Design Stage Diagnosis of Electrical Power Infrastructure (Building Systems) For Safe and Green Electricity

Abstract

Amount of electrical power, generated depending upon the load demand has to be transported effectively to ultimate consumers. Distribution of electrical power to ultimate consumers safely and securely is an important task. Ultimate consumers are mostly residential, commercial and industrial. System supplying power to these forms a typical complex network and designing such a system involves many safety and reliability constraints. Improper supply system design may lead to many hazards and hence, multidimensional care has to be taken at the designing stage of power infrastructure elements to ensure safety of the system and personnel. In this paper, methodologies for testing various power infrastructure elements for their load withstanding capability are proposed. A typical residential complex building proposed to be constructed in real time, is considered and its complete power infrastructure is designed and diagnosed based on the proposed methodologies and validated using relevant NBC-2005, NEMA, NFPA and IS standards. Remedial solutions are proposed to ensure the reliability of the concern system and safety of the personnel. Also investigated for the possibility of reduction in energy consumption and found that by retrofitting the lighting system, annual energy savings about 6632.707 MCal is arrived which accounts in the reduction of about 7.095 tons of CO2 emissions per annum paving a path towards green electricity.