Electrical System - Part5
Electrical System - Part5
Electrical System - Part5
GENERALCIRCUITING
GUIDELINES
LIGHTING LAYOUTPLANS RISERDIAGRAM
POWEROUTLETLAYOUTPLANS EXAMPLEOF ELECTRICALPLANS
LOAD SCHEDULEAND ELECTRICALSYMBOLS
COMPUTATIONS
• The Legend
• TheLoad Schedule
• Title Block
• Specification
• Location Map
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• Floor Plan
- is a plan of a room
or floor of a building
drawn to scale as if
viewed from above.
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Residential
Building 3
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Residential
Building
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SPECIFICATION
- includes the following:
1. Classification of service
2. Type of wiring method to be used
3. Number of branch circuit and their corresponding sizes
4. Supplies materials to be used by the contractor
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CIRCUITRY DESIGN
• Flexibility of the circuit
• Reliability and efficiency of service
• Safety of the circuitry 11
• Economy as tocost
• Energy consideration
• Space allocation
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CIRCUITING GUIDELINES
GENERALPURPOSEBRANCH CIRCUITS
30 watts per square meter (3 watts per square foot) for
residential buildings (except porches, garages and basements)
Good practice; load ≤
• 15 amperes circuit (1800 watts) 1,200 watts (40 sqm)
for area up to 60 sqm
• 20 amperes circuit (2400 watts) 1,600 watts (53 sqm)
for area up to 80 sqm
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CIRCUITING GUIDELINES
GENERALPURPOSEBRANCHCIRCUITS
Plug outlets or convenience receptacles- No.12 AWG, 20
amperes for all convenience outlet.
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The NEC states that a circuit cannot supply more than 80% of the circuit breakers limits.
This protects the circuit breaker from constantly tripping and protects your home from
electrical failure.
Based on the information above, a 20 amp circuit breaker cannot provide a current of more
that 16 amps (80% of 20 is 16).
If we clarify that further, 16 amps converts to about 3520 watts by using the formula below.
Therefore, we cannot have more than 3520 watts running on a single 20 amp circuit at a
time.
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GENERALPURPOSEBRANCHCIRCUITS
Minimum size conductor wire - No.12 AWG, 20 amperes
for all convenience outlet.
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CIRCUITING GUIDELINES
GENERALPURPOSEBRANCHCIRCUITS
Convenience receptables should be planned properly. Each
area should be provided alternately with different circuits.
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CIRCUITING GUIDELINES
APPLIANCEBRANCHCIRCUITS
20 amperes appliance branch Appliance Branch Circuits
circuit for small appliance outlets All kitchen receptacles
Dining room receptacles
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in the kitchen, pantry, dining,
family rooms and bedrooms. One in the living room
All receptacles are potential
appliance outlet and at least two
circuits shall be supplied to serve
them.
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CIRCUITING GUIDELINES
INDIVIDUAL BRANCHCIRCUITS
The code requires that at least
one 20 amperes circuit supply the
laundry outlets.
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CIRCUITING GUIDELINES
GOOD PRACTICESIN CIRCUITING
Lighting and receptacles should not be combined in a single circuit.
Avoid connecting all building lights on a single circuit.
Lighting and receptacles should be supplied with current from at 15
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