CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE BUILDING ON PLOT AT

GULISTAN BUNGALOW AT R C DUTTA ROAD,

ALKAPURI, VADODARA

Design Basis Report

– Electrical Installation –

October 2015
47305000/EL/DBR/001 Rev – R1

CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES (I) PVT. LTD.

NEW DELHI MUMBAI KOLKATA
 Project : Construction of Office Building on Plot at Gulistan Bungalow at October, 2015
R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 3

2. SCOPE OF WORK 3

3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES 3

4. MAIN POWER SYSTEM 4

4.1 Reference Documents, Codes & Standards 4

4.2 Site Condition 5
4.3 Utility Substation 5
4.4 Distribution System 5
4.5 UPS System 7
4.6 11 / 0.433 kV Transformer 7
4.7 Emergency Power Back up 7
4.8 Rising Mains 8
4.9 Power Factor Correction 8
5 CABLING SYSTEM 8

6 LIGHTING SYSTEM 9

7 EARTHING SYSTEM 12

8 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM 12

9 LOAD ESTIMATE 13

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 Project : Construction of Office Building on Plot at Gulistan Bungalow at October, 2015
R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

1. INTRODUCTION

Bank of Baroda has proposed to construct Administrative office Building at Gulistan

Bungalow at R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara. The building is proposed with
Basement + Ground + 7 Storied. Built-up area of the Office Building will be approx
125,000 Sq. ft,

This report outlines the overall Design Scheme for the Electrical Distribution for the
proposed Office Building. Detailed Engineering of the Electrical System would be
carried out based on this Design Basis Report. Design Report is prepared based on
assumptions and input data received from Client and overall electrical load estimate,
sizing calculation of various equipments.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

The objective of this report is to give an overview of services designed for the
proposed Office Building at Alkapuri, Vadodara. The design of Electrical Services
undertaken includes following:

 HT Panel
 Transformer
 External and Internal electrical distribution
 Emergency DG set
 UPS Power
 HT and LT cabling system
 LT Bus riser system
 Lightning protection and Earthing system

3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The project objectives include eco-friendly and energy efficient design, centralized
grouped location of services installation to ensure easy maintenance, state of the art
technology, fast track installation and compliance to all statutory regulations.

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 Project : Construction of Office Building on Plot at Gulistan Bungalow at October, 2015
R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

4. MAIN POWER SYSTEM

4.1 Reference Documents, Codes & Standards

Electrical Systems Design shall be carried out in accordance with following Codes
and Standards:
 Indian Electricity Act, 2003.
 Indian Electricity Rules, 1956.
 National Building Code of India – 2005.
 IS 7098 Cross linked polyethylene insulated PVC sheathed cables.
 IS 1646 : Code of Practice for the Fire Safety of Buildings - General Electrical
Installations.
 IS 1913 : General and Safety requirements for Luminaries.
 IS : 2026: Transformers
 IS: 11171: Dry Type Transformers
 IS 62305 : Lightning Protection System.
 IS 3043 : Grounding & Bonding.
 IS 3231 Electrical relays for Power Systems Protection
 IEC 62271 A.C. Metal Enclosed Switchgear and Controlgear for Rated
Voltages Above 1 kV and Up to and Including 52 kV.
 IS 3646 : Code of Practice for Interior Illumination.
 IS 10322 Specification for Luminaries
 IS 12063 Classification of degrees of protection provided by enclosures of
electrical equipment.
 IS 13340: Capacitors.
 IS 60947: Specification for Low Voltage Switchgear & Controlgear.
 IEC 60034 for Rotating Electrical Machines.
 IEC 62271 High Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear – All parts.
 IEC 60364 : Requirements for Electrical installation
 IS 16242 Uninterruptible Power Supply.
 IEC 61439 (1&6) & IS (8623 (1&2) for Bus Trunking System
 IS 1255 for Cable laying

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 Project : Construction of Office Building on Plot at Gulistan Bungalow at October, 2015
R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

4.2 Site Condition

Altitude 35.5 above MSL

Ambient Temperature Design 45 deg. C
Maximum Temperature 43.3 deg. C
Minimum Temperature 10 deg.C
Humidity 68% RH during summer
Soil Resistivity 1.28 Ohm m
Rainfall 93 cm
Seismic Zone Zone III
Environment Normal

4.3 Utility Substation

Main power will be received at 11 kV from local power Supply Company. An 11 KV

Panel with one incomer and two outgoing panel will be installed at the proposed
substation building or open to sky which will be located outside the building premises.

11 kV Power supply will be step down to 415 Volts LT supply through a suitable rated
11 / 0.433 kV Transformer, which will be installed outside the substation premises.
LT supply from the transformer will be fed to an LT Panel to be housed in the ground
floor of Main building. Provision for installation of 2nd Transformer to be considered
in the proposed layout for future load growth and redundancy.

4.4 Distribution System

The cable for 11 kV supply will be 11 kV earthed grade, aluminum conductor, XLPE
insulated, semi conducting compound screened, the extruded inner sheathed,
armored and extruded outer sheathed.

The cables for LV power supply will be 1100 V grade aluminium conductor, XLPE
insulated.

The control cables will be FRLS except with stranded copper conductor. The cables
within the building will be routed through cable trays. The cables coming from
Substation will be run through the cable trenches. Fireproof sealing will be done at all
the shafts at each floor, wall entries and floor entries.
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R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

Power cables will be sized considering applicable derating factors. Bus duct will be
provided from the Transformer and DG sets upto Low voltage switchgears. From the
low voltage switchgear upto rising mains suitably rated cables will be provided as
aplplicable.

Rising Mains are proposed to be used as the backbone for power distribution
throughout the building. Rising mains system of sandwich type will be provided along
the electrical shaft to provide power supply to each floor for lighting and general
power. Cables from Main LT Panel will be terminated at End Feed Unit of the rising
main at Ground Floor. Power supply for each floor will be tapped from rising mains
from plug in tap of box through cables. Each floor will be provided dedicated LT
distribution board for power distribution.

Centralized UPS and Battery system is proposed to cater office area computer load,
BMS load. While sizing UPS, a design margin of 10% considered in case Client
considered catering other load through UPS system. UPS and Battery room shall be
air conditioned. Additionally adequate ventilation shall be proved for Battery room for
Hydrogen emmission.

Main LT Panel which will be located at Ground Floor in the Main Building itself. It
shall be free standing, floor mounted, fully compartmentalized, cubicle type panel
having separate enclosures for bus bars, chambers & feeder breakers with
associated cable terminations. Power supply to Utility load at Terrace will be fed
separately from Main LT Panel. Rising mains will cater to power supply for Power,
lighting of each floor, Lifts, UPS, BMS, HVAC and Plumbing system.

Sub panels and the subsequent distribution boards (DB) at different floor will receive
power from rising mains in Electrical shaft from tap off boxes as mentioned above.
The lighting/power DB would be provided with ELCB for protection as per IE
Regulations. All wiring for light and power points shall be with PVC conduits for
concealed wiring and GI conduits for surface wiring. Wiring shall be carried out with
fire retardant copper wires as per the requirement. The full distribution network from
the incoming feeders to each point of usage is designed to be fuse-less system
comprising of Surge Protection Device, Air Circuit Breakers, Moulded Case Circuit

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Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
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Breakers (MCCB), Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCB) and Earth Leakage Circuit
Breakers (ELCB) and therefore intrinsically fire-safe.

4.5 UPS System

Based on estimated office area load and BMS load, Centralised UPS system for
workstation and BMS load is considered with N+1 parallel redundancy. Battery
backup for UPS will be designed to provide 10 minutes of back up time. UPS system
shall be designed to limit the harmonic distortion of input supply to maximum 3%
THD. For UPS sizing refer Annexure 1

4.6 11 / 0.433 kV Transformer

11 / 0.433 kV, Dry Type (Resin Cast), Dyn11, with off Load Tap Changer outdoor
type transformer. Transformer capacity will be selected considering 90% maximum
loading. For Transformer sizing refer Annexure 1.

4.7 Emergency Power Back up

Emergency power generation is planned to be provided through HSD fired DG set

with AMF provision capable of meeting lighting and power demand of the Building as
shown in calculations. In order to meet the statutory regulation regarding noise and
air pollution, DG set is housed in acoustic and weather proof enclosures have been
proposed. The set would conform to the latest enforced regulatory norms with regard
to the noise and air pollution.

In the event of any failure of the mains grid, emergency backup power supply system
has been designed to come in to operation automatically to avoid any down time in
the proposed Office Building.

DG set is proposed outside the building and shall be mounted inside individual
acoustic enclosure in order to minimize disturbance to occupants. The ambient noise
level from DG set shall not exceed 75 dB (A) at 1 m distance, during day time and 70
dB (A) during night time. For DG sizing refer Annexure 1

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 Project : Construction of Office Building on Plot at Gulistan Bungalow at October, 2015
R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

4.8 Rising Mains

The complete prefabricated bus way distribution system shall be for 433 Volts 3-
phase 4 wire with integral grounding bar. The neutral bar shall be 100% cross
sectional area of phase conductors. The bus way system shall be of the low
impedance type and totally enclosed for protection against mechanical damage and
dust accumulation.

Fire stops or barriers shall be included as an integral part of each feeder bus way
length & fitting. Degree of protection shall be IP-65 for outdoor and IP-54 for indoor
application. Rising Mains will be provided with End/ Centre Feed Box as applicable
and End cover at terrace level. Tap of box will be provided at each floor.

4.9 Power Factor Correction

Power factor correction unit shall be as per harmonics / PF filter design. The final
size of the power factor correction units to be designed during the detailed
engineering. Power factor shall be maintained at 0.95 or higher through APFC panel.
APFC Panel will be installed mear Main LT Panel.

5 CABLING SYSTEM

All high-tension cables shall be laid and jointed in accordance with IS: 1255. A
minimum separation of one cable diameter will be maintained between any two
horizontal cables. Accordingly derating factor will be considered. To reduce the total
width required, the two circuits will be vertically separated by 200 mm edge to edge.

A separating distance between parallel runs of Instrument and Electrical cables shall
be as follows, except in substation:

For 11 kV Cables – 1000 mm

For 415 V Cables – 600 mm
For 240, 110 V Cables – 300 mm

Above ground cables shall be supported by cable racks or trays. Power cables shall
generally be laid on racks or trays in a single layer. Cables trays shall be secured at
required intervals.

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R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

Power (and associated control) and instrumentation / telecommunication cables

shall be run in different racks.
Power Wiring and Data cables for Workstation shall be run through cabletrays upto
nearest wall; then drop down to floor and further distributed through raceways.

GI ladder type cable trays are proposed for laying cables in preformed trenches,
laying cables for various equipments along the shaft, in plant room etc. and
perforated cable trays for cables from panels to distribution boards etc.

The enclosure degree of protection for various electrical equipment shall be as per
the requirements below as a minimum:

HT Switchgear : IP 4X
Distribution Transformers : IP 55
Cable Box : IP 55
i) Kiosks and Marshalling Box : IP 55
ii) Bus Duct (Indoor) / (Outdoor) : IP 54 / IP-55
(Indoor) / (Outdoor)
iii) 415 V PCC / MCC / DBs : IP 42
iv) Pushbutton Station and any other Kiosk /
Box / Panel / Enclosure Indoor / Outdoor : IP 55
v) Junction Boxes for Cables / Wires : IP 55
vi) Outdoor Lighting Fixtures : IP 55
vii) Battery Charger Panel : IP 42

6 LIGHTING SYSTEM

Lighting arrangement for the Office Building is proposed with the use of high
efficiency, mirror optic light fixtures equipped with very low loss electronic ballasts
and high efficacy tri-phosphate coated T-5 tubes or LED lights. 30% of emergency
lighting is backed-up with inverter floor wise, in the event of any failure of mains
power, all the lights would be re-energized after a break of about 15 seconds.
Further to provide continuity of lighting to facilitate safe evacuation in extreme
situation, emergency lights including EXIT signage lights would be provided at
strategic locations in and around the Office Building.

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R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

Except for emergency lights, lighting in Common Area Passage and Cabins shall be
controlled through Occupany sensors.

The illumination levels considered for calculation for various areas will be as follows:

Sl.
Area Lux level
No.
1 Office Area / Cabin / Secretary 300
2 Server Room 300
3 Corridors 100
4 Conference Room 300
5 Reception / Lounge 150
6 Toilet / Locker Room 150
7 Library 200
8 Electrical Room 200
9 Chiller Area 100
10 Storage Area 100
11 DG Room 200
12 Car Park 100
13 Xerox / Fax / EPABX Room 150
14 Documentation Room 150

The luminaries will be selected to suit architectural, functional & aesthetic

requirement, for office areas in general & for other areas, energy saving fluorescent
lamps and/ or high efficiency lamps will be used. Common areas will be provided
with CFL downlighters or LED fittings of equivalent Lumens. Reflector shall be made
out of high purity aluminum scientifically designed for high optical performance. All
conference rooms and auditorium lighting shall be dimmer controlled.

The wiring will be done with copper wires using 3 runs of 2.5 sqmm cables for point
wiring and looping and 2.5 sq.mm copper multistrand fire retardant cables for circuit
mains wiring. HDPE conduits shall be used for concealed wiring and Galvanized
conduits for surface wiring. The lighting panels will be 3-phase type with single
phase outgoing MCB circuits. Third core for earthing the lighting fittings, plug points,
exhaust fans, etc. The lighting circuits for the car park and common areas will be
contactor controlled so that the illumination level can be controlled during off peak
periods by remote control from building automation system. Similarly the circuits /

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R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

feeders for outdoor lighting will be contactor controlled for remote controlling
purposes.

Each workstation shall have 2 nos. 6/16A sockets controlled by one 16A Switch
which may be backed by UPS supply. Cabins & secretary area will have 2 nos.
6/16A switched sockets and 1 no. Extra switch socket shall be provided for laptop. 1
no. Additional switched 6/16A socket shall be provided in secretary space for
printer.

Internal Distribution

Light fittings & socket outlets for raw power in common areas will be fed from MCB
DBs in the respective areas. Emergency lighting for specified areas will be provided
by essential MCB DB’s.

For concealed and surface wiring rigid MS conduits will be used. For wiring PVC
sheathed 2.5 sq.mm copper wire shall be used. Fire retardant wires shall be
provided for all systems.

The lighting fixtures will get power supply from lighting distribution boards fed from
lighting panel through wiring. All the lighting fixtures are of with electronic ballast and
power factor improvement capacitors. Each lighting fixture will be provided with the
earthing terminal. All metal will be bonded to earth. Switch controlling light point will
be connected the phase wire of the circuit and not more than the 10 lights will be
connected on one circuit. The load of each circuit will be not more than 800Watt.The
minimum size of wiring for lighting will be 2.5 Sq.mm. Power sockets of 6A, 16A &
20A will be getting supply from power distribution boards through the wiring. All
sockets switches and other receptacle will be rust proof and will be 2 mm thick mild
steel with HOT dipped galvanized having smooth external and internal surface to
true finish. Wall socket will be three-pin type. All 16A sockets will be connected to
the independent circuit. An earth wire will be provided along with the circuit wires
and will be connected to the earthing screw in side the box. All sockets will be
shutter type.

For lighting and raw power one essential as well as nonessential lighting and raw
power panels will also be provided. These will feed to the emergency as well as
normal lighting and power load through suitable distribution boards.

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 Project : Construction of Office Building on Plot at Gulistan Bungalow at October, 2015
R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

7 EARTHING SYSTEM

There would be two separate grounding systems for the Office Building; one
catering to the safety requirement of the entire electrical distribution system and the
other (known as Dedicated Earthing) catering to the sensitive servers with in the
Office Building. The two systems would be bonded together with equi-potential bond
as per the requirement of IEEE code of practice. The dedicated earthing system
would be laid out separately using green-yellow PVC insulated copper cables
terminated on a purpose built Earth Bus which in turn would be connected to two
separate earth pits specially created for the purpose. Isolated Ground (IG) for the
entire computer power supply is designed and executed as per IEEE Standard-
1100 (Emerald Book).

8 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

Lightning protection system with early streamer is proposed. This system is an

controlled streamer Emission based lightning protection suitable for protecting of
buildings against direct lightning strike and has controlled streamer emission (CSE)
lightning conductor air terminal held in position at the highest point of building with
supporting mast and accessories comprising of the insulated FRP pipe mast & high
grade aluminium of required height as per vendor design, U bolts etc to withstand
wind velocities of 100 kmph. This system intercepts lightning discharges at a
preferred point earlier than conventional lightning protection system.

Earthing is done using minimum 4 nos of copper bonded steel earth rods of 250
microns with minimum 4 feet length and half inch dia joined with 25 mm x 3 mm
copper strip and the surrounding space is treated with ground enhancement
material (GEM) to reduce the overall impedance offered by earth. Lightning counter
is also proposed which gives the no. of lightning strokes captured by the each area.

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 Project : Construction of Office Building on Plot at Gulistan Bungalow at October, 2015
R C Dutta Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Client : Bank of Baroda Revision : R1
Document : 47305000/EL/DBR/001

9 LOAD ESTIMATE

The estimated connected electrical load for the entire Office Building comprising of
HVAC system, Lifts, Lighting, Computers, UPS etc. works out to 1100 KW. For
detail load list and sizing calculation of Transformer, UPS system and DG, refer
Annexure 1

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