I.

Electrical Drawings consists of

Schematic Diagrams.
Architectural Lighting
Street Lighting
Landscape Lighting.
Small Power
Cable Routes
Earthing
Lightning Protection
Load Schedule
Cable Schedule
Cable Drum Schedule.
General Arrangement Diagrams.
Apart from this the Electrical Design Engineer supposed to read or contribute or
interpret some more drawings as
All Low Voltage System Drawing
Reflected Ceiling Plan (RCP)
Furniture and Finishing
Kitchen Equipment
HVAC Drawings
Plumbing (Pump Motors )
Case works
Medical Equipment Drawings
Elevator, Lift, Hoist Drawings

MEW regulations and specifications shall be followed while designing any Electrical
Installations in Kuwait
The design methodology
Definition of voltage ranges
Electrical regulations and standards
Quality and safety of an electrical installation
Environmental directives
Installed power loads - Characteristics
Induction motors
Resistive-type heating appliances and incandescent lamps (conventional or halogen)
Fluorescent lamps
Discharge lamps

 LED lamps & fixtures

Power loading of an installation

Installed power (kW)

Installed apparent power (kVA)

Estimation of actual maximum kVA demand

Example of application of factors ku and ks

Choice of transformer rating

Choice of power-supply sources

II.

Primary Power Distribution Systems

Choose the location of the point of Power intake from the primary system.

Standards of Design :Describe pertinent standards of design, such as voltage drop, and
equipment ratings.
Discourse the characteristics of this primary system, including:
a) Voltage designation and levels: Provide basis for selection of primary and secondary
voltages.
b) Number of phases. 3 phase or Single
c) Available fault current,
d) The circuit grounding classifications (ungrounded, uni-grounded, resistance grounded, or
multi-grounded).
e) Address the adequacy of the primary system; if inadequate, state measures proposed to
correct the inadequacy.
f) System Maintainability: Design the system in a manner that facilitates periodic
maintenance of the equipment.

III.

Estimated Electrical Project Load

Provide an estimate of total connected load (kVA) and the resulting demand load (kVA),
transformer size, and service size.
Address the characteristics of Main Service Equipment (MV switchgear, Transformers
substations, metering).

Distribution methods
Choose method of power distribution to be one of the following:
1.
Underground Distribution
2.
Overhead Distribution
3.
Bus ducts
Conductors
Include conductor size, type, number of conductors, insulation voltage rating, and insulation
level.

Other Exterior Systems

1 Standards of Design
Describe pertinent standards of design, such as voltage drop and equipment ratings.
2 Alternate Energy Sources
Describe alternate energy systems such as engine-generator sets, photovoltaic power systems,
wind turbines, and fuel cells.
3 Low Voltage System
Identify point of connection into each system. Describe modifications, if required, to existing
base system
Exterior Lighting Systems
Describe types of luminaires and illuminance values.
Conductors
Include conductor type and number of conductors.
- Interior Distribution Systems