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Electrical Design Standards

I. Background and Overview

A. The Citys Program Standards and Procedures (PSP) are intended to be used in
conjunction with the data contained in related standards and procedures. They are not
intended to be used as stand alone documents. It is the responsibility of the Designer
to become familiar with all the PSP documents and comply with the criteria set forth
as a whole.

B. Willow Lake Water Pollution Control Facility (WLWPCF) staff have developed
standards for a variety of preferred products and their installation with the durability,
function, training requirements, operation and maintenance, and consistency of
materials and methods of the components in mind.

II. General Requirements


A. The Design Team shall apply the following design standards in the preparation of the
project documents:

1. Apply the more restrictive requirements of the applicable codes and these
design standards.

2. Provide National Electrical Code (NEC) working clearance requirements as a


minimum to provide access to accommodate assembly, disassembly, and
routine maintenance of equipment.

3. Design shall ensure compliance with Seismic Zone 4.

4. Floor mounted electrical equipment shall be installed on a concrete


housekeeping pad 3.5 inches high nominal and two inches larger then the foot
print of the equipment in all directions. Reference the Drawing Library for
detail drawing.

5. Electrical equipment shall be placed in such a manner as to allow maintenance


activities to be performed in areas protected from rain and wind. This
requirement does not apply to outdoor lighting.

6. Electrical equipment shall be labeled by a listing agency recognized by the


State of Oregon Building Codes Division.

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7. Control circuits shall be shown in the de-energized (power off) position.

8. Equipment shall be designed to not allow starting in the power off


condition.

9. The main service entrance to a facility shall be designed for a 25 percent


build-out condition. Automatic switching between the two sources of utility
power shall be uninterrupted when switching back to normal power source.

10. The main service entrance to each facility shall be designed with a redundant
power source. Reliability of the electrical equipment and the ability to isolate
portions of the electrical equipment is paramount in the design of the
electrical system. The system shall be designed to allow testing of all
breakers, bus, controls, etc. while the critical processes are fed from alternate
source.

11. Equipment shall be shown to scale on floor plans.

12. Scaled elevation drawings shall be provided for areas containing electrical
equipment, with the only exceptions to this requirement being general purpose
switches and receptacles.

13. Design team shall utilize the IEEE Standard No. 739-1995 Bronze Book,
Recommended Practice for Energy Management in Industrial and Commercial
Facilities as a guide for electrical design for energy conservation.

14. Circuit loads and breakers shall be sized for a continuous load condition and
rated for the available fault current. Breaker trip or blown fuse shall be
coordinated so the proper circuit is interrupted without affecting other circuits
on a feeder unnecessarily.

15. Electrical testing shall meet the Inter-National Electrical Testing Association
acceptance testing standards and shall be conducted by a technician certified
by the association. Refer to Master Guide Specification, Section 16080 -
Electrical Testing, for the schedule used to list the equipment required to be
tested.

B. Grounding and Bonding:

1. Grounding electrode systems shall be designed to obtain a five ohm or less


resistance reading using the three point fall of potential ground resistance test.

2. Provide grounding test wells at each driven ground rod. Ground rods shall be
copper, 10 feet long, and inches diameter minimum, with minimum 10-foot
spacing, and arranged in a loop around the facility building. A grounding test
well shall be placed and identified pursuant to Master Guide Specification,
Section 16060- Grounding and Bonding, at each of the corners of the
building.

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3. Provide a grounding conductor in each electrical raceway system.

4. Grounding conductors shall be hard drawn stranded copper.

C. Low Voltage Conductors and CablesThis standard applies to conductors and cables
operating at 600 volts or less, excluding those used for measurement and control.

1. Conductor type shall be THWN-2 stranded copper for field wiring and MTW
105 degrees C stranded copper for wiring within an enclosure.

2. Conductor and cable identification by color and tagging shall be done


pursuant to Master Guide Specification, Section 16121- Low Voltage
Conductors and Cables. Reference the Measurement and Control Design
Standard for data related to control conductor identification.

3. On circuits or feeders over 100 amps the designer shall increase the conductor
size to the extent that a three year or less payback can be assumed based on
the load, hours of use, and six cents per kilowatt hour. The Designer shall
account for ambient temperatures, voltage drop, starting currents, number of
current carrying conductors in the raceway, and other required adjustment
factors. This requirement shall be applied after the increase in conductor size
for energy savings is applied.

4. Conductors, except those used for lighting and receptacles, shall not be
spliced.

D. Medium Voltage Conductors and CablesThis standard applies to conductors


operating at 600 volts to 15,000 volts.

1. Conductors for branch circuits or feeders rated 100 amps or less shall be sized
2 AWG sizes larger than required by the NEC to reduce costly losses due to
resistance in the conductors. On circuits or feeders over 100 amps the
Designer shall increase the conductor size to the extent that a three-year or
less payback can be assumed based on the load, hours of use, and six cents per
kilowatt hour. The Designer shall account for ambient temperatures, voltage
drop, starting currents, number of current carrying conductors in the raceway,
and other required adjustment factors. This requirement shall be applied after
the increase in conductor size for energy savings is applied.

2. Conductors shall be hard drawn stranded copper, with copper ribbon shielding
tape, type MV-90.

3. Terminations shall be per IEEE Standard 48-1996 Class 1, for the appropriate
voltage applied, and rated for a pollution severity level of extremely heavy.
The temperature rating shall be 90 degrees C minimum.

4. Terminations at transformers shall utilize load-break elbows meeting the IEEE


Standard 386.

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5. Fire-retardant electric arc proofing tape shall be used for conductors exposed
to other medium voltage cable systems.

6. Conductors installed in a cable tray systems shall be in a continuously


corrugated welded aluminum sheath with a Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) jacket
that conforms to UL 1072.

E. Hangers, Supports, and Equipment Stands:

1. Pursuant to Master Guide Specification, Section 16070 - Hangers and


Supports.

2. Installed to meet Seismic Zone 4 requirements.

F. Wiring Devices:

1. Standard switches and receptacles shall be 20 amp, 125 volt, commercial


grade, gray in color for process areas, white in color for non-process areas,
orange in color for circuits with isolated ground and red in color for circuits
with Uninterrupted Power Sources wherever they occur. Refer to Table in
Master Guide Specification, Section 16140 - Wiring Devices and Plates.

2. Standard switches and receptacles shall be mounted 46 inches to center above


finished grade in process areas.

3. Cover plates shall be identified with panel and circuit source as required in
Master Guide Specification, Section 16140 - Wiring Devices and Plates.

4. Each 120 volt circuit shall have both a dedicated neutral conductor and
equipment grounding conductor.

5. Devices installed in an area with other electrical equipment rated NEMA 1,


shall have smooth stainless steel cover plates.

6. Devices installed in areas other than those designated for NEMA 1 equipment
shall have weather-proof plates manufactured of the same type material as the
conduit and boxes. Plates for switches shall be designed for operation without
requiring the cover to be lifted for access to the switch. Plates for receptacles
shall be designed for use with the cover closed.

7. Devices and cover plates installed in classified areas shall be listed for that
environment.

G. Conduit and Fittings:

1. Conduit systems shall be designed to avoid interference with the proper and
safe operation and maintenance of the equipment and shall not block or

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interfere with ingress or egress to the equipment. The Designer shall provide
detailed drawings when necessary to ensure compliance.

2. Underground duct banks of different voltages shall maintain a separation of


one-foot when running parallel. Crossing of different systems shall be at 90
degree angles with a separation of one-foot minimum.

3. No conduit shall be routed in concrete or masonry floors, ceilings, or walls.


Conduit may be stubbed through a floor, ceiling, or wall with the proper
sealing. Reference Master Guide Specification, Section 16131 - Conduits and
Fittings, for sealing data. PVC-GRC stubbed through the floor and ceiling
shall be one piece without fittings from the point of transition from PVC to
PVC-GRC to a point four inches above finished floor.

4. Rigid non-metallic conduit (PVC) shall only be used in underground


applications.

5. Separate metallic conduits shall be used for line and load conductors routed to
Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs). Said conduit shall not contain any other
conductors i.e. control, or other VFD conductors.

6. Liquid-tight flexible aluminum conduit shall be used for applications


requiring flexibility.

7. Galvanized Rigid Conduit (GRC) shall be provided for indoor applications in


dedicated electrical rooms only and shall be surface mounted.

8. PVC-GRC shall be installed in all indoor and outdoor locations except


dedicated electrical rooms. PVC-GRC shall be utilized in underground
locations requiring bends of 15 degrees or more.

9. Conduits shall be identified pursuant to Master Guide Specification, Section


16131 - Conduits and Fittings. Designer shall provide a conduit schedule with
required identification included. Reference Drawing Library for sample of
conduit and conductor schedule.

H. Cable Trays:

1. Shall be series three, aluminum marine grade 6063-T6, ladder type tray with a
nine-inch rung spacing. Each rung shall be capable of supporting the cable
load, with a safety factor of 1.5, and a 200 lb. concentrated load when tested
in accordance with NEMA VE, Section 5.4. A support system for the tray
shall be installed that meets the NEMA VE-2 Standard for installation
requirements.

2. Straight tray sections shall be supplied in 12-foot lengths, except where


shorter lengths are required to facilitate tray assembly as shown on drawings.
3. Minimum inside radius of 36 inches.

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4. Cable tray shall be listed by U.L. as an equipment grounding conductor. To
avoid galvanic corrosion, an insulated grounding conductor shall be installed
in the tray.

5. IEEE Standard 518 guide for the installation of electronic equipment to


minimize electrical noise inputs to external sources shall be used to determine
separation distances of signal and communication circuits from power
sources. Cable trays that are EMI/RFI shielded shall be provided for signal
and communication circuits routed in tunnels. These trays shall be aluminum,
but are not required to be ladder type.

6. Power cables for AC drives routed in tray shall have a copper foil shield
installed around the conductors.

7. Trays that are installed parallel, one above another, for a distance greater than
five feet shall be separated a minimum of 18 inches.

8. Expansion and contraction shall be accounted for and the proper fittings
designed into the system.

I. Boxes and Enclosures:

1. Boxes and Enclosures shall be identified pursuant to Master Guide


Specification, Section 16135. Designer shall include required identification on
the Drawings.

2. NEMA 1, enclosures are required when GRC conduit is installed.

3. NEMA 4X, stainless steel enclosures are required when PVC-GRC is


installed.

J. Vaults:

1. Utility Vault #774-B and lid # 77-26-T-332-AL is the standard for low and
medium voltage vaults. Reference Drawing Library for detail drawing.

2. Utility Vault # 444-B and lid # 44-332-AL is the standard for control voltage
(120 volt or less) vaults. Reference Drawing Library for detail drawing.

3. Synertech Vault #S1324B180A and lid # S1324HB804A is the standard for


telephone vaults. Reference Drawing Library for detail drawing

4. Synertech Vault #S1324B180A and lid # S1324HB804A is the standard for


pole mounted site lighting. Reference Drawing Library for detail drawing.

5. Vaults shall not be installed in the roadways or parking areas.

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6. Vaults lids installed in landscape areas shall be six inches above finished
grade. Reference Drawing Library for detail drawing.

7. Metal components in vaults shall be stainless steel and the hatch shall be
aluminum. Metal components including the hatch shall be bonded to ground
pursuant to Master Guide Specification, Section 16136- Vaults. Reference
Drawing Library for detail drawing.

8. Vaults shall be identified and Designer shall provide a vault schedule


indicating the proper identification pursuant to data included in Master Guide
Specification, Section 16136- Vaults.

K. Variable Frequency Drive (VFD):

1. VFD shall be [ manufacturer name].

2. 18 pulse drives are preferred and in all cases the design shall meet IEEE 519
standard for harmonic distortion.

3. Typical Remote Inputs and Outputs to the facilities DCS shall be via discrete
and analog inputs/outputs, unless otherwise specified by the Owner.

4. Designer shall provide detailed schematics identifying all termination points


within the drive and in the field.

5. Reference sample drawing in the Drawing Library for standard mounting


height of control components located on the front of the enclosure and include
an elevation drawing depicting those requirements.

6. Standard enclosure shall be NEMA 1, installed in dedicated electrical rooms.

7. Conductors for line and load shall be enclosed in separate metallic raceways.

8. Reference Master Guide Specification, Section 16265- Variable Frequency


Drives, for data on required control options.

9. Designer shall ensure that unit responsibility for drives and motors is assigned
to the appropriate party, either the drive or motor manufacturer in the contract
documents.

10. Accessability to all serviceable components that require maintenance,


replacement, or cleaning, including heat-inks if mounted on the back of the
VFD must be provided in accordance with the Life Safety and Maintenance
Access Design Standard.

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L. Medium Voltage Interrupter Switches:

1. Standard switch is a [S & C Electric Company pad mounted Vista],


stainless steel, olive green color, with control options Pursuant to Master
Guide Specification, Section 16345 - Medium Voltage Fusible Interrupter
Switches, for local and remote control and monitoring. Schematic drawings
shall identify control termination points within the switch in addition to field
terminations.

2. Switches shall be equipped with electronic current limiting fuses.

3. Switches shall be mounted on a pad adjacent to the medium voltage vault.


Reference the Drawing Library for a detailed drawing.

4. Terminations shall be stress cones rated for 90 degrees C minimum and rated
for outdoor applications.

5. Switches shall be uniquely identified pursuant to Master Guide Specification,


Section 16435- Medium Voltage Interrupter Switches, and identified on the
site plan.

M. Low Voltage Switchboards:

1. Shall be manufactured by [ manufacturer name]. Medium voltage


transformers shall be provided at either end of the switchboard for the two
sources of power and connected to the switchboard with a bus type
connection.

2. Shall be fed from two separate sources of power with each sized to carry the
load of the entire facility and be equipped with an automatic transfer switch
type system. The automatic switching shall provide uninterrupted switching
when switching from the backup source to the normal source. The equipment
shall be capable to detect a fault and not allow switching to take place should
a fault exist. Each source of power shall have an electronic power monitor and
local display screen pursuant to Mater Guide Specification, Section 16445-
Low Voltage Switchboards.

3. Typical Remote Inputs and Outputs to the facilities DCS shall be via discrete
and analog inputs/outputs, unless otherwise specified by the Owner.

4. Shall be designed with 25 percent reserve build-out capacity.

5. Shall have copper bus assemblies and rated for 65,000 AIC minimum.

6. Shall be NEMA 1, and installed in a dedicated electrical room. Shall be front


and rear accessible type gear with NEC required working clearances and exits
provided.

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7. Breakers shall be draw-out power type circuit breakers.

8. Shall be designed as a split bus system to allow one half of the system to be
out of service for routine maintenance under normal operating conditions.

N. Low Voltage Motor Control Centers (MCC):

1. MCC shall be manufactured by Cuttler-Hammer.

2. Minimum AIC rating shall be 42,000 amperes.

3. Typical Remote Inputs/Outputs to the facilities DCS shall be via discrete and
analog inputs/outputs, unless otherwise specified by the Owner.

4. Designer shall provide elevation of each MCC with each section and bucket
shown to scale. Each bucket and its associated control components shall be
identified. No bucket shall be less than 12 inches tall.

5. Schematic drawings shall identify all termination points within the bucket and
in the field. Schematics shall identify each conductor by number and the
manufacturer shall use the same identification system.

6. MCC shall be NEMA 1, and installed in dedicated electrical rooms.

7. New MCC designs shall include a spare vertical section equipped with blank
12 inch doors for use in future expansions.

8. MCC shall be provided with an electronic power monitor and local display
screen pursuant to Master Guide Specification, Section 16447- Low Voltage
Motor Control Centers.

9. Motor Control Center feeder circuit breakers and buss bracing for power feeds
from two sources shall be rated for two times the rated interrupting fault
current of the highest rated source.

O. Panel-boards:

1. Panel-boards shall be manufactured by [manufacturer name]

2. Shall be sized with 25 percent spare circuits.

3. The panels shall be fed from two sources via a manual transfer switch to allow
for testing and maintaining the breakers feeding the panel.

4. Shall have copper power, neutral, and ground bus.

5. Breakers shall be bolt-in type.

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6. Shall be surface mounted type.

7. Shall be NEMA 1, and installed in dedicated electrical rooms.

8. Shall have a main breaker.

9. Designer shall include a panel schedule, available fault current at main


breaker, and load calculations in the drawings. Arc flash rating and
requirements shall be attached to the panel door for easy reference. Reference
sample panel schedule in Drawing Library.

10. Panel covers shall be a locking, piano hinged, and a door within a door type
that allow full access to the interior without any tool required besides the key.

11. Enclosure shall not be pre-punched type.

P. Medium and Low Voltage Transformers:

1. Manufacturer shall be [manufacturer name]

2. Windings shall be copper.

3. Temperature class shall not exceed 150 degrees C. Impedance shall be


pursuant to Master Guide Specification, Section 16271- Medium Voltage Pad
Mounted Transformers or Section 16460- Low Voltage Dry Transformers. In
retrofit applications, the impedance of the existing equipment verses the new
equipment shall be recorded and modifications to any affected equipment
shall be included in the design including new arc calculation and shall include
fault current limiting devices required.

4. The preferred mounting of low voltage transformers indoors, shall be high on


the wall and out of the way.

5. Conduit connections shall be flexible.

6. Install transformer on isolation pads to reduce noise transmission.

7. Medium voltage liquid filled transformers shall be equipped with load-break


elbows on the line side, accessible sample valve, a liquid temperature gauge,
and a vacuum pressure gauge.

Q. Clearances:

For ALL electrical panels, switchboards, motor control centers, transformers, VFD,
Interrupter switches, and floors shall be marked out for the MINIMUM NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE clearances, appropriate electrical safety mats shall be installed,
the panels shall be labeled stating to keep the area clear, and the arc flash and
available fault current rating shall be posted.

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R. Exterior Luminairs:

(Note: Missing data will be completed after Architectural Design Standard is


established.)

1. Pole mounted luminairs shall be manufacturer [ ], model [ ], with a metal


halide type lamp and equipped with a high power factor ballast. Standard
supply voltage shall be 480 volt.

2. Poles shall be [ ] feet tall, manufactured by [ ], model [ ].

3. Poles shall be installed every [ ] feet apart minimum, and shall be designed
to maintain a minimum foot candle level of [ ] between lights on the
roadway.

4. Next to each lighting pole shall be a vault. Conduits shall be routed to this
vault with one routed to the pole. Vault type shall be pursuant to Master
Guide Specification, Section 16136 - Vaults. An in-line fuse for each
luminaire shall be located in this vault.

5. Each pole shall be identified with a unique number and shall be identified as
such on the site plan.

6. The conductors in the vault shall be identified by the facility number they are
fed from, as well as the panel and circuit number.

7. Each pole mounted luminaire shall be controlled via a centralized lighting


conductor, photo control, and Hand-Off-Auto selector switch. Reference the
Drawing Library for a detailed drawing.

8. Reference the Drawing Library for pole mount installation details.

9. Luminairs mounted on a structure exterior shall, as a minimum, be placed


above each entrance to the structure.

10. Structure, wall mounted luminaire manufacturer shall be [ ], model [ ],


with a metal halide type lamp with HPF ballasts.

11. One of the structure mounted luminairs shall be placed on either the north or
east side of the structure and have an integral photo control. A Hand-Off-Auto
selector switch shall be located in the electrical room and shall be used to
control all structure mounted luminairs.

12. Required light fixtures and poles for the project shall be listed in the light
fixture schedule and included in the Drawings.

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S. Interior Luminairs:

(Note: Missing data will be completed after Architectural Design Standard is


established)

1. The typical installation shall be a [manufacturer name], model [ ], with [ ]


type High Output (HO) lamps with HPF ballasts. Ballasts shall be sound rated
A for the quietest operation.

2. Luminairs shall typically be installed below all major pieces of equipment to


minimize shadows, but shall be mounted a minimum of 10 feet above finished
floor.

3. Design shall have dual switch lighting level to maintain a minimum foot
candle of [ ] and [ ] foot candles in areas requiring routine service or
maintenance.

4. Luminairs shall be suspended from the ceiling on stainless steel jack chain
pursuant to sample drawings in the Drawing Library.

5. Battery back-up emergency lighting shall be provided to meet the NEC


requirements to allow safe ingress and egress.

6. Required light fixtures for the project shall be listed in the light fixture
schedule and included in the Drawings.

7. Fixtures shall be positioned to allow for reasonable access for maintenance.

T. Motors:

1. Enclosure type shall be Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled (TEFC).

2. Service factor shall be 1.15 minimum.

3. Shall be horizontally mounted when practical.

4. Shall be VFD rated when used with a variable frequency drive.

5. Shall be NEMA premium efficiency rated.

6. Shall be 480 volt above one HP.

7. Shall be rated a minimum of Type H class insulation.

U. Electrical Panel:

1. All electrical panels, switchboards, motor control centers, etc. shall have a
minimum of 18 inches clearance from the ends of the electrical panel. This is

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to prevent any electrical panel from being mounted so that the side or end of
the panel is next to a perpendicular wall to which the panel is mounted.

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