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Electric Load Estimation

For High Rise Buildings

 Total Electric Load Estimation
For residential Buildings
In general for the first estimation of the total
power required for residential buildings
1- Economic Residential Building
Power density = 2 – 4 KVA / 100 m2
2- Moderate Residential Building
Power density = 5 – 7 KVA / 100 m2
3- Luxurious Residential Building
Power density = 8 – 10 KVA / 100 m2
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Lighting
Indoor Lighting
 Lighting Power Estimation
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1- Residential Buildings, Pd = 10 VA / m2
2- Offices, Pd = 20 VA / m2
3- Malls, Pd = 40 VA /m2
4- Colleges and Schools, Pd = 25 VA / m2
5- Hospitals, Pd = 20 VA / m2
 Allowed lighting power
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There are two Methods to estimate the

lighting power in commercial buildings:

A. Complete Building Method.

B. Area Category Method.
 A. Complete Building Method
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The building must consist of one type of use

for a minimum of 90% of the floor area of the
entire building (in determining the area of the
primary type of use, include the following
areas if they serve as support for the primary
type of use: lobbies, corridors, restrooms and
storage closets).
 Table 1 – Complete Building Method
Lighting Power Density Values (Watts/m²)
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TYPE OF USE ALLOWED LIGHTING POWER
 
Auditoriums 17
Convention centers 14
Financial institutions 12
General commercial and industrial work buildings
High bay 12
Low bay 11
Grocery stores 17
Hotel 15
Industrial and commercial storage buildings 8.0
Medical buildings and clinics 12
Office buildings 12
Parking Garages 5.0
Religious facilities 17
Restaurants 13
Retail and wholesale stores* 17
Schools 14
Theaters 15
All others 7.0
 Example: Complete Building Method
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A 1000-m² medical clinic building is to be built. What is its

allowed lighting power under the complete building
approach?
 
Answer
 
From Table the Standards, medical buildings and clinics
are allowed 12 w/m2.
The allowed lighting power is 1000 x 12 = 12000 W.
= 12 KW.
 B. Area Category Method
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For purposes of the area category method, an

"area" is defined as all contiguous spaces that
accommodate or are associated with a single
primary function as listed in Standards Table
 Table 2 – Standards Table for Area Category Method - Lighting Power Density Values (Watts/m²)

• PRIMARY FUNCTION ALLOWED LIGHTING POWER

• Auditorium 17*
• Auto repair 13 **
• Classrooms, lecture, training, vocational room 14
• Civic Meeting Place 15*
• Commercial and industrial storage 7.0
• Convention, conference, multipurpose and meeting centers 16*
• Corridors, restrooms, stairs and support areas 7.0
• Dining 12*
• Electrical, mechanical rooms 8 **
• Exercise center, gymnasium 11
• Exhibit, museum 20
• Financial transactions 13*
• General commercial and industrial work
• High bay 12**
• Low bay 11 **
• Precision 15 ***
• Grocery sales 18
• Housing, Public and Commons Areas
• Multi-family 11
• Dormitory, Senior Housing 16
• Hotel function area 16*

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 Table 2 – Standards Table for Area Category Method -
Lighting Power Density Values (Watts/m²)
• Kitchen, food preparation 18
• Laundry 10
• Library
• Reading areas 14
• Stacks 18

• Stacks 18
• Lobbies
• Hotel lobby 12*
• Main entry lobby 18*
• Locker/dressing room 10
• Lounge/recreation 12
• Malls and atria 14*
• Medical and clinical care 14
• Office 14
• Parking garage 5.0
• Religious worship 16*
• Retail merchandise sales, wholesale showrooms 20
• Tenant lease space 11
• Transportation function 12
• Theaters
• Motion picture 10*
• Performance 16*
• Waiting area 13*
• All other 7.0

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 Table 2 – Standards Table for Area Category Method -
Lighting Power Density Values (Watts/m²)
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• Hotel lobby 12*
• Main entry lobby 18*
• Locker/dressing room 10
• Lounge/recreation 12
• Malls and atria 14*
• Medical and clinical care 14
• Office 14
• Parking garage 5.0
• Religious worship 16*
• Retail merchandise sales, wholesale showrooms 20
• Tenant lease space 11
• Transportation function 12
• Theaters
• Motion picture 10*
• Performance 16*
• Waiting area 13*
• All other 7.0
 Example: Area Category Method
A small bank building has the following area distribution:
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Main Entry Lobby 20 m2
Financial Transactions 120 m2
Manager’s Office 20 m2
What is the allowed lighting power for this building under the area category
method?
 Answer
The following Lighting Power Densities apply (from Table 2):
Space LPD Area Allowed Watts
 
Corridors 7.0 W 80 m2 560
Main Entry 16 W 20 m2 320
Financial Transactions 13 W 120 m2 1560
Manager’s Office 14 W 20 m2 280
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Total 2720 W
 Question
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• A 1000-m2 multi-use building is to be built

consisting of:
• A) 50 m2 main entry lobby,
• B) 200 m2 corridors and restroom,
• C) 300 m2 grocery store,
• D) 250 m2 retail, and
• E) 200 m2 future development.
• What is the allowed lighting power under the area
category method?
 Normal Sockets
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In general sockets can arranged in the free

spaces between furniture
OR
One socket can be assigned for each 5 m
The power of a normal socket can be taken
as 250 VA
 Power Sockets
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Power sockets can be put in the kitchens and offices

The power of the power sockets can be

1 KVA
2 KVA
3 KVA

OR as required
 UPS Sockets
For the information technology equipments it is
required to use UPS to supply the sockets
supplies these equipments.
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Air Conditioning Power Estimation
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Houses, Pd = 65 w/m2

Offices, Pd = 70 w / m2

Shops, Pd = 90 w / m2

Malls, Pd = 80 w / m2

Colleges and Schools, Pd = 100 w / m2

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OR
From 3.5 to 5.5 ton / 100 m2
Power in Kw = No. of tons x (1.6 – 2.5) Kw
 Elevators
The number and type of the elevators will be
determined by the architecture engineer.
To estimate the power required for the elevators
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P elev. = 15 – 25 Kw
 Pumps
Number and size of the water pump can be
determined by the mechanical engineer

To estimate the power required for the pumps

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1- Water pump power = 5 KVA

2- Fire pump power = 15 KVA
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