Detailed Electrical Design Course

10 am to 1 pm India Time on Saturday

7.00 pm to 8.30 pm on Wednesday
Trainer – Selvakumar & Jeyakumar
Content / Topics
1st April 2023:
- Introduction of Electrical design
- Type of projects- Brown field /Green Field
- Stages in Design – Concept, FEED, Detail Design,
EPC
- Where to begin?
- Understanding project scope of work
- Role of Electrical Engineer
- Assignment – list out key learnings on different
stage of projects
th
5 April 2023:
- Assignment Review – list out key learnings on
different stages of projects
8th April 2023:
- Standards -IEC / IEEE/ BS
- Statutory requirements
- Order of precedence in case conflicts
- Software’s required for electrical design
- Assignment - List out Standards for Various
Electrical Equipment’s
- Assignment - List out software’s and their capability
and limitations
th
12 April 2023:
- Assignment Review - Standards for Various
Electrical Equipment’s
- Assignment Review - Software’s and their capability
and limitations

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15th April 2023:
- Understanding the scope of work
- Electrical man hours estimation
- Preparation of Electrical deliverables
- Project coordination and planning
- Technical Query
- Assignment - Electrical man hours estimation for
simple project
- Assignment - Preparation of Electrical deliverables
(MDL)
- Assignment – Prepare Technical Query
th
19 April 2023:
- Assignment Review - Electrical man hours
estimation for simple project
- Assignment Review - Preparation of Electrical
deliverables (MDL)
- Assignment Review - Technical Query
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22 April 2023:
- Electrical Design philosophy / Basis of design
- Input list for Electrical Load list
- Classification of loads (Continuous, Intermittent,
Standby)
- Electrical Load Estimation or Load list preparation
- Maximum demand calculation
- Supply voltages and frequency and deviations
- Power factor
- Assignment - Electrical Design philosophy / Basis of
design
- Assignment - Load list preparation & Maximum
demand calculation
th
26 April 2023:
- Assignment Review - Electrical Design philosophy /
Basis of design
- Assignment Review - Load list preparation &
Maximum demand calculation

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29th April 2023:
- Transmission and distribution
- Selection of distribution system
- Selection of System Earthing
o HV system
o LV system
o UPS
o DC
- Assignment – different type of distribution system
- Assignment – different type of system earthing and
its applications
rd
3 May 2023:
- Assignment review – different type of distribution
system
- Assignment review– different type of system
earthing and its applications
th
6 May 2023:
- Input Requirement
- Criteria for sizing calculation
- Transformer’s sizing calculation
- Generator sizing calculation
- Assignment – Transformer and generator sizing
calculation for given load list

10th May 2023:

- Assignment Review– Transformer and generator
sizing calculation for given load list

13th May 2023:

- Key single line diagram
- Metering and protection single line diagram
- Difference between key single line and metering &
protection
- What needs to be covered in key single line diagram
- What needs to be covered in metering and
protection diagram
- Assignment – Preparation of key single line diagram
based on scope of work given
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 Content / Topics
17th May 2023:
- Assignment Review– Preparation of key single line
diagram based on scope of work given

20th May 2023:

- Single line diagram for different Electrical
Equipment’s
- Protection and metering requirements
- Type of circuits
- Incomers
- Typical outgoing feeders
- Assignment – prepare single line diagram for given
load list
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24 May 2023:
- Assignment Review– Prepare single line diagram for
given load list
th
27 May 2023:
- Short circuit calculation
- Selection of busbar rating
- Selection of circuit breakers
- Sample calculation
- Assignments

31st May 2023:

- Assignment’s review

3rd June 2023:

- Design and selection requirements
- Introduction of HV/LV switchgear and control gear
- Different type of switchgears
- Selection of circuit breakers
- Sample calculation
- Assignments- List out different type of HV/LV
Switchgears
- Assignments- List out different type of Circuit
breakers

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7th June 2023:
- Assignment’s review

10th June 2023:

- Motor starter schematics
- Type of starters
o DOL
o Star delta
o Soft starter
o VSDS
- What is Type 2 coordination?
- Assignments – Prepare motor schematics for given
data
th
14 June 2023:
- Assignments Review – Prepare motor schematics
for given data

17th June 2023:

- Instrument Transformers
- CT / VT sizing calculation
- Sample calculation
- Assignments – CT / CT Adequacy calculation

21st June 2023:

- Assignment Review – CT / CT Adequacy calculation

24th June 2023:

- Type of specifications
o Company specifications
o Functional specifications
o Purchase specifications
- Why do need specifications and data sheets
- How to prepare specifications for project?
- How to prepare calculation reports for project?
- Assignment – Prepare specification
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- Assignment – Prepare calculation report

28th June 2023:

- Assignment Review: specification
- Assignment Review: calculation report

1st July 2023:

- IEC 60076
- Power and distribution Transformers
- Application of Different type of Transformers
- OLTC/DETC
- Specification and data sheet preparation
- Assignments : Prepare specification and data sheet
for given transformer
th
5 July 2023:
- Assignments Review : Prepare specification and
data sheet for given transformer

8th July 2023:

- IEC 62040
- UPS and its different types
- Application of UPS
- AC UPS and DC UPS
- UPS sizing calculation
- Specification and data sheet preparation
- Assignments: Size the UPS for given electrical loads
- Assignments: Prepare specification and data sheet
for procurement
th
12 July 2023:
- Assignment Review: Size the UPS for given electrical
loads
- Assignments: Prepare specification and data sheet
for procurement

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15th July 2023:
- Batteries
- IEEE 485/1115 Standards
- Application of Batteries
- Battery sizing calculation
- Specification and data sheet preparation
- Assignments: Battery sizing for substation
19th July 2023:
- Assignments Review: Battery sizing for substation
22nd July 2023:
- Capacitor banks
- Application of Capacitor banks
- Capacitor banks sizing calculation
- Specification and data sheet preparation
- Assignments: Capacitor back sizing calculation for
given system
th
26 July 2023:
- Assignment Review: Capacitor back sizing
calculation for given system
29th July 2023:
- IEC 60034
- Electric motors
o HV motors
o LV motors
- Selection of motors
- Different type of mounting
- Motor Specification and data sheet preparation
- Assignments: Preparation of data sheets for motor
and motor specification
nd
2 Aug 2023:
- Assignment Review: Preparation of data sheet and
specification for motor

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5th Aug 2023:
- Variable speed drives
- Selection considerations for VSDS
- VSDS Specification and data sheet preparation
- Assignments: Preparation of data sheet and
specification for VSDS
th
9 Aug 2023:
- Assignment Review: Preparation of data sheet and
specification for VSDS

12th Aug 2023:

- IEC 60502/ IEC 60364-5-52
- Types of cables
- Cable specification (HV and LV)
- Cable sizing
- Cable schedule / interconnection schedule
- Assignments: cable sizing calculation for switchgear
and motor
th
16 Aug 2023:
- Assignment Review: cable sizing calculation for
switchgear and motor
th
19 Aug 2023:
- Technical bid evaluation
o Transformer
o Switchgears
o Other equipment’s etc.
- Vendor document review
- Assignment: prepare technical bid evaluation for
given equipment
rd
23 Aug 2023:
- Assignment review: prepare technical bid
evaluation for given equipment
th
26 Aug 2023:
- Design Requirements for installation
- Substations
o Indoor substations
o Outdoor substations
o Package substations
- Battery rooms
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 Content / Topics
- Best practice to follow for electrical installation
- Assignment Review: list out key design
considerations for substation design or electrical
room design
th
30 Aug 2023:
- Assignment Review: list out key design
considerations for substation design or electrical
room design
2nd Sep 2023:
- Overview of Substation Electrical Equipment Layout
- Design considerations for substation
- Approximate sizing of Electrical Equipment’s
dimension
- Preparation of Substation Equipment layout
- Inputs from other disciplines
- Assignments: Estimate the size of substation for the
project and prepare substation equipment layout
th
6 Sep 2023:
- Assignment Review: Estimate the size of substation
for the project and prepare substation equipment
layout
th
9 Sep 2023:
- Different type of cable routing
o Above ground
o underground
- Types of cable tray
- Cable Tray & accessories specification
- Selection of Materials
- Cable Tray sizing / cable fill calculations
- Conduit sizing
- Cable Tray Layout Design
- Trench sizing for paved area and unpaved area
- Road crossing
- Bill of Materials
- Assignments: cable tray sizing and planning for
small plant

13th Sep 2023:

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 Content / Topics
- Assignment Review: cable tray sizing and planning
for small plant

16th Sep 2023:

- Grounding philosophy
- Soil resistivity
- Plant grounding calculations
- Why is step and touch voltage calculation not
required for plant grounding? Why only for
substations?
- Earth loop impedance
- Substation Grounding calculations
- Bill of Materials
- Assignments: Earthing calculation for plant
- Assignments: Earthing calculation for substation

20th Sep 2023:

- Grounding philosophy
- Soil resistivity
- Plant grounding calculations
- Why is step and touch voltage calculation not
required for plant grounding? Why only for
substations?
- Earth loop impedance
- Substation Grounding calculations
- Bill of Materials
- Assignments

23rd Sep 2023:

- Design of Lightning protection system
- Risk assessment calculation (As per IEC 62305)
- External Lightning protection system
o Rolling sphere
o Protective angle method
o Mesh method
- Internal Lightning protection system
- Lighting protection system layouts
- Bill of Materials
- Assignments: perform risk assessment calculation
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 Content / Topics
- Assignments: Lightning protection layout

27rd Sep 2023:

- Assignment Review: perform risk assessment
calculation
- Assignment Review: Lightning protection layout

30th Sep 2023:

- Lighting design philosophy
o Normal lighting
o Emergency Lighting
- Standards to be followed
- Selection of Lighting fixtures for different area
- When retrofitting with LED what factors to be
checked?
- 150W HPMV or 150W LED are same?
- Lighting calculations
o Indoor lighting
o Outdoor Lighting
o Street Lighting
- Lighting layout design and distribution
- Panel schedule
- Bill of Materials
- Assignment: Lighting calculation for plant
- Assignment: Lighting calculation report

4th Oct 2023:

- Assignment: Lighting calculation for plant
- Assignment: Lighting calculation report

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