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Electrical Single Line Diagram Guidance

This document provides information on single line diagrams (SLDs), including why they are required, what they should include, and an example. Key points: - SLDs are the blueprint for electrical system analysis and allow familiarity with the electrical distribution system layout and design. - They are required as the vital roadmap for testing, service, and maintenance and must be updated as facilities change. - A typical SLD should include details of incoming lines, transformers, breakers, relays, cables, loads, earthing systems, and more. - An example SLD is provided following best practices for layout and labeling components like breakers, cables, and loads.

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Electrical Single Line Diagram Guidance

This document provides information on single line diagrams (SLDs), including why they are required, what they should include, and an example. Key points: - SLDs are the blueprint for electrical system analysis and allow familiarity with the electrical distribution system layout and design. - They are required as the vital roadmap for testing, service, and maintenance and must be updated as facilities change. - A typical SLD should include details of incoming lines, transformers, breakers, relays, cables, loads, earthing systems, and more. - An example SLD is provided following best practices for layout and labeling components like breakers, cables, and loads.

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SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM (SLD) Or, ONE LINE DIAGRAM

The single-line diagram is the blueprint for electrical system analysis. It is the first
step in preparing a critical response plan, allowing you to become thoroughly
familiar with the electrical distribution system layout and design in your facility.

WHY IT’S REQUIRED?


Whether you have a new or existing facility, the single-line diagram is the vital roadmap for all
future testing, service and maintenance activities. As such, the single-line diagram is like a
balance sheet for your facility and provides a snapshot of your facility at a moment in time. It
needs to change as your facility changes to ensure that your systems are adequately
protected.

To make all the changes documented in a common file, making the electrical system easily
understandable for any technical person inside/outside of the factory.

An up-to-date single-line diagram is vital for a variety of service activities including:


• Short circuit calculations
• Coordination studies
• Load flow studies
• Safety evaluation studies
• All other engineering studies
• Electrical safety procedures
• Efficient maintenance

WHAT SHOULD BE IN A SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM (SLD)?


A typical package of single line diagram shall include:
• Incoming lines showing voltage and size
• Incoming main fuses, cutouts, switches, and main/tie breakers
• Power transformers (rating, winding connection and grounding means)
• Feeder breakers and fused switches rating and type.
• Relays (function, use and type)
• Current and / or potential transformers with size, type and ratio
• Control transformers rating.
• All main cable and wire runs with their associated isolating switches
• All substations, including integral relays and main panels with total load of each
feeder and each substation
• Critical equipment voltage and size (UPS, battery, generator, power distribution,
transfer switch, computer room air conditioning)
• A summary load schedule for the LT switchgear panel.
• A load schedule for each distribution panels and switch board.
• Rating and dimension of bus bar.
• All outgoing cables with cable size and type with rating and type of their associated
isolating switches (e.g. circuit breaker).
• Length and voltage drop of all outgoing cables.
• Rating of PFI , changeover, ATS, generators with associated protection and isolating switch
• All earthing cable rating (size, type etc.)
• All connected load with their individual load capacity.
• All spare switches (outgoing circuit breaker) shall be mentioned.
• Earthing system must be included with dimension of earthing pit, boring, earth
electrode size, earth lead and ECC cable size and type.

Here is given an example of a typical LT panel one line diagram or Single line diagram (try to
follow it as best as possible).
R=273.465
Y=273.220
B=272.445
TL=819.130

600A (adjustable)
MCCB

240 mm2 (or 240 mm2 (or


10-12 mm dia bare copper wire 10-12 mm dia bare copper wire
240 mm2 (or
10-12 mm dia bare copper wire

R=55.296 R=98.670 R=98.670


Y=55.060 Y=98.670 Y=98.660
B=54.275 B=98.660 B=98.670
TL=164.630 TL=296.000 TL=296.000
Sample of load schedule (DB Schedule) (You can follow it or prepare it as your own style)

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