,000 m2- 2,500 m2)

High (> 2,000 m2)

Layout Latitude
High (> 2,000 m2)
Minimum

Service Reliability

Standard
Enhanced
Minimum

Maintainability

Standard
Enhanced
No Flexibility

Installation Flexibility

Flexibility Of Design
Implementation Flexibility
Operating Flexibility
< 630 kVA
630 1250 kVA

Power Demand
1250 - 2500 kVA
> 2500 kVA
Uniform Distribution

Load Distribution

Intermediate Distribution
Localized Loads
Sheddable Circuit
Long Interruption Acceptable

Power Interruption Sensitivity

Short Interruption Acceptable
No Interruption Acceptable.
Low Sensitivity

10

Disturbance Sensitivity

Medium Sensitivity
High Sensitivity

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Disturbance Sensitivity
High Sensitivity
Non Disturbing

11 Disturbance Capability Of Circuits

Moderate Or Occasional
Disturbance
Very Disturbing
Environment
Specific Rules

12 Other Considerations Or Constraints

Rule Of The Energy Distributor

Attachment Loads
Load Power Supply Constraints

Second: Assigning Of Technological Characteristics

Standard (IP,IK,C)

Environment And Atmosphere

Enhanced (IP,IK,C)

Specific (IP,IK,C)
111
211
223
2

Service Index

232
233
332
333
Designer Experience

Other Considerations

Utilities Requirements
Specific Technical Criteria

Third: Using Architecture Assessment Criteria

Secondary
1

On-Site Work Time

Secondary
1

On-Site Work Time

Special
Critical
Non significant

Environmental Impact

Minimal
Proactive
Standard

Preventive Maintenance Level

Enhanced
Specific

Availability Of Electrical Power

Supply

Availability Level (%) = (1 - MTTR/

MTBF) x 100

Forth: Step (1): Choice Of Distribution Architecture Fundamentals

LV Service
MV Single Line Service
MV Single Line- One Substation One Ring Main Unit Service
1

Connection To The Upstream

Network

MV Double Line - One Substation Double Ring Main Unit - One Loop
Service
MV Duplicate Supply Service,
MV Duplicate Supply Service With
Double Busbar.

Single Feeder, One Or Several

Transformers
2

MV Circuit Configuration
Open Ring, One MV Incomer
Open Ring, 2 MV Incomers
1 Substation With N Transformers
(If Power < 2500KVA)

1 Substation With N Transformers

(If Power < 2500KVA)

Number And Distribution Of MV/LV

Transformation Substations

N Substations With N Transformers

(Identical Substations) (If Power
>2500KVA)

N Substations With M Transformers

(Different Powers) (If Power
>2500KVA) (For Several Buildings)

The Number Of Transformers (> 1)

(If Power > 1250 KVA) (Area >
5000m2)

Number Of MV/LV Transformers

The Number Of Transformers (= 1)

(If Power < 1250 KVA)

MV Back-Up Generator

Yes (Site Activity - Total Power Of

The Installed Loads - Sensitivity Of
Circuits To Power Interruptions
-Availability Of The Public
Distribution Network)

No
Fifth: Step (2): Choice Of Architecture Details
Place power sources as close as
possible to the barycenter of power
consumers,

Layout

Reduce atmospheric constraints:

building dedicated premises

Placing heavy equipment

(transformers, generators, etc)
close to walls or main exists for
ease of maintenance,

Centralized Layout
2

Centralized Or Distributed Layout

Decentralized Layout

Presence Of Back-Up Generators

Yes (Sensitivity of loads to power

interruption, Availability of the
public distribution network)

Presence Of Back-Up Generators

Yes (Sensitivity of loads to power

interruption, Availability of the
public distribution network)
No

Presence Of An Uninterruptible
Power Supply (UPS)

Yes (Sensitivity of loads to power

interruptions, Sensitivity of loads
to disturbances)

No
Radial single feeder configuration
Two-pole configuration

Variant: two-pole with two MLVS

Configuration Of LV Circuits

Shedable switchboard (simple

disconnectable attachment)
Interconnected switchboards
Ring configuration
Double-ended power supply
Configuration combinations

Sixth: Step (3): Choice Of MV/LV Equipment(Atmosphere, Environment, IP, IK Service Index - Offer Availability Per Country - Utilities Requirements )
Seventh: Recommendations For Architecture Optimization
1- Use of proven solutions and equipment that has been validated and tested by
manufacturers (functional switchboard or manufacturer switchboard according
to the application criticality)
2- Prefer the implementation of equipment for which there is a reliable distribution
network and for which it is possible to have local support (supplier well established)
3- Prefer the use of factory-built equipment (MV/LV substation, busbar trunking)
allowing the volume of operations on site to be limited
4- Limit the variety of equipment implemented (e.g. the power of transformers)
5- Avoid mixing equipment from different manufacturers.

6- Appropriate metering and analysis of loads actual consumption

7- Power factor correction solutions
8- Appropriate organisation and design of site and use of busbar truncking instead of
cables wherever accurate
9- Reducing the length of LV circuits in the installation by Placing MV/LV substations
as close as possible to the barycenter of all of the LV loads to be supplied
10- Clustering LV circuits wherever possible to take advantage of the factor of
simultaneity ks by:
a- Setting up sub-distribution switchboards as close as possible to the barycenter of
the groups of loads if they are localized
b- Setting up busbar trunking systems as close as possible to the barycenter of the
groups of loads if they are distributed.
11- Focus maintenance work on critical circuits,
12- Standardize the choice of equipment,
13- Use equipment designed for severe atmospheres (requires less maintenance).
14- Reduce the number of feeders per switchboard, in order to limit the effects of a
possible failure of a switchboard
15- Distributing circuits according to availability requirements
16- Using equipment that is in line with requirements (SI index)
17- Follow the selection guides proposed for steps 1 & 2
18- Change from a radial single feeder configuration to a two-pole configuration,
19- Change from a two-pole configuration to a double-ended configuration,
20- Change from a double-ended configuration to a uninterruptible configuration
with a UPS unit and a Static Transfer Switch
21- Increase the level of maintenance (reducing the MTTR, increasing the MTBF)