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Tables of contents

1. Legislation, statutory regulation in Hong Kong & relevant standard for electrical
services___________________________________________________________________
2. Electrical load estimation__________________________________________________
2.1 For flats____________________________________________________________________
2.2 For shops and kindergarten___________________________________________________
2.3 For landlord Supply_________________________________________________________
2.4 For essential Supply__________________________________________________________
3. Generator loading________________________________________________________
4. Lightning hazards________________________________________________________
5. Earthing system__________________________________________________________
6. Cable sizing_____________________________________________________________
7. Vertical transportation_____________________________________________________
7.1 Lift Performance____________________________________________________________
7.2 Escalator performance________________________________________________________
8. Lighting system__________________________________________________________
8.1 Shopping arcade corridor for G/F-2/F__________________________________________
8.2 Canopy____________________________________________________________________
8.3 Open atrium/corridor for L1-L5_______________________________________________
8.4 Shops______________________________________________________________________

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1. Legislation, statutory regulation in Hong Kong & relevant

standard for electrical services

All of building services system is designed in accordance to legislation, statutory

regulation in Hong Kong , relevant standards and guidance listed in the followings.

Services
Electrical
Lighting
Emergency Generator
Lightning Protection
Lift and escalator
Closed circuit
television System
(CCTV)
Security System
Communal aerial
broadcsat distribution
system (CABD)
Building Management 
System (BMS)
 BS 7671 – Requirements for Electrical Installation.
 Guide Books of Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers.
 General Specification for Electrical Installation in Government Buildings,
Hong Kong and General Requirement for Electrical Contract/Sub-
contract/Quotation let by Building Development Department, Hong
Kong, 1984 edition. (E.G.S)
 Code of Practice for the Electricity (Wiring) Regulations issued by EMSD
1997 edition.
 Supply Rules of Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd.
 Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Electrical Installations (Draft)
 Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Technical
Memoranda TM12
 Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Technical
Memorandum No.5
 Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Code for
Interior Lighting
 BS5266, Part 1, Code of Practice for Emergency Lighting.
 Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Lighting Installations (Draft)
 Code of Practice for minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment
and relevant circular letters issued by the Fire Service Department
(COP/Fire)
 Regulation of Environmental Protection Department.
 BS6651, Code of Practice for Protection of Structures against lightning.
 Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Lifts and Escalators,
EMSD 1993. (COP/Lift)
 General Specification for Lift and Escalator Installation, in Government
Buildings, Hong Kong, 1984 edition.
 Building Regulation, CAP 123
 General Technical Specification for Monochrome closed circuit
television systems, Specification No .ESG 14 Issue No. 2 – Electronics
Division, EMSD.
 General requirements for electronics contracts, Specification No. ESG01,
Issue No. 6 – Electronics Division, EMSD
 BS 4737 Intruder alarm systems.
 General Technical Specification for Communal aerial broadcast
distribution systems and aerial distribution systems, Specification No.
ESG 17 Issue No. 3-Electronics Division, EMSD
 General requirements for electronics contracts, Specification No. ESG01,
Issue No. 6 – Electronics Division, EMSD.
General specification for Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Ventilation
and Central Monitoring and Control System Installation in Government
Building, Hong Kong, 1988 Edition (A/C,\. G.S.)

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2. Electrical load estimation

2.1 For flats

According to ‘Code of practice for electricity (wiring) regulation), the electrical load
demand for each flat is calculated as the following table:

Purpose of switchgear Rating of Estimated Diversifie Diversified

switchgear design current d factor current
demand
Air-conditioning for 20A 12A 100% 12A
living room (for summer)
Air-conditioning for 20A 8A 40% 3.2A
bedroom (for summer)
Air-conditioning for 20A 8A 40% 3.2A
bedroom (for summer)
Heater for living room 15A 13A 100% 13A
(for winter)
Lighting for living room 10A 8A 66% 5.28A
& terrace
Lighting for bedrooms, 10A 4A 66% 2.64A
bathroom
Lighting for kitchen & 10A 4A 66% 2.64A
entrance
Lighting for staircase & 10A 3A 66% 1.98A
lav
Exhaust fan for kitchen 10A 4A 100% 4A
Washing machine 15A 7A 100% 7A
Socket outlet for living 30A - 100% 30A
room
Socket outlet for 30A - 30% 9A
bedrooms
Socket outlet for kitchen, 30A - 30% 9A
entrance & staircase
89.14AOverall
(for summer)
81.24A
(for winter)
The main switch for each flat shall be 100A single phase or 30A three phase. However,
according to HEC’s supply rule, 30A three phase is recommanded as the main switch
rather than 100A single phase because meter for 100A single phase is not available.
The electrical load for all flat = 89.14A/3 per flat x 220V x 64 flats
= 418.4kVA

2.2 For shops and kindergarten

In reference to ‘COMMERCIAL CODE OF PRACTICE 215 LOAD ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
(REVISION 2)’ issued by China Light & Power Company Ltd., the electrical load is estimated as below:

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Usage U.F.A.*1
Location ADMD*2 Estimated Load
2 2
(m ) (kVA/m ) (kVA)
3
Shops* G/F 254 0.23 58.42
Shops*3 1/F 270 0.23 62.1
3
Shops* 2/F 320 0.23 73.6
4
Kindergarten 3/F 212 0.05* 10.6
Total 1056 204.72
*1 means Usable Floor Area (U.F.A)
*2 means After Diversified Maximum Demand (ADMD) based on COP 215 by CLP
*3 Shops is assumed as light metal retail stores.
*4 ADMD is included central A/C.

2.3 For landlord Supply

Usage Qty Estimated Load Estimated Load
(kVA)
AC System 43.6TR 1.85 kVA/TR 80
Escalators 6 Nos @30kVA 180
P&D System 1 Lot 60
General Lighting 1000m2 20W/m2*5 23.5
& Power including
Mech/F
External Lighting, 180m2 40W/m2*5 7.2
Atrium Lighting
& Facade
Lighting
Total 350.7
*5 Data is based on Maximum Allowable Lighting Power Density extracted from Code of
Practice for Energy Efficiency of Lighting Installation.

2.4 For essential Supply

Usage Qty Estimated Load Estimated Load
(kVA)
Firemen’s Lift 2 Nos @40kVA 80
FH/HR System 1 Lot 40
Sprinkler System 1 Lot 20
Sump pump 1 Lot 15
Essential Lighting 1 Lot 10
& Power
Security & BMS 1 Lot 10
System
Total 175

Overall electrical load = (418.4 + 204.72 + 350.7 + 175)kVA

= 1138.82kVA

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However, two factors shall be considered as below:

Electrical load 1138.82kVA
Mixed development diversity factor (MDDF) 1.14
Future extension 15%
Total electrical load 1493.0kVA

Total usable floor area = 7600m2

Total demand density = 0.196kVA/m2

So, 1 No of 1500kVA HEC’s transformer is required for the proposed residential

building.

3. Generator loading

An emergency generator set is required to handle the following essential loads in case of
power failure & fire conditions. If the equipment is started simultaneously, the starting
current will be larger. So, in the building, the equipment of essential load is started in
sequence and control by BMS to reduce the starting current so as to select a smaller
generator.

The essential load estimated in (1) = 175kVA

Taking a safety factor of 10% for overload and a factor of 30% for future expansion,
The total essential load = 175kVA x 1.1 x 1.3
= 250kVA

So, a 300kVA generator set is selected. The generator should be operated normally within
15 seconds in case and the capacity of fuel tank should be capable to operate the
generator for 6 hours.
Based on some manufacturer’s catalogue, the capacity of fuel tank is about 400L.

4. Lightning hazards

Based on BS 6651:1992, Part 2, the overall lightning is calculated as the following to

determine whether or not lightning protection is needed.

Probability of being struck, P = Ac x Ng x Ka x Kb x Kc x Kd x Ke x 10-6

,where
Collection area, Ac = Area of roof + Area of perimeter of building + Area of
four
rounded corners formed by quarter circles of building
height
= LW + 2LH + 2WH + H2
= 46x12 + 2x46x73 + 2x16x73 + x732
= 26.3 x 103 m2
No. of flash per km2 per year, Ng = 1.1

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Factor for use of structure, K = 1.2

Factor for type of construction, Kb = 0.4
Factor for contents (or consequential effects), Kc = 0.3
Factor for degree of isolation, Kd = 0.4
Factor for type of terrain, Ke = 0.3

So, P = 26.3 x 103 x 1.1 x 1.2 x 0.4 x 0.3 x 0.4 x 0.3 x 10-6
= 5.0 x 10-3
The probability of risk (5.0x10-3) is greater than the critical risk (10-5) so that lightning
protection is necessary. And, the actual design of the installation is illustrated by drawing
no. EE-EP-RF

5. Earthing system
In accordance with BS 7671, the earthing loop impedance shall not be greater than
0.5Due to the site constraint, the plate electrode and tape electrode cannot be used as
the earthing conductor. The most suitable and economic way is to use the rod electrode.
The following calculation is to determine the no. of rod electrode and the size.
   8L 
Resistance of rod electrode  ln   1 , where L = length of rod,
2L   d  
d = diameter of rod,
= soil resistivity
Code 12C of COP electricity (wiring) regulation stated that the diameter of rod electrode
should not be less than 12.5mm. The standard size of rod electrode in the market is
12.5mm & 15mm.
After site visit, the soil in the Wan Chai is marshland. The soil resistivity is around 4 -
m.
Consider a rod electrode of 4.5m length and 15mm diameter,
4   8 * 4.5 
the resistance =   ln   1 = 0.9596
2 * 4.5   0.015  
so that 2 rod electrodes in parallel is required to maintain 0.5 earth loop impedance.
And, the spacing between the earth pits shall be more than 9m (2x4.5m) to avoid the
return loop.

6. Cable sizing
In this design report, the cable sizing procedure is referring to Code of Practice for Energy
Efficiency of Electrical Installation (Draft).

 To determine the design current Ib, nominal rating of protective device In

 To calculate the min. tabulated value of current It(min) as the below formula:
1 1 1
I t (min)  I n x x x
Ca C g Ci ,
Ca = Correction factor for ambient temperature
(Assume the ambient temp = 35 0C)
Cg = Corection factor for grouping

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Ci = Correction factor for thermal insulation

Note that all correction factor is referring to Appendix 4 of IEE Wiring Regulation (16 th
Edition)
 To select a suitable size It of conductor which satisfy It
 To find effective current-carrying capacity Iz (Iz = It x Ca x Cg x Ci) and ensure that
I z  I n  Ib
 To calculate the voltage drop along the conductor and determine whether or not cable
size selected is acceptable. For sub-main circuit, the max. voltage drop is 1.5% and for
final circuit, the max. voltage drop is 2.5%.
V.D. = r x p.f. x k x Ib x L , where
r = Voltage drop per ampere per metre at the conductor operating
temperature
p.f. = Power factor (assume 0.85)
k = correction factor of operating temperature
230  t l
k , where tl = operating temperature
230  t p
tp = max. permitted conductor operating temp
Ib2
t l  t a  2 (t p  30) , ta = expected ambient temp. (assume 35 0C)
It
 To calculate the percentage copper loss with respect to the total active active power
transmitted.
3xI b 2 xrxL
% loss 
3x 380 xI b xp. f .

The following table (EE-Table 1) shows the cable size.

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7. Vertical transportation

7.1 Lift Performance

In accordance to the CIBSE Guide D, the lift performance is calculated as the following table:
Number of floor 9
Capacity of lift car 9 passengers
Number of passenger 7.2 passengers
Floor height 6m
Highest reversal floor 7.34
Probable number of stop 5.146
Total lift travel 54m
Contract speed 2.5m/s
Acceleration /deceleration 1m/s2
Upward running time 47.33 seconds
Downward running time 26.6 seconds
Door opening/closing time for centre door 2.5 seconds
Door operating time 30.73 seconds
Passenger transfer time 10.8 seconds
Round trip time (RTT) 115.46 seconds
No. of lift cars 2
Waiting interval 57.73
Handling capacity in 5 minutes 74.83
Total occupants 6 persons/flat x 64flats = 384
Peak arrival rate 19.49%

The lift performance is also simulated by computer software HEVACOMP (Results please
refer to )
From the CIBSE Guide D, the recommended arrival rate and waiting interval are 5-7%
and
40-90s for flats.
For the proposed building, the performance is satisfactory.

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7.2 Escalator performance

According to CIBSE Guide D,

the escalator handling capacity, Cp = 60 v k s , where
v = horizontal speed (m/s)
k = average occupant density (people/step)
s = number of step (steps/m)
Due to architectural constraint, the physical data of escalator:
inclination of escalator = 300
height of escalalator = 4m
length of escalator = 6.9m
no. of step = 6900mm/400m = 17.25
width of step = 800mm
k = 1.5
h = height of step = 4000/17.25 = 231mm
s = 1000mm/231mm = 4.33
the speed = 0.5m/s (max. for 300)
the handling capacity = 60 x 0.5 x 1.5 x 4.33
= 194.85 person/min
From the CIBSE Guide D, the handling capacity for kindergarten is 92 person/min.
For the proposed building, the performance is satisfactory.

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8. Lighting system

8.1 Shopping arcade corridor for G/F-2/F

Physical data of corridor, width = 2m, height = 4m
Data of luminaire: Manufacture = BEGA
Model no. = 6743
Type = Wall mounted discharge lamp with asymmetrical reflector
Lamp = 250W metal halide lamp (MBI-E)
Lumen output = 17000lm
Mounting height of luminaire = 3.5m
The angle of illuminating area = 300-00
The following calculation is based on technical data of BEGA 6743
the spacing between luminaires = 4m (obtained from cone diagram)
the average illuminance = 265 lx (obtained from cone diagram)
the luminous intensity (angle = 300) = 360 cd/klm x 17 lm = 6120 cd
the horizontal illuminance at the opposite side of corridor = 6120cd/(22+3.52)x0.8
= 302 lx
the luminous intensity (angle = 00) = 300 cd/klm x 17 lm = 5100 cd
the horizontal illuminance below the light fitting = 5100cd/(3.5)2x0.8
= 333 lx
(Assume the light loss factor = 0.8 & neglect the reflectance of walls due to open corridor)

8.2 Canopy
Physical data of corridor, width = 3m, height = 4m
Data of luminaire: Manufacture = BEGA
Model no. = 6180
Type = Recessed ceiling downlight c/w aluminium refelctor
Lamp = 80W metal halide lamp (MBF)
Lumen output = 4000lm
Mounting height of luminaire = 4m
The angle of illuminating area = -200-200
The following calculation is based on technical data of BEGA 6743
the spacing between luminaires = 4m (obtained from cone diagram)
the average illuminance = 80 lx (obtained from cone diagram)
the luminous intensity (angle = 300) = 360 cd/klm x 4 lm = 1440 cd
the horizontal illuminance at the side of canopy = 1440cd/(1.52+42)x0.8
= 63 lx
the luminous intensity (angle = 00) = 600 cd/klm x 4 lm = 2400 cd
the horizontal illuminance below the lighting fitting =
2400cd/(4)2x0.8
= 120 lx
(Assume the light loss factor = 0.8 & neglect the reflectance of walls due to open corridor)

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8.3 Open atrium/corridor for L1-L5

Data of luminaire: Manufacture = THORN
Model no. = DLC 250/400
Type = Narrow bam medium bay lighting
Lamp = 250W/400W high pressure sodium lamp (SON-E)
Lumen output = 25500/45000 lm
Power input = 260W/410W per luminaire

The illuminance level is simulated by OPTILUME INTERIOR V3.03 by THORN

LIGHTING LTD. And the results is summarised as below tables

Floor Mounting height Displacement Nos. of Type of Direct Power

above floor level from corridor luminaire luminaire illuminance
L1 12m 3.5m 5 2450W
L2 12m 2.5m 5 2450W
L3 12m 2m 5 2450W
L4 6m 2m 5 2450W
L5 6m 1m 5 2450W

8.4 Shops
Physical data of typical shop: 9m(L) x 6m(W) x 4m(H)
Data of luminaire: Manufacture = SIEMENS
Model no. = CR370SA-cent04-S70T
Type = Sealed-frame luminaire with dished triumph lens
Lamp = 70W high pressure sodium lamp (SON-T)
Lumen output = 5900lm
Mounting height of luminaire = 3.3m
NxnxxUFxLLF
By using lumen method, E 
A
According to CIBSE Lighting Guide LG1(The Industrial Environment), the standard
illuminance is 500lx.
Assume UF = 0.5 & LLF = 0.7
500 x 9 x 6
N   13 nos. required
1x5900 x 0.5x 0.7
So, the decision is made to use N=15 luminaires. (3 columns of 5 pcs each).
The spacing between each luminaires = 1800mm
The power input = 15x87W = 1305W
Lighting power density = 24W/m2
The results is also simulated by manufacturer software SILICHT V4.1.

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