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Size of Capacitor f or Power Factor Correction

For Motor Size of Capacitor = 1/3 Hp of Motor ( 0.12x KW of Motor) For Transformer < 315 KVA 315 KVA to 1000 KVA >1000 KVA 5% of KVA Rating 6% of KVA Rating 8% of KVA Rating

Earthing Resistance value

Earthing Resistance Value Power Station Sub Station Major Sub Station Minor Distribution Transf ormer Transmission Line Single Isolate Earth Pit Earthing Grid 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 5.0 0.5

As per NEC Earthing Resistance should be <5.0

Voltage Limit (As per CPWD & KEB)

Voltage Limit (As Per CPWD) 240V 415V 11KV 22KV 33KV 66KV 110KV 220KV < 5 KW <100 KVA <3 MVA <6 MVA <12 MVA <20 MVA <40 MVA >40 MVA

Voltage Variation
> 33 KV < 33 KV Low Voltage (-) 12.5% to (+) 10% (-) 9% to (+) 6% (-) 6% to (+) 6%

Insulation Class
Insulation Class A Temperature 105C

Class E Class B Class F Class H Class N

120C 130C 155C 180C 200C

Standard Voltage Limit

Voltage ELV LV MV HV EHV > 1KV IEC (60038) < 50 V 50 V to 1 KV <=1 KV <= 35 KV <= 230 KV > 230 KV < 250 V 250 V to 650 V 650 V to 33 KV > 33 KV IEC (6100:3.6) Indian Elect. Rule

Standard Electrical Connection (As per GERC)

As per Type of Connection Connection LT Connection HT connection EHT connection As per Electrical Load Demand Up 6W Load demand 6W to 100KVA(100KW) 100KVA to 2500KVA Above 2500KVA HT Connection Earthing H.T Connections Earthing Strip CT & PT bodies PT Secondary CT Secondary I/C and O/G Cable+ Cubicle Body 20mmX4mm Cu. Strip 2Nos 1Nos 1Nos 2Nos 1 Phase 230V Supply 3 Phase 440V Supply 11KV,22KV,33KV 66KV Voltage <=440V 440V to 66KV >= 66KV

Standard Meter Room Size (As per GERC)

Meter Box Height Facing of Meter Box Meter Room / Closed Shade Upper level does not beyond 1.7 meter and Lower level should not below 1.2 meter f rom ground. Meter Box should be at f ront area of Building at Ground Floor. 4 meter square Size

Electrical Load as per Sq.f t Area (As per DHBVN)

Sq.ft Area < 900 Sq.f t 901 Sq.f t to 1600 Sq.f t 1601 Sq.f t to 2500 Sq.f t > 2500 Sq.f t Required Load (Connected) 8 KW 16 KW 20 KW 24 KW

For Flats :100 Sq.ft / 1 KW For Flats USS /TC: 100 Sq.ft / 23 KVA

Contracted Load in case of High-rise Building

For Domestic Load For Commercial Other Common Load Staircase Light 500 watt per 100 Sq. f oot of the constructed area. 1500 watt per 100 Sq. f oot of the constructed area For lif t, water lif ting pump, streetlight if any, corridor/campus lighting and other common f acilities, actual load shall be calculated 11KW/Flat Ex: 200Flat=20011=2.2KW

Sanctioned Load for Building Up to 50 kW 50 kW to 450 kW (500 kVA) 450 kW to 2550 kW (3000 kVA) 2550 kW to 8500 kW (10,000 kVA) 8500 kW (10,000 kVA) Advertisement T he L.T. existing mains shall be strengthened. 11 kV existing f eeders shall be extended if spare capacity is available otherwise, new 11 kV f eeders shall be constructed. 11 kV f eeder shall be constructed f rom the nearest 33 kV or 110 kV substation 33kV f eeder f rom 33 kV or 110 kV sub station 110 kV f eeder f rom nearest 110 kV or 220 kV sub-station

jiguparmar - Jignesh Parmar has completed his B.E(Electrical) f rom Gujarat University. He is member of Institution of Engineers (MIE),India. Membership No:M-1473586.He has more than 12 years experience in Transmission -Distribution-Electrical Energy thef t detectionElectrical Maintenance-Electrical Projects (Planning-Designing-Technical Reviewcoordination -Execution). He is Presently associate with one of the leading business group as a Assistant Manager at Ahmedabad,India. He has published numbers of Technical Articles in "Electrical Mirror", "Electrical India", "Lighting India", "Industrial Electrix"(Australian Power Publications) Magazines. He is Freelancer Programmer of Advance Excel and design usef ul Excel base Electrical Programs as per IS, NEC, IEC,IEEE codes. He is Technical Blogger and Familiar with English, Hindi, Gujarati, French languages. He wants to Share his experience & Knowledge and help technical enthusiasts to f ind suitable solutions and updating themselves on various Engineering Topics. Become EEP's Contributor and introduce yourself to 70k+ of our readers all across the web.