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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.
1. Apply the more restrictive requirements of the applicable codes and these
design standards.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
F. Wiring Devices:
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7. Conductors for line and load shall be enclosed in separate metallic raceways.
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.
4. Terminations shall be stress cones rated for 90 degrees C minimum and rated
for outdoor applications.
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.
5. Shall have copper bus assemblies and rated for 65,000 AIC minimum.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6. Required light fixtures for the project shall be listed in the light fixture
schedule and included in the Drawings.
T. Motors:
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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