Building services – IV

Electrical wiring system

Submitted by:-

Antima Pathak

Ekta Bhardwaj

Shweta Saini

• Electrical wiring is generally refers to insulated conductor used to carrycurrent and associated device.

• Domestic electric appliances like lights, fans, washing machines, waterpumps etc are connected to the supply through insulated wires which arecontrolled by switches.

• The wiring diagram gives the connections of different appliances to thesupply within a house or building.

• State electricity board provide electric supply up to a point outside the consumer premises. From this point consumer take the connection to his main board . Insulated electrical wires will be taken out to various places in the permises to supply power to different type of loads like lights , fans , refrigerators , room coolers , heaters,etc.

• The conductor material, insulation , size and the number of cores, specifies the electrical wires.

• The conductors are usually of either copper or aluminium.

• Various insulating materials like PVC,TRS and VIR are used.

• The wire may be of single strand or multi strand.

• Wires with combination of different diameters and the number of cores or strands are available.

• The selection of the wire is made depending on the requirement considering factors like current and voltage ratings, cost and application.

• The current carrying capacity depends on the total area of the wires.

Wires are drawn along the consumer’s building to distribute power to all points where load is situated.

Types of wiring according to uses;

1. Domestic wiring.

2. Commercial wiring.

3. Industrial wiring.

• 1. life of installation• 2. future extension or alterations• 3. construction of building• 4. fire hazards or other special conditions• 5. corrosive fumes• 6. dampness• 7. type of wire and material used• 8. nature of load (lighting of power) • 9. safety of the system• 10. cost of wiring system

• Durability : Type of wiring selected should conform to standard specifications, so that it is durable i.e. without being affected by the weather conditions, fumes etc.

• Safety : The wiring must provide safety against leakage, shock and fire hazards for the operating personnel.

• Appearance : Electrical wiring should give an aesthetic appeal to the interiors.

• Cost: It should not be prohibitively expensive.

• Accessibility : The switches and plug points provided should be easily accessible. There must be provision for further extension of the wiring system, if necessary.

• Maintenance Cost : The maintenance cost should be a minimum.

• Mechanical safety : The wiring must be protected against any mechanical damage.

• These are the following types of wiring are:-

1. Cleat wiring

2. Wood casting wiring

3. CTS wiring or TRS wiring or Batten wiring

4. Conduit wiring

5. Metal sheathed wiring or lead sheathed wiring

• In this type of wiring , wood or plastc cleats are fixed to walls or cellings at regular intervals .i.e.,0.6m between each cleat.

• PVC insulated cables are taken through the holes of each cleat .

• Cleat support and hold wires.• This is cheap method .• Is used for temporary installations.• It is not suitable for home .• It is outdated method.s

• This System uses insulated Cables sub protected in porcelain cleats.

• In this cable is run through a wood casing having grooves.

• The wood casing is of required fixed length with parallel grooves that accommodates the cables.

• The wooden casing is fixed to the walls or ceiling with screws.

• After placing the cables inside the grooves of casing , a wooden cap with grooves is placed on it to cover the cables.

• This is also cheap wiring system.• There is a high risk of fire in case of short circuits.

• In this , insulated wires are run through the straight teak wooden battens.

• The wooden battens are fixed on the ceiling or walls by plugs and screws.

• The cables are fitted onto the battens by using tinned brass link clips.

• These clips are fixed to the battens with rust-resistance nails.

• This wiring installation is simple and cheap.

• This system takes less time to install.

• These are mainly used for indoor installations

• In this wiring , PVC cables are taken through either PVC conduit pipes or through steel conduit pipes.

• This conduit wiring can be either surface conduit wiring or concealed conduit wiring.

• If the conduits are run inside the surface of the walls and ceilings and are covered with plastering, it is called as conduit wiring.

• Surface conduit wiring is used in industries to connect the heavy motors.

• Concealed wiring is the most popular and common method of wiring the residential buildings.

• This method is the safest method of wiring and also look beautiful.

• Electrical drawings plays an important role in electrical installation works that they convey information about connection of various devices and equipments with mains.

• It provides the complete information,and also helps to assemble the various equipments.

• It is a functional drawing which shows and describes the main operating principles of the equipments or devices.

• It consists of :-

-principle functions (represented by blocks)

- line connections (shows relationship between them).

The diagram is usually drawn before implementing a circuit diagram.

• Not give any detailed information.

• leaves the information about smaller cmponents.

• Is a simplified notation of an electrical system.

• Called as one-line diagram or single line diagram .

• Similar to the block diagram • It consists of symbols to

represent the components.• Lines to represent the wires

or conductors which connects the components together.

• the line diagram is derived from the block diagram.

• Electrical circuit is graphically represented in a simplified manner.

• it gives the position information of various elements (in cm or m or mm)

• Doesn’t give any layout of the parts and their detail wiring information of the components.

• One can do wiring by following the information given in this diagram

• These diagram illustrate the working of an electric circuit.

• Wiring diagram is a representation of the circuit , shows the wiring between parts or elements.

• Gives detailed information about wiring .

• It includes:-

-relative position

-arrangement of devices

-terminals on the devices

It shows power supplies and earth connections .

Colour coding of wires

• WIRING INSTALLATIONS

1 SCOPE

• This Section 9 of the Code covers the essential design and constructional requirements for electrical wiring installations.

2 REFERENCES

• A list of relevant Indian Standards on electrical wiring is given at Annex A.

• LIST OF INDIAN STANDARDS RELATED TO

INSTALLATION IS No.

• 371 : 1999 Ceiling roses — Specification

• 732 : 1989 Code of practice for electrical wiring installations

• 1255 : 1983 Code of practice for installation and maintenance of power cables upto and including 33 kV rating .

• 1293 : 2005 Plugs and socket-outlets of rated voltages up to and including 250 V and rated current up to and including 16 A -Specification

• 1646 : 1997 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general):

Electrical Installations .

• 2412 : 1975 Link clips for electrical wiring

• 2667 : 1988 Fittings for rigid steel conduits for electrical wiring

• 3043 : 1987 Code of practice for earthing

• 3419 : 1988 Fittings for rigid non-metallic conduits

• 3480 : 1966 Flexible steel conduits for electrical wiring

• 3808 : 1979 Method of test for non-combustibility of building materials

• 3837 : 1976 Accessories for rigid steel conduits for electrical wiring

• 3854 : 1997 Switches for domestic and similar purposes

• 3961 Recommended current ratings for cables:

• (Part 1) : 1967 Paper insulated lead sheathed cables

• (Part 2) : 1967 PVC insulated and PVC sheathed heavy duty cables

• (Part 3) : 1968 Rubber insulated cables

• (Part 5) : 1968 PVC insulated light duty cables

• 4289 Specification for flexible cables for lifts and other flexible connections

• (Part 1) : 1984 Elastomer insulated cables

• (Part 2) : 2000 PVC insulated circular cables

• 4649 : 1968 Adaptors for flexible steel conduits

• 5571 : 2000 Guide for selection of electrical equipment for hazardous areas

• 5572 : 1994 Classification of hazardous areas (other than mines) having flammable

• gases and vapours for electrical installation

• 6946 : 1990 PVC insulated cables for working voltages upto and including 1100 V

• 8130 : 1984 Conductors for insulated electric cables and flexible cords

• 8623 Specification for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies:

• (Part 1) : 1993/

• IEC 60439-1 : 1985 Requirements for type-tested and partially type-tested assemblies

• (Part 2): 1993/

• EC 60439-2 : 1987 Particular requirements for busbar trunking systems (busway)

• (Part 3) : 1993/

• IEC 60439-3 1990 Particular requirements for : equipment where unskilled persons have access for their use

• 9537 Conduits for electrical installations

• (Part 2) : 1981 Rigid steel conduits

• (Part 3) : 1983 Rigid plain conduits of insulating materials

• (Part 4) : 1983 Pliable self-recovering conduits of insulating materials

• (Part 5) : 2000 Pliable conduits of insulating material

• (Part 6) : 2000 Pliable conduits of metal or composite materials

• (Part 8) : 2003 Rigid non-threadable conduits of aluminium alloy 11000 (Part2/ Sec1) : 1984 /

• IEC 695-2-1 : 1980 Fire hazard testing: Part 2 Test methods, Section 1 Glow-wire test and guidance

• 11353 : 1985 Guide for uniform system of marking and identification of conductors and apparatus terminals 13703 (Part 1) :

• 1993 /IEC 269- 1 : 1986 LV Fuses for voltages not exceeding 1000 V ac or 1500 V dc: Part 1

• 14255 : 1995 Aerial bunched cables for working voltages upto and including 1 100 V

— Specification

• 14763 : 2000 Conduits for electrical purposes — Outside diameters of conduits for electrical installation and threads for conduits and fittings — Specification

• 14768 (Part 1) : 2000 Conduit fittings for electrical installations — Specification: Part 1 General requirements

• 14772 : 2000 General requirements for enclosures of accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations — Specifications for an accessory or luminaries

• 14927 Cable trunking and ducting systems for electrical installations:

• (Part 1) : 2001 General requirements

• (Part 2) : 2001 Cable trunking and ducting systems intended for mounting on walls or Ceilings

• 14930 Conduit systems for electrical installations:

• (Part 1) : 2001 General requirements

• (Part 2) : 2001 Particular requirements — Conduit systems buried underground

• SP 69 : 2000 Banking and related financial services — Information security guidelines

• ELECTRICAL ASPECTS OF BUILDING SERVICES

• 1 SCOPE • This Part 1/Section 11 of the Code covers requirements

for installation work relating to building services that use electric power.

• NOTE — SP 7 ‘National Building Code of India’ should be referred for non-electrical aspects of building services.

• 2 REFERENCES • A list of Indian Standards related to building services is

given at Annex A.

• LIST OF INDIAN STANDARDS RELATED TO BUILDING SERVICES IS No Title

• 1881 : 1998 Code of practice for indoor installation of public address systems • 1882 : 1993 Code of practice for outdoor installation of public address system • 2175 : 1988 Specification for heat sensitive fire detectors for use in automatic fire

alarm system • 2440 : 1975 Guide for daylighting of buildings • 3103 : 1975 Code of practice for industrial ventilation • 3043 : 1987 Code of practice for earthing• 3362 : 1977 Code of practice for natural ventilation of residential buildings • 3646 (Part 1): 1992 Code of practice for interior illumination: Part 1 General

requirements and recommendations for welding interiors

• 7662 (Part 1): 1974 Recommendations for orientation of buildings: Part 1 Non-industrial buildings

• 8884 : 1978 Code of practice for the installation of electric bells and call system • 8969 : 1978 Code of practice for installation and maintenance of impulse and

electronic master and slave electric clock systems

• 14665 (Part 2/ Sec 1) : 2000 Electric traction lifts: Part 2 Code of practice for installation, operation and maintenance, Section 1 Passenger and goods lifts

• 14665 (Part 2/ Sec 2) : 2000 Electric traction lifts: Part 2 Code of practice for installation, operation and maintenance, Section 2 Service lifts

• 14665 (Part 3/ Sec 1) : 2000 Electric traction lifts: Part 3 Safety rules, Section 1 Passenger and goods lifts

• 14665 (Part 3/ Sec 2) : 2000 Electric traction lifts: Part 3 Safety rules, Section 2 Service lifts

• SP 7 : 2005 National Building Code of India

• SP 72 : 2010 National Lighting Code

EARTHING

1 SCOPE • This Part 1/Section 14 of the Code covers general requirements

associated with earthing in electrical installations. Specific requirements for earthing in individual installations are covered in respective Parts of the Code.

• NOTES 1 This Section shall be read in conjunction with the provisions

of IS 3043. • 2 Additional rules applying to earth leakage circuit-breaker

systems are covered in Annex A.

2 REFERENCES • For further details, the following standards may be referred:

• IS No Title

• 732 : 1989 Code of practice for electrical wiring installations (third revision)

• 3043 : 1987 3043 : 1987 Code of practice for earthing (first revision)

• IS 8437(Part 1) : 1993 Guide on effects of current passing through human body: Part 1 General aspects

• IS 8437(Part 2) : 1993 Guide on effects of current passing through human body: Part 2 Special aspects

• IS/IEC 60947-2 : 2006 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear: Part 2 Circuit breakers

• IS/IEC 60947-4-1: 2002 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear: Part 4 Contactors and motor-starters, Section 1 Electromechanical contactors and motorstarters

LIGHTNING PROTECTION

1 SCOPE • 1.1 This (Part 1/Section 15) of the Code covers guidelines

on the basic electrical aspects of lightning protective systems for buildings and the electrical installation forming part of the system.

• 1.2 Additional guidelines if any, for specific occupancies from the point of lightning protection are covered in respective sections of the Code. 2

REFERENCES • The following Indian Standards on lightning protection

may be referred for further details:

IS No. Title

• IS 2309 : 1989 Code of practice for the protection of buildings and allied structures against lightning (second revision)

• IS 15086 : Part 5/ Surge arresters : Part 5 Selection

• IEC 60099-5 : 1996 and application recommendations

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