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Presenters:
Brian Martin, PE, Portland Electrical Department Manager
CH2M Hill
Portland, Ore.
Presentation scope
Electricals
Architects
Structural
Mechanicals
Fire protection
Room types
Design issues
Different spaces
Worker vs. equipment
Different spaces
Worker vs. equipment
Working space
Applies to:
Equipment operating at 600 V, nominal, or less, to ground
and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or
maintenance while energized. NEC Article 110.26(A)
Switchboards
Switchgear (Added in 2014)
Motor control centers
Panelboards
Disconnect switches
Circuit breakers
Controllers
Controls for HVAC equipment
Transformers sometimes fall into this category
Nonelectrical parts
Dedicated spaces
Applies to:
All switchboards, switchgear, panelboards, and
motor control centers shall be located in dedicated
spaces and protected from damage. NEC Article
110.26(E)
Switchboards
Switchgear (Added in 2014)
Panelboards
Motor control centers
Primary equipment
Primary equipment
Switchboard Vs Switchgear
Switchgear - ANSI C37
Rear Access
Primarily Drawout Construction
Access
1200 amps & 6 feet in width
Two doors on opposite ends
Doors 6 1/2 x 24
One door if working clearance
doubled
Doors Swing Out
Fire protection
Sprinklers
NFPA 13: yes, or 2 hr rating
Some cities: preaction
Fire detection
Smoke detectors in electrical rooms
Recommend heat and flame detection in generator
rooms
Fire ratings
Not if sprinklered
Fire ratings
NFPA 110
EPS installed in a separate room for Level 1 systems
Room must have a 2-hr rating
Ventilation
Required?
General rating of equipment: 104 F
Recommend: 86 F
Electrical rooms
Without transformer: 1 cfm/sq. ft.
With transformer: 1.0% to 2.0% of kVA (3 cfm/kVA)
Generator rooms
Ventilation
Battery/UPS rooms
Keep temperature around 77 F
What about hydrogen?
Flooded (vented) batteries
Valve regulated, sealed
Conflicting codes: NEC, UFC, IFC
Safe rules
1 cfm/sq. ft.
Fan failure relay
Structural
Often overlooked
Pads
Penetrations
Fire sealing
Path of delivery
Lighting
Recommended lighting levels
IES and NFPA 70E: 30 foot-candles
Emergency lighting
1 foot-candle is not enough
Switching
Must include nonautomatic means
EMI
Noise
Presenters:
Brian Martin, PE, Portland Electrical Department Manager
CH2M Hill
Portland, Ore.
Sponsored by: