| Title: | Electrical Planning |
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| Long Title: | Electrical Installation Planning |
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| Field of Study: |
Electrical Engineering
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2014/15 ( September 2014 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
JOSEPH CONNELL |
| Module Description: |
This module will familiarise the student with techniques, procedures and methods used in the Electrical Consulting and Contracting Industry |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Interpret safety regulations & standards and behave in a safe manner in the electrical working environment |
| LO2 |
Explain lighting design and make selections of proprietary lighting fittings for general and emergency lighting. |
| LO3 |
Examine fire standards and classifications. |
| LO4 |
Choose an appropriate life safety system for an Electrical Services Installation |
| LO5 |
Assist in the design and selection of electrical distribution equipment, cables, metering and data and voice network infrastructure |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named CIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s). |
| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section. |
| No requirements listed |
Co-requisites
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| No Co Requisites listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Lighting
Principles of lighting. Method of calculating artificial lighting
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Fire Alarms
Design of systems,principles of operation. Types of detector and area of operation for the protection of (i)life and (ii)property
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Emergency Lighting
Design of systems-maintained and non maintained. Standby, sustained luminaires. Centralised and non-centralised systems. Slave and non slave luminaires. Emergency lighting calculations.
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Distribution/Metering
Different types of tarriff structure. Utility company requirements regarding metering. Low voltage and medium voltage distribution and switchgear design. Electo Technical Council of Ireland (ETCI) requirments. Cable sizing. Transformer sizing, short circuit and fault level calculations. Power factor requirements and equipments for the different tarriff structures.
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UPS equipments
No break equipment. static and rotary applications of both types. Frequency conversion and different methods of achieving it. Choice of converter and sizing.
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Electrical Contracting
Bill of materials. Form of tender. Specifications. Preparation and submission of tenders. Price escalation clauses. The roles of the architect, consulting engineer,technician,contractor,safety officer and insurance officer.
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Network Analysis
Preparation of critical paths and bar charts for different projects
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Data and Voice network Infrastructure
Data and Voice network Infrastructure. Hardware and cables,conduit and trunking (dado,wall and underfloor)
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Standby Generators
Sizing and duty. Room and fuel facility. Peak lopping.use with other technologies eg Hydro ,wind and CHP (combined heat and power)
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Computer Rooms
Provision of services, power and fire detection.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 30.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 70.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Short Answer Questions |
Assessment of lecture material covered weeks 1 to 6 |
1,2,5 |
15.0 |
Week 7 |
| Written Report |
Written report on a class visit to an Electrical Services Installation Site |
1,2,3,4,5 |
15.0 |
Week 10 |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
End-of-Semester Final Examination |
1,2,3,4,5 |
70.0 |
End-of-Semester |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Electrical Theory |
2.0 |
Every Week |
2.00 |
| Lab |
Computer demonstration and simulation |
2.0 |
Every Week |
2.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Further study of class notes and recommended resources |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- ETCI 2008, National Rules for Electrical Installations.ET101, fourth Ed., Electrotechnical Council of Ireland Dublin
- CIBSE 2004, Electricity in Buildings, CIBSE Guide K Ed. [ISBN: 1-903287-26]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- Geoffrey Stokes 2008, Handbook of Electrical Installation Practise, fourth Ed., Blackwell Science UK [ISBN: 1405147679]
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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- website: Cooper Lighting and Safety (UK)Lighting /Firealarms, www.cooper-safety.com, UK
- website: Schneider ElectricElectrical equipment, www. schneider-electric.co.uk, UK
- Website: MitsubishiElectrical Equipment, www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk, UK
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