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Part 1 General
1.1 SCOPE
.1 The consultant shall perform a review of the Owner’s power system and verify all
equipment data as required to support a complete study and analysis.
Generalized assumptions are not permitted to be used for calculations.
.2 The consultant shall furnish short-circuit and protective device coordination
studies.
.3 The consultant shall furnish an arc flash study per the requirements illustrated in
the latest revision of NFPA 70E. The arc flash study shall be performed according
to the latest edition of IEEE 1584.
.1 The arc flash study shall include all equipment to the mains of any
120/208V and/or 120/240V panels.
.4 Data Collection
.1 The owner will supply all existing onelines and relay settings to the
consultant.
.2 The consultant is responsible for the following:
.1 Verification of existing data,
.2 Utility information,
.5 The consultant shall update all plant one-line diagrams with any modified
information, and supply new drawings where required.
1.3 REFERENCES
.1 IEEE Standards
.1 IEEE 1584 - Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations, latest
edition
.2 IEEE 1584.1-2013 - Guide for the Specification of Scope and Deliverable
Requirements for an Arc-Flash Hazard Calculation Study
.3 IEEE 141 - Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution and
Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems, latest edition
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.2 NFPA Standards
.1 NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code, latest edition
.2 NFPA 70E – Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, latest edition
1.4 SUBMITTALS
.1 The contractor shall supply a draft report, completed with all input information
in an oneline or other approved method, for review by the owner or owner’s
representative prior to final issue. The draft report shall include paper copies of
all proposed labels.
.2 The contractor shall submit the following upon completion of the project:
.1 1 complete paper copy of the report, including appendices.
.2 1 PDF copy of the report, compiled into a single PDF, identical to the
paper copy.
.3 All source information used to create the power system model.
.4 Power system model in native format, including any custom library
components
.5 1 copy of approved Equipment Labels
1.5 QUALIFICATIONS
.1 The studies shall be prepared under the responsible charge and approval of a
qualified electrical engineer skilled in performing and interpreting power system
studies. The consultant shall have a minimum of 5 years’ experience and
specialize in power system studies.
.2 The electrical engineer shall be an employee of the approved consulting firm.
.3 The studies shall be performed using one of the following software packages, no
substitutions will be accepted:
.1 ETAP
.2 SKM PowerTools
.3 Easypower
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Part 2 Products
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Part 3 Studies
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.3 Fault contribution of motors 50hp and greater shall be included in the study.
.4 Provide in writing any equipment or protective devices that are improperly rated
for the calculated fault current.
.5 For solidly-grounded systems, provide a bolted line-to-ground fault current study
for applicable buses as determined by the engineer performing the study.
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.8 Appendices
.1 Detailed Short Circuit Study Results
.2 TCC Sheets
.3 Tabulation of Circuit breaker, fuse and relay settings
.4 Detailed Load Flow Study Results
.5 Detail Arc Flash Analysis Results
.6 Print of Arc Flash Labels
.7 System Impedance Diagram (optional)
.8 One Line Diagram
Part 4 Execution
4.1 LABELS
.1 Equipment warning labels shall be provided in the following manner and all
labels shall be based on the final, configured, overcurrent device settings.
.1 One label shall be provided for the following:
.1 For each panelboard
.2 For each motor control center
.3 For each low voltage switchboard.
.2
.2 Prepare and place labels per the manufacturer’s recommendations.
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