Benefits of Custom - made Electrical Panel Schedule

Benefits of Custom - made Electrical Panel Schedule

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There are multiple benefits to designing electrical panel schedules. Some of them are listed as follows:

A load-schedule can provide a good estimation of the electrical load during peak or normal hours.
It enables the design to consider provisions regarding extra loads or it can advise the owner about the requirements of expansion.
During the peak hours, a load-schedule provides an opportunity to execute a scheme for power management to keep the load at par and reduce the instances of alternating between a high peak and very low periods of consumption.
The schedule can enable proper management and brings down the electricity cost even during peak hours and consume less energy.
The design enables the engineers to take care of future loads.
It also enables the engineers to choose the right size of conduits, conductors and control systems

What are electrical load parameters?
These parameters are required to design the panel board schedule and are listed below,

- Rated power
It is the maximum power output (continuous of a load. For instance, for motors, the rated power depends on the size of the motor and is expressed in kilowatts such as 37kW or 83kW etc.

- Absorbed power
It is the estimated power that a load will draw. Most of the loads will run at a point lower than their rated capacity. Where there is no information available on absorbed load then the load factor is considered to be ranging from 0.8 to 0.9.

- Power factor
It is necessary to assess the reactive portions of the panel board schedule. Where information on power factor is not available then estimates are used. The estimate for motor loads is 0.85 while that for heaters is 1.0 and 0.8 for other loads.

- Efficiency
It determines the losses during the conversions of electrical energy into mechanical energy. Where information on efficiency is not available then estimates ranging between 0.8 and 1.0 are taken.