Electrical Installation EEPB 413 Semester 2 2008/09

Dec 2008

Assignment 1

1. A 10-storey office building is 30m x 40 m. Corridor, store and other non-work areas can
be assumed to be 10 % of the total floor area.
a. Determine the total MD, taking into account the typical loads in the building like
lighting, air-conditioning, etc.
b. Hence determine the voltage supply level and method of supply.
c. Determine type and number of substations, if any. State the transformer(s) rating.
d. Determine the number and rating of LV MSBs
e. Determine the rating of the sub-circuit boards on each floor
f. Determine the size of the LV cable from the MSB to the sub-circuit board on
each floor.
You should draw a simple schematic diagram of the supply and distribution network in
the building up to the sub-circuit boards.
All calculations to determine MD, cable size, etc, must be clearly shown. Cable size must
take into account both current carrying capacity and voltage drop limits. Make reasonable
assumptions and state these clearly.
You must refer to an Industry Guide like MS IEC 60364 or IEE Wiring Regulations.
Acknowledge all references in the bibliography.

2. A 1000 kVA, 50 Hz transformer has a core loss of 5 kW and a copper loss of 20 kW at

full load. Plot (using excel) the kW supply efficiency against the real power output of the
transformer over the load range from no load through full load to 1.5 pu load at the
following power factors:
a. Unity
b. 0.6 lagging

3. Calculate the K-Factor values for the following current waveform harmonic current
levels using a simple excel program:

Harmonic Case 1 Case 2 Case 3

1st 100 % 100 % 100 %
3rd 40 % 20 % 32 %
5th 15 % 25 % 18 %
7th 8% 10 % 6%
9th 8% 7% 12 %
11th 2% 7% 2%
13th 3% 3% 1%
15th 4% 5% 1%
17th 0.5 % 3% 0.2 %
19th - 2% -
21st - 1% -
23rd - - -