ELECTRICAL TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT

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POWER SERVICE

How many No. of Power Sockets maximum

1 Radial: 5 nos 13A single sockets, 2 nos 13A Twin sockets, Ring: 10 nos 13A single sockets, 5 nos 13A Twin sockets
allowed in one Circuit? Radial/Ring

What is the minimum wire size used for power

2 4 Sq.mm
circuits?
What is the size of breaker (MCB Rating) used in
3 Ring:32A , Radial: 20A
DB for a ring and radial circuit?
What is the rating of ELCB provided in the DB for
4 30mA
power circuits?

Explain the areas where GI & PVC conduits are PVC - Resturants, coffee shops, lobby, corridors etc & Concealed slab
5
installed? GI - Plant rooms, Electrical rooms, LV rooms etc

Mention the standard mounting heights of Light

6 Approx-1200 to 1400mm from FFL
Switches and Thermostats

Mention the standard mounting heights of Outlets

7 Approx-100mm to 200mm from work top
in Kitchen

Radial ckt: Radial circuit is a circuit in which the circuit loop starts from DB and ends to the final socket.
What is the difference between Radial & Ring
8 Ring ckt: Ring circuit is a circuit in which the circuit loop starts from DB , ends to the final socket and from final socket return
Circuit?
loop goes to DB which forms a closed circuit

9 How do you determine cable tray size? No of cables arranged in D or 2D or 1/2D spacing + Spare = Cable tray size

What are the standard sizes of Cable available? 70Sq.mm,95Sq.mm,120Sq.mm,150Sq.mm,185Sq.mm,240Sq.mm,300Sq.mm,400Sq.mm,500Sq.mm,1X630Sq.mm,800Sq.m

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(mention only above 50mm2) m.

How do you determine the Main Breaker size of

11 TCL=1.732*V*I*PF, I=TCL/(1.732*V*PF), Breaker size shall be greater than "I" value
the Panel?

Trenching is a construction method that involves digging a trench in the ground to install, maintain or inspect pipes, conduits
12 what is trench and where it is used ?
or cables underground.

What are the factors to be considered while

13 1) Load Current 2) Type of Laying 3) Temperature 4) Voltage drop
determining the cable size?

Mention the cable size used for 125A, 200A, 400 A

14 70 Sq.mm, 120 Sq.mm & 300 Sq.mm
breaker

In an electric power system, switchgear is the composed of electrical disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to
15 what is switch gear?
control fan, protect and isolate electrical equipment.

16 List out the Cable tray & Ladder size available? Cable Tray- 100, 150, 225, 300, 450, 600, 750, 900mm ; Ladder- 450, 600, 750, 900, 1000 &1200mm

What is the minimum depth required for laying of

17 900mm for main cables, 600mm for other cables.
underground power cables?

Explain briefly about installation detail of under

18 1) Power cables to be laid at 800mm depth 2) Back fill with soft sand 3) Provide concrete tiles 4) Earth fill & warning tape.
ground power cables?

What are the factors to be considered while

19 calculating the Voltage Drop? Give the formula for
VD=mVxIxL /1000 ; mV- Voltage drop in mV/permeter per amp, I - Load current, L- length of the conductor
voltage drop calculation?

20 What is allowable VD as per DEWA Up to 4%

What needs to be done if the voltage drop

21 Voltage Drop exceeds increase the size of the cable or length or number of runs of the cable
exceeds?

22 What is ATS? & what is its purpose? ATS-Auto Transfer switch, Used to switch over from normal supply to genset supply

What is the Minimum space required around MDB

23 Front - 1500mm, Back - 750mm, Side - 750mm
in LV Room? (Front, Back & Bothsides)

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Main LV switchrooms will typically contain free standing switchboards and Motor Control Centres (MCC), along with
24 List out the elements in LV Room ? auxiliary equipment required for the room to function (bus ducts & cable containment, distribution boards, lighting, small
power, air-conditioning equipment, fire fighting, etc.)

What is the approximate value of diversity factor

25 permitted in the MDB? (Give breakdown for Ac load 0.9; Normal supply 0.8
Normal Load & for AC loads)

What is the normal electric supply voltage from 1 phase - 230v

26
DEWA Single phase & Three phase 3 phase - 400v

What is the approved rating of single and 3 phase

27 3.5kW for single phase & 110kW for three phase
motor load approved by DEWA.

28 Up to what load the DOL starter is Connected. Up to 11KW (15hp)

What is the maximum load permitted for 10A

29 1000w
lighting circuit

What is the load to be considered for a single

30 200w
socket outlet

What is the load to be considered for a Twin socket

31 400w
outlet

Electric power is the rate of energy consumption in an electrical circuit. Power= Voltage x Current(VxI)
32 What is power and formula of power with unit?
The electric power is measured in units of watts.

33 What is Receptacle? Receptacle is socket outlet

It is an electrical service which deals with distribution of power from Transformer to final distribution board inside a building
34 What is power service?

Why we are used GI conduit in Electrical room and

35 The Electrical and Plant Rooms are most heatable areas and hence the GI conduit is used
Plant room
Mention ELCB rating for following: (i)Cooker
(ii) water heater (iii)
FCU & AC (iv)
36 Jacuzzi pumps (i) 30mA (ii)30mA (iii)100mA(iv) 10mA (v)500mA
(v)Lifts/escalators

37 What is the design fault level with in the substation 40KA (Fault duration - 1 Sec)

38 What are the DEWA submission requirements Total connected load, Maximum demand, Load schedule, LV, electrical Rooms layouts etc.,

39 What is power factor correction for DEWA 0.9 Lagging to unity(1)

Where we are using under voltage relay with auto For air conditioning, the installation shall be provide under voltage relay.if the normal voltage cut off setting below 75%, the
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reset timer and what it does? supply diconnected within 0.1 sec the auto reset timer setting takes 5 to 10 minutes.

Harmonics are the distortion caused in the signal by non-linear loads in the circuit. It causes the damage in hardware,
41 What is harmonics and what is the cause of it?
negative/abnormal values.
Can the Consumer take the extension or
42 alterations to his electrical installation with out No, Consumer can't do any kind of alteration/changes without dewa approval.
obtaining prior approval for DEWA

43 What is Fault Current? Fault current is the current which is abnormal to the normal supply current by exceeding/reducing.

A.C - 50v to 600V between conductors and earth.

44 Low Voltage means
D.C- 120v to 900V

A.C - less than 50V.

45 Extra Low voltage means
D.C - less than 120V.

46 What is ECC means ECC means earth continuty conductor

47 What is XLPE XLPE means cross linked poly ethyline. It is an insulation material in cable.

When a Substation recuired normally, if the load

48 When load exceeds 400kw, Substation required
exceeds

When a Withdrawable type air Circuit Breaker is

49 When the transformer in maintainence Withdrawable type air Circuit Breaker is required in Panel.
required in Panel.

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50 What is the mounting height of the panel 1800 mm top from AFFL

what are the main requirements of electrical panel Easy access for safe operation, inspection testing and maintenance. Shall be ventilated properly with necessary heavy duty
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locations exhaust fans and fire resistant louvered doors.

For villas and small buildings where the metering

52 Panel shall be located in outside compound wall or corridor as recessed type.
cabinet shall be located

What are the other requirements of metering

53 GI conduit, transparent coering, wooden board, cable gland, kWh meter
cabinet

What is the minimum space required for

54 kWh meter: 300mm wide and 400mm height
installation of kWh meter

What is meant by Current Transformer, and where

55 CT means Current Transformer, it's used in measure current in high voltage line.
it is used

Do we need to use a Cooker Control Switch. Please

56 Cooker control switch 2 pole is 1 phase, 4pole is 3phase. It is connected to a separate circuit of 30mA RCD/ELCB rating.
Explain.

What do we need to provide for control of Water

57 Water heater controlled by DP switch with spur outlet. It is a separate circuit from DB with 30mA RCD/ELCB rating.
heaters. How the connection shall be.?
13A unswitched fused connection unit with
What is the Outlet Used for Connecting Room Air
58 flex outlet & neon indicator
Conditioners

59 What is SWA? Steel wire armoured cable

60 What is HRC? High Rupturing Capacity Fuses.

61 where the EOLR used? EOLR- end of line resistor, it is used to denote the circuit ended/termination of the circuit.

The opening end of electrical/LV Room's door will

62 outer
be inner or outer?

63 what is minimum conduit size used? No conduit of less than 20mm dia shall be used.

what is the size of flexible conduit used in

64 300mm
motors/heating equipments?

What is the minimum size & colour of earthing

65 1.5 sq.mm, Green & Yellow.
continuity conductor ?

66 what is ScTP, STP? ScTP- Screened Twisted pair, STP- sheilded Twisted Pair.

67 what is AWG, UTP? AWG- American Wire gauge, UTP- Unsheilded Twisted Pair.

What is maximum load allowed in distribution

68 60kW
board?

69 what is the maximum conduit size used? 32mm

70 Minimum Spare factor required for cable tray? 25%

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LIGHTING SERVICE

71 Types of Mounting of lights? (i) Recessed (ii) Surface mounted & (iii) Suspended

what is the formula to find number of lights No of lights required = Lux level required in a room x Area of the Room/(
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required in lux level calculation? Utilisation Factor x Maintenance Factorx Lumens of lampxno. Of lamps)

What is the Maximum load allowed in one lighting

73 1400W
circuit?

74 What is the wire size used for Lighting circuits? 2.5 Sq.mm

What is the maximum size of breaker (MCB Rating)

75 10 to 16A
used in DB for lighting circuits?

What is the rating of ELCB provided in the DB for

76 100mA
lighting circuits?

What is the approximate distance between pull

77 12 to 15m approx
boxes in power & lighting circuits?

78 What is the unit of illumination? LUX

It is an electrical service which provides information about light fixture location, Lux level, Types of light fixtures, Circuiting
79 What is mean by lighting service
for light fixtures and Lighting control for a building

Ingress protection example : IP54, IP55

80 What are the type of protection in switches where in IP54, Digit 5 represnts the protection against low amount of dust and the digit 4 represents the protection against
normal water flow in any direction.

81 What type of Switches used Industrial Type Metal Clad Switch (IP64,IP65,IP66)

82 What type of Switches used Outdoor Installation Metal Clad Switch Weather Proof (IP54,IP55, IP56)

83 List the types of Lighting fixtures? 1. Flourescent Lights 2. CFL (Compact Flourescent Lights 3. LED (Lighting Emitting Diode)

84 List the types of Lighting controls? 1. Switches 2. Occupancy sensors 3. Dimmers 4. Lighting control panels 5. BMS 6. Time clock

What is the maximum demand in lighting and

85 0.75
power

EARTHING & LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

A lightning protection system includes a network of air terminals, bonding conductors, and ground electrodes designed to
86 What is Lightning system? provide a low impedance path to ground for potential strikes. Lightning protection systems are used to prevent or lessen
lightning strike damage to structures
What are the materials used in lightning protection
87 Air terminal, Down conductor, Copper tape, Square tape clamp, DC clip.
system?
What happens if earthing is not provided to the
88 The fault current damages the equipment and also pass through human body when it is touched
equipment?

What is the distance between the earth pits for

89 6m and 15m respectively
equipment earthing & lightning protection system?

3 - Three-phase earthing transformers are connected to unearthed networks in order to provide a neutral point for
90 How many earthing are there in transformer?
connection to earth.

What is the minimum earth resistance that has to

91 not exceeding 0.5 Ohms
be maintained at the soil resistivity in earthing?
No. This is a common misconception about lightning protection. Lightning protection systems and strike termination devices
92 Do lightning rods protect the electronics? (rods) simply intercept a lightning strike and provide a safe and effective path that takes lightning's harmful electricity to
ground.
The typical lightning arrester has an high voltage terminal and a ground terminal. when a lightning surge (or switching surge,
93 What is the working principle of lightning arrester? which is very similar) travels along the power line to the arrester, the current from the surge is diverted through the arrester,
in most cases to earth.

94 What are the tyes of Lightning protection system? 1. Simple rod or with triggering system 2. Lightning rod with taut wires 3. Meshed cage or faraday cage

95 What is the size of DEWA earth pit (LxBxH) (300x300x300mm)

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EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, CBS & BMS

what is the maximum No. of EM. Lights can be

96 14 to 18 nos
provided in a loop?
The emergency lighting is essentail in hospitals but the buildings like schools, offices, theatres and aparments based on
Is emergency lighting is essential and where it is
97 expense, we can use self contained battery luminaires. The areas such as corridors, staircase & lift lobbies the emergency
applied(mention some areas)?
luminaires are used, not inside the apartments.
What is illumination provided by the emergency They will not provide full illumination, it is to create a way of sufficient light to make way in building safety. Minimum 1 LUX
98
luminaire? to be achieved.

What is the type of wires used in Emergency

99 2C - 2.5Sq.mm fire rated cable
lighting system?

What is the withstand duration of Emergency Light

100 3 hrs
Illumination during an Emergency ? (in hours)
A self contained battery is available in the emergency lights and separate central battery panel is provided in Central Battery
Difference between the central battery system and
101 system, both can be the same based on the requirement, seldom justify the expense we can use self contained battery
emergency lighting system?
luminaires.

102 what is DDC? Direct Digital Control

Yes, the emergency lightings are essential for the lighting in electrical rooms, pump rooms & other high risk rooms. LUX : 5-
103 Are emergency lights required in electrical rooms?
10LUX
Whether we can use emergency lights on main in
104 Only when main fails, Emergency lights can be used not while under the main supply.
good condition?

Building Management System and it is an micro processor based control system that controls and monitors the mechanical
105 what is BMS & Function of BMS?
and electrical equipment in the buildings

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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

Mention the standard mounting heights of Fire

106 Approx2300 to 2400mm FFL
alarm Bells

107 What are the devices used in Fire alarm system? Smoke detectors, heat detectors, manual call points, sounder, fire man telephone jack, FACP panel, FARP panel.

What are the systems to be interfaced to the fire Fire fighting-Zone control values, HVAC-AHU, FAHU,SPF, MSFD, MD Access control - Access doors, LPG - LPG panel, Lifts,
108
alarm system? Escalators

Detector loop - 2Cx1.5Sq.mm fire rated cables

What is the type of wire used in Fire alarm system?
109 Sounder loop - 2CX2.5Sq.mm fire rated cables
(Specify Size as per different devices used)
Telephone jack loop-2Cx1.5Sq.mm fire rated cables

110 smoke Detector coverage in radius 4.5Meter Radius

111 Heat Detector coverage in radius 3.5Meter Radius

How many No. of fire alarm points maximum

112 128 to 160(200)
allowed in one loop
A duct smoke detector is a device or group of devices used
113 What is duct detector? to detect the presence of smoke in the airstream of ductwork sections of the HVAC air handling
systems typically used in commercial buildings.

what is the Function of control and monitor Monitor module is input which gives signal and control module is output such as firefighting systems, fire extinguisher
114
module? panels, LPG panels.., Access doors, HVAC systems in case of fire alarm in FACP.

115 What is Fire alarm Mimic Panel? Mimic Panels provide a representation of the physical layout or process that the panel will control.

116 What are the types of Fire alarm system? Addressable and Conventional (non- addressable) systems

The biggest difference between addressable and conventional fire alarm systems is addressable fire alarms have
what is difference between the addressable
117 an anunciator panel that shows you (or, more importantly, the fire department) exactly which devices are going off
&conventional systems?
so you can get the proper resources to them as quickly as possible.
The minimum distance to be maintained between
118 1000mm
air vent and detector?
119 what is Repeater panel in fire alarm? Repeater panel is use to display main fire panel information as well as user can control some of parameter from it.

what is the distance between the Manual call point

120 45m
with each other?

ELV SYSTEM

ELV (Extra Low Voltage) is defined

Why the services called ELV services and List the
121 as any system operating in a voltage not exceeding 35V AC (or 60V ripple free DC). ; Fire alarm and ACS, CCTV, MATV, PAVA,
services available?
Telephone&data
Explain briefly components related to MATV 1) Dish Antenna 2) Head End Unit 3) Amplifiers 4) TVJB (TV Junction Box) 5) TV (FM) Outlets
122
system?
123 What is the type of wire used in MATV system? RG-11 & RG-6 Co-axial Cable

124 Explain briefly devices related to PA system? Ceiling mounted speaker, Wall mounted speaker, Amplifier & Paging microphone

125 Explain briefly devices related to CCTV system? Fixed type dome camera, PTZ dome camera, ANPR infrared camera & CCTV panel, DVR

Surveillance cameras are video cameras used for the purpose of observing an area. They are often connected to a recording
126 What is the purpose of CCTV Camera
device or IP network, and may be watched by a security guard or law enforcement officer.

Explain briefly devices related to Access Control

127 Card reader, Door position switch(request to exit button), Electric strikes & magnetic locks, Junction box & ACS panel
system?

The goal of access control is to minimize the risk of unauthorized access to physical and logical systems. Access control is a
128 What is the purpose of Access Control system fundamental component of security compliance programs that ensures security technology and access control policies are in
place to protect confidential information, such as customer data.

Mention the standard mounting heights Socket

129 Approx-300 to 450mm from FFL
outlets, Telephone and TV outlets
Explain briefly devices related to telephone
130 RJ45 outlet, IDF, MDF, Consolidation point
system?
131 What is digital video recorder? A Digital CCTV Video Recorders, (DVR), are stand-alone units that are capable of saving digital CCTV images to a PC.

132 what is CCTV, SMATV? CCTV- Communal closed circuit television, SMATV- Satellite Master Antenna Television

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Whether the magnetic locks to be interfaced with Yes, magnetic locks shall be integerated with fire alarm system by hardwire to release the door locks in case fire alarm
133
fire alarm system? activation.

134 what is the type of cable using in Telphone/data Fibre optic cable used in the IDF and MDF ; cat6 cable used till RJ45 outlet

what is the maximum length cat6 cable used RJ45

135 Cat 6 cable is 100 meters & This consists of 90 meters (300 ft) of solid "horizontal"
outlet

MISCELLANEOUS

136 What is mean by AFFL Above Floor Finishing Level

137 What is mean by SSL Structural Slab Level

Front of House(accessible areas such as lobbies, corridors etc.), Back of House(unaccessible areas such as pump rooms, plant
138 What is mean by FOH, BOH
rooms etc.)
139 What is Sleeves? The small opening on the wall provides way to the pipe.

140 What is Risers & Shafts? They are enclosures made in walls for services

141 What is Builders work? The openings for slab for the services

A Podium is a a raised pedestal or base, a low wall supporting columns, or the structurally or decoratively emphasized lowest
142 What is Podium?
portion of a wall.

A mezzanine floor is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building and therefore typically not counted among the
143 What is Mezzainine Floor?
overall floors of a building. Often, mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony.

144 what is IEC, NEC & BSI? International electrotechnical commission, National Electrical code, British Standard Institution.

145 what is ANSI, NEMA & NFPA? American National Standards instititute, National Electrical Manufactures Association, National Fire Protection Association

146 What is Screed & SOFFIT? The services can be underlayed in the screed below F.F.L, Soffit is the underside of a part on a building architecture.

What is the hierarchy in co-ordination of MEP

147
services?

The minimum distance to be maintained between

148 300mm
sink/faucet and sockets/devices?
whether sockets can be placed in toilets/shower No switch shall be installed inside a toilet or bath showers. All control switches shall be located immediately outside the
149
rooms? room.
The minimum distance between the tray to tray
150 ceiling to tray: 300mm, tray to tray:200mm
and also between ceiling and tray?

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SERVICE

POWER
LIGHTING
EARTHING & LIGHTINING
EMERGENCY , CBS, BMS
FIRE ALARM
ELV
MISC

GRANT TOTAL
SERVICE COUNT

POWER 70
LIGHTING 15
EARTHING & LIGHTINING 10
EMERGENCY , CBS, BMS 10
FIRE ALARM 15
ELV 15
MISC 15

GRANT TOTAL 150