EE 513 Electrical System Design

Engr. Jay S. Villan, MEP

Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
Objectives:
1. Define electrical design
2. Identify the vital requirements of an electrical
design
3. Examine the three basic steps in the design of an
electrical system
4. Analyze the importance of the approach in electrical
design.
5. Point out the importance of standards in infusing
safety in the electrical design.





Planning for Electrical Design
1. Four Vital Requirements of an electrical design
2. Three basic steps in the design of an electrical system
3. Approach in the design task
4. Safety provisions
1. NEC
2. IEC
3. OSHA
5. Spare Capacity
6. System Analysis
7. Type of Building
8. Standard equipment
9. System Power Supply

What is electrical design?
The design of an electrical system for any building
or outdoor area is a matter of an arrangement of
conductors and equipment to safely and
effectively transfer electric energy from a source of
power to lamps, motors, and other functional devices
which operate on electricity.
Four Vital Requirements of an
electrical design
1. Ensure conformity to applicable codes and
standards.
2. Study and establish the electrical needs of the
building.
3. Determine the characteristics of the energy supply to
the overall system.
4. Scale details of the overall electrical system to meet
the limitations of budgeted funds.
Three basic steps in the design of
an electrical system
1. Select basic wiring concepts and configurations
which will supply electric power of the required
characteristics at each point of utilization.
Three basic steps in the design of
an electrical system
3. Account for the installation of the overall electric
system, as determined in the first two steps, within
the physical dimensions and structural make-up of
the building, showing as clearly as possible, the
locations and details of equipment mountings,
raceway runs, connections to main power supply
lines, and other elements that require special
attention.
Three basic steps in the design of
an electrical system
2. Implement the electrical circuiting concepts with
actual conductors, apparatus, and hardware,
selecting types, sizes, models, characteristics,
appearance, ratings, and other specifics of the
required equipment.
Approach in the design task
1. Should be familiar with all the background factors of
the design.
2. In depth engineering ability.
3. Understand the relationship between the pure
technology and such considerations such as
1. safe application
2. capacity for load growth
3. flexibility in the use of the system
4. and effective layout
Approach in the design task
4. Must be correlated with modern standards
New techniques
Promising trends
Combination of old and new wiring techniques
Devise original circuits and layouts for new or special
applications

Safety Provisions
1. PEC (Philippine Electrical Code) and NEC (National
Electrical Code)
1. Enclosing
2. Supporting
3. Insulating
4. Isolating
5. Protecting electrical equipment

Safety is not automatically made a characteristic of a
system by simply observing codes. Safety must be
designed into the system.
Safety Provisions
PEC (Philippine Electrical Code) and
NEC (National Electrical Code)

Used in
court litigation
Insurance companies as a basis for insuring buildings

Safety Provisions
PEC (Philippine Electrical Code) and
NEC (National Electrical Code)

Must be thoroughly understood by electric designers.
Familiarity with all its sections and should know the
accepted interpretations which have been given to
many of its ruling
Electric designers must keep abreast of the official
interpretations, and interim amendments
Must be in hand and should be studied often.

Safety Provisions
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
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works.ppt

Safety Provisions
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

The International Electrotechnical Commission is the
leading global organization that publishes consensus-based
International Standards and manages conformity assessment
systems for electric and electronic products, systems and
services, collectively known as electrotechnology.

IEC publications serve as a basis for national standardization
and as references when drafting international tenders and
contracts.

http://www.iec.ch/about/activities/?ref=menu