Electrical Design

The objective of this course includes but is not limited to the followings:

• Holistic understanding of Electrical systems for industrial, commercial, and residential projects

• Luminaries calculation 

• Cable selection, breaker selection, and busbar selection as per NFPA, BS, IEC & DIN standards. 

• Load calculation and Single Line Diagram Design as per NFPA, BS, IEC & DIN standards.

• Sub-station design NFPA, BS, IEC & DIN standards.

• Building Earthing & Lightning Protection System Design. 

• Archive the ability to design any industrial, commercial and residential project. 

1.0 Introduction, Lighting Design -3 Hrs

• Introduction to Electrical System Design

• Lighting Calculation

• Lumen Method

• Assignment 1 (Lighting Calculation)

2.0 AutoCAD Basics -3hrs

• Topic-1

• Drawing Units,

• Draw Shape (Line, Pline, Arc, Circle, Rectangle, Polygon, Ellipse,)

• Save Option, (Ctrl+S)

• Move, Copy, Offset, Undo& Redo,

• Trim/Extend, (Press Shift for Extend)

• Ortho <F8> on.

• Convert to Mtext

• Dimensions Setup

• Fillet

• Copy with Base Point (Shift+Ctrl+C)

• Past from Base Point (Shift+Ctrl+V)

• Align

• Drafting Settings (DS)

• Object Snap (F3)

• Topic -2

• Option Setup

• Separate Hatch

• Array Creation

• Line weights(LINEWEIGHT)

• Quick Select (Qselect)

• Arc. Text (Arctext)

• Line Divided

• Point Type (PTYPE)

• Block definition (B)

• Block Edit

• Edit Block in Place

• Construction line (XL: H/V)

• Properties & Quick Properties Panel (Ctrl+1)

• Match Properties

• Creating a Revision Cloud (Revcloud)​

• Topic 3

• Printing Option (Ctrl+P)

• Previously Selected

• Using UCS

• Purge unused layers and blocks. (PU)

• Millimeter to inch Drawing.

• Inch to Millimeter Drawing.

• Alternative Dimensions Settings

• Pdf to DGW.

• New Layout

• Lock Viewport

• Adjusting the viewport Scale

• Rename layout

• Move or Copy

• Page Setup Manager

• Export to Layout

3.0 Fixture Layout and Conduit selection-3 Hrs

• Electrical Fixture Layout

• Electrical Fixture Selection as per BNBC 2020, NFPA 70/NEC 2017, BS EN 7671

• Conduit Selection as per BNBC 2020, NFPA 70/NEC 2017,

• Conduit Layout

• Over Current Protection Device

• Over Current Protection Device Selection as per NFPA 70/NEC 2017

• Over Current Protection as per BNBC 2020

• Safety requirement for overcurrent protection device as per BS EN 7671

• Single Line Diagram Light to switch

• Single Line Diagram Sub Distribution Board

4.0 Cable & BBT Selection-3 Hrs

• Cable Selection as per BNBC 2020 & NFPA 70/NEC 2017

• Cable Selection as per NFPA

• Cable Tray Sizing & Selection as per BS 7671 & NFPA 70/NEC 2017

5.0 Load Calculation & Bus Bar Selection-3 Hrs

• Load Calculation as per BNBC 2020 and NFPA 70/NEC 2017 Generator Selection

• Busbar Selection as per NFPA 70/NEC 2017 & BS 7671

• Busbar selection as per IEC 61439

6.0 AuoCAD Drafting -3 Hrs

• Electrical 2D Layout

• Electrical Conduit & Cable Tray Layout

• Electrical S.L.D

7.0 Sub-Station Design-3 Hrs

• Sub-Station Design as per BNBC 2020

• Sub-Station Design as per NFPA

• Transformer selection

• PFI Selection

• Sub-Station Layout

8.0 Earthing & Energy Storage System-3 Hrs

• Building Earthing as per BNBC 2020, BS 7671, NFPA 70

• Energy Storage Systems

9.0 LPS Design - 3Hrs

• Lightning protection system (LPS) design: Residential,

• Commercial, Factory Building according to NFPA-780, BNBC 2020

10.0 AutoCAD Drafting -3 Hours

• Sub-Station Layout

• Earthing & LPS

• A four-year degree

• 12 months of hands-on experience

— OR —

• A diploma or an associate’s degree (or global equivalent)

• 60 months of hands-on experience.