Sec_26_0913_POWER_MONITORING.pdf

OANG 180th Fighter Wing - Swanton, Ohio URS

WYTD 079032 - Construct ACA Alert Crew Quarters Facility URS Project No. 14578137

1 December 2015 Type B Services - B3 Submission

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SECTION 26 0913

ELECTRICAL POWER MONITORING AND CONTROL

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary

Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes monitoring and control of electrical power and lighting circuits through electronic communication links between devices in distribution system components and power monitoring and control units.

1. Distribution system components include the following:

a. Medium-voltage switchgear.

b. Network protectors.

c. Transformers.

d. Low-voltage switchgear.

e. Switchboards.

f. Panelboards.

g. Motor controllers.

h. Motor-control centers.

i. Central battery inverters.

j. Transient voltage suppressors.

k. Generator sets.

l. Transfer switches.

m. Power conditioners.

n. Capacitors.

2. Power monitoring and control units include the following:

a. Local display panels.

b. Central-processing workstation personal computers.

c. Remote workstation personal computers.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. BAS: Building automation system.

B. HVACIC: Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning instrumentation and controls.

C. LAN: Local area network, sometimes plural as "LANs."

D. Monitoring: Acquisition, processing, communication, and display of equipment status data, metered electrical parameter values, power quality evaluation data, event and alarm signals, tabulated reports, and event logs.

E. PC: Personal computer, sometimes plural as "PCs."

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1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: List of components for power monitoring and control, including dimensions and manufacturers' technical data on features, performance, electrical characteristics, ratings, and finishes. Attach copies of Submittals for effected products (such as switchboards and switchgear) that describe power monitoring and control features to coordinate Product Data related to power monitoring and control.

B. Shop Drawings: Detail assemblies of standard components, custom assembled for specific application on this Project.

1. Outline Drawings: Indicate dimensions, weights, arrangement of components, and clearance and access requirements.

2. Block Diagram: Show interconnections between components specified in this Section and devices furnished with power distribution system components. Indicate data communication paths and identify networks, data buses, data gateways, concentrators, and other devices to be used. Describe characteristics of network and other data communication lines.

3. Wiring Diagrams: Detail specific wiring to suit Project. Coordinate nomenclature and presentation with a block diagram, and differentiate between manufacturer-installed and field-installed wiring.

C. Software and Firmware Operational Documentation: Include the following:

1. Software operating and upgrade manuals.

2. Program Software Backup: On a magnetic media or compact disc, complete with data files.

3. Device address list.

4. Printout of software application and graphic screens.

D. Software Upgrade Kit: For Owner to use in modifying software to suit future power system revisions or power monitoring and control revisions.

E. Qualification Data: For firms and persons specified in "Quality Assurance" Article.

F. Field Test Reports: Indicate and interpret test results for compliance with performance requirements.

G. Maintenance Data: For power monitoring and control equipment components to include in maintenance manuals specified in Division 01.

H. Warranties: Special warranties specified in this Section.

1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Startup Personnel Qualifications: Engage specially trained personnel who are directly employed by a manufacturer of distribution system protective devices.

B. Installer Qualifications: An experienced installer who is an authorized representative of the power monitoring and control equipment manufacturer for both installation and maintenance of units required for this Project.

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C. Manufacturer Qualifications: A firm experienced in manufacturing power monitoring and control equipment similar to that indicated for this Project and with a record of successful in-service performance.

D. Source Limitations: Obtain power monitoring and control software, firmware, monitoring panels, and network components from the same manufacturer as for distribution equipment circuit breakers and other protective devices.

E. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, Article 100, by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for indicated use and installation conditions.

F. Year-2000 Compliant: Computer hardware and software shall be capable of accurately processing, providing, and receiving date data from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap-year calculations.

G. Comply with 47 CFR 15, Subparts A and B, for Class A digital devices.

H. Comply with UL 916.

1.6 COORDINATION

A. Coordinate features of distribution equipment and power monitoring and control components to form an integrated interconnection of compatible components.

1. Match components and interconnections for optimum performance of specified functions.

2. Coordinate Work of this Section with BAS.

a. Coordinate with BAS so PC workstations record designated alarms registered in power monitoring and control displays.

b. Coordinate power monitoring and control components so metered electrical load and demand values and associated summary and trend reports available at central-processing workstations specified in this Section are made accessible at BAS workstations.

B. Coordinate Work of this Section with that in Sections specifying distribution components that are monitored or controlled by power monitoring and control equipment.

C. Coordinate a communication link with BAS to meet input requirements of BAS integrator and gateway equipment provided as part of BAS installation.

1.7 WARRANTY

A. General Warranty: Special warranty specified in this Article shall not deprive Owner of other rights Owner may have under other provisions of the Contract Documents and shall be in addition to, and run concurrent with, other warranties made by Contractor under requirements of the Contract Documents.

B. Special Warranty: Written warranty, executed by manufacturer agreeing to repair or replace power monitoring and control components that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period.

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C. Special Warranty Period for Power Monitoring and Control Components: Two years from date of Substantial Completion.

1.8 EXTRA MATERIALS

A. Furnish extra materials described below that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

1. Addressable Relays: One for every 10 installed. Furnish at least one of each type.

2. Line Drivers: One of each type installed.

3. Communication Power Supplies: One of each type installed.

4. Network Interface Cards: One of each type installed.

5. Repeater Units: One of each type installed.

6. Data Line Surge Suppressors: One for every 10 of each type installed. Furnish at least one of each type.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 MANUFACTURERS

A. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

B. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:

1. ABB Power T&D Company Inc.; Distribution Systems Division.

2. Cutler-Hammer Products; Eaton Corporation.

3. GE Electrical Distribution and Control.

4. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.

5. Square D Co.; Power Management Organization.

2.2 WORKSTATIONS AND SOFTWARE

A. Central-Processing Workstation: Desktop PC installation capable of communicating with a minimum of 100 devices, and including the following minimum peripherals, accessories, and features:

1. RAM: 1 GB.

2. Hard-Disk Drive: 40 GB.

3. CPU: 1.4 GHz.

4. CD-ROM Drive: 24 X.

5. Floppy Disk Drive: One.

6. Internal Zip Drive: 1 GB.

7. Monitor: 17 inch. Multisync with 0.25-mm mask pitch and 1024 by 768 resolutions at

100 Hz.

8. Operating System: Windows Vista or greater.

9. Keyboard: Windows Vista or greater.

10. One serial and one parallel port in addition to those required for power monitoring and control.

11. Network Interface Card: Computer operated, with two-way communication transmitter-receiver chip.

12. Modem: External, 56 K, minimum.

13. Automatic Reboot Capability: When power is restored after an outage.

14. Printer: Laser jet. Six pages per minute minimum nominal printing rate in draft mode.

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15. Backup Battery-Inverter Power Supply: Automatic, rated 650-VA output for 10 minutes.

Arranged to supply computer, accessories, and peripherals, not including a printer.

Include transient voltage surge suppressor and electromagnetic-interference filters.

B. Remote Workstations: Desktop PCs that include the following features:

1. RAM: 1 GB.

2. Hard-Disk Drive: 40 GB.

3. CPU: 1.4 GMHz.

4. CD-ROM Drive: 24 X.

5. Floppy Disk Drive: One.

6. Monitor: 15 inch. Multisync with 0.8-mm dot pitch and 1024 by 768 resolutions at 100

Hz.

7. Operating System: Windows Vista or greater.

8. Keyboard: Windows Vista or greater.

9. One serial and one parallel port.

10. Network Interface Card: Computer operated, with two-way communication transmitter-receiver chip.

11. Modem: External, 56 K, minimum.

12. Automatic Reboot Capability: When power is restored after an outage.

13. Printer: Ink jet. Four pages per minute minimum nominal printing rate in draft mode.

C. Metering and Monitoring Software: Features and functions include the following:

1. Password Protection: Three configurable security levels, minimum.

2. Operates in multitasking, multiuser environment. Windows Vista or greater compliant.

3. On-Line Help: Context sensitive.

4. Coordinates the communications of the network.

5. Provides interactive color-graphics platform with mouse-accessed menu and mouse-driven generation of distribution system graphics, including the following:

a. Site plan.

b. Floor plans.

c. Equipment elevations.

d. Single-line diagram.

6. Provides mouse-driven interface with devices depicted in single-line diagram and equipment elevation screens.

7. Logs user-defined power monitoring and control and power distribution system events including log on/off; attempted log on/off; alarms; equipment operations; and out-of-limit, pickup, trip, and no-response events; with date and time stamps accurate to 0.1 second.

8. Exports and imports data to and from commonly used Windows Vista or greater spreadsheet, database, tenant billing, and other applications; uses dynamic data exchange technology.

9. Reports Trends: Instantaneously, in a real-time or historical tabular format, bar chart, or user-defined time, trend plots of monitored parameters; unlimited as to interval, duration, or quantity of trends.

10. Manages Alarm Function: Annunciates and logs alarm messages from discrete input and controls outputs, according to programmable security access protocol using the communication network.

a. Functions Requiring User Acknowledgment: Run in background during computer use for other applications and override other presentations when they occur.

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11. Views and analyzes captured waveforms. Displays harmonic content through the twenty-first harmonic, minimum, and reports total harmonic distortion.

12. Defines and initiates load-shedding schemes responding to programmable time schedules, or set points of metered demands, or combinations of both.

13. Communicates with BAS main workstation PC.

D. Tenant or Activity Billing Software: Automatically computes and prepares activity demand and energy-use statements based on electricity metering of energy use and peak demand integrated over same interval used by electric utility.

1. Automatically imports historical metering data from memory, generated by metering and monitoring software.

2. Maintains a separate directory for each tenant's historical billing information.

3. Prepares summary reports.

E. Communication Software: As recommended by manufacturer for high-speed communication via modem.

2.3 LOCAL DISPLAY PANEL

A. Description: Microprocessor-based, self-contained device mounted in the door of switchboard or switchgear and arranged to display values of parameters metered at each of the monitored circuit breakers in the host equipment. Features include the following:

1. Communicates over power monitoring and control network.

2. Circuit breakers are selected for status and parameter display by programmable designations.

3. Circuit-breaker status and trip rating are displayed in addition to parameter values.

4. Nonvolatile memory retains programmed input data indefinitely during power outages.

5. Display Screen: Light-emitting diode or illuminated liquid-crystal display, or approved equivalent.

2.4 COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS AND NETWORKS

A. Transient Voltage Surge Suppression and Electromagnetic-Interference Immunity: Include in solid-state equipment. Comply with IEEE C37.90.

B. Network Configuration: High speed, multiaccess, open nonproprietary, industry standard communication protocol; LANs complying with EIA 485, IEEE 802.3, Ethernet, or other approved industry standard.

C. Network Interface Modules: Provide polling time supporting 30-second maximum interval between alarm initiation from monitored devices and registration and printout of alarm messages.

2.5 COMMUNICATION FEATURES OF POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DEVICES

A. Communication Function: Microprocessor based and integral to devices indicated as having power monitoring or control functions.

1. Communication Address: Unique to each individual device, and changeable at device.

2. Communication Protocol: Match that of network to which connected.

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3. Two-Way Communication: Send and receive values, data, and control commands indicated. Initiate alarm on malfunction of monitored device of monitoring equipment or network.

B. Circuit Breakers, 600 V and Less: Include communication capability as a feature of the trip unit.

C. Medium-Voltage Circuit Breakers: Include communication capability as a feature of the overcurrent relay trip unit.

D. Motor Controllers, 600 V and Less: Include communication capability as a feature of the motor protection relay, or in a network interface card designed to mount on the controller.

E. Multifunction Digital Meter and Power Quality Monitor: Microprocessor-based device, flush or semiflush mounted in the door of switchboard or switchgear. Unit shall display and communicate indicated monitoring parameters and data for circuit and inputs to which connected. Unit shall have the ability to communicate as specified in "Communication

Function" Paragraph above plus the following:

1. Waveform data from high-speed sampling of voltage and current values metered.

2. Status of up to three external contact-monitored alarm conditions monitored by internal meter relay functions.

3. Monitoring of a minimum of three programmable threshold values of metered parameters.

F. Addressable Monitoring Relay: Continuously polled for data, via the communication network, as to the state (open or closed) of dry contacts of a contact-making sensing device.

1. Ability to Communicate: As specified in "Communication Function" Paragraph above.

2. Power Supply Rating: 120-V ac or 48- to 125-V dc.

3. Enclosure: NEMA 250, Type 12, unless otherwise indicated.

G. Addressable Control Relay: Capable of being controlled from central-processing workstation to operate from C-dry contacts to provide on/off control of an independent circuit or device.

1. Ability to Communicate: As specified in "Communication Function" Paragraph above.

2. Monitors status, on/off status of controlled contacts.

3. Power Supply Rating: 120-V ac or 48- to 125-V dc.

4. Enclosure: NEMA 250, Type 12, unless otherwise indicated.

5. Contact Ratings: Make 40 A, minimum; break 7 A, minimum.

2.6 ADDITIONAL POWER MONITORING AND CONTROL COMPONENTS

A. Current Transformers: For multifunction digital meter and power quality monitors and other current-monitoring equipment furnished under this Section, without integral current transformers, provide factory-mounted current-transformer units.

1. Primary Rating: Equal to or more than that of associated circuit-breaker trip rating.

Equip with shorting switches.

B. Potential Transformers: If those required for indicated monitoring functions are not integral to basic switchgear, circuit breakers, or circuit-breaker trip units, provide factory-mounted units.

1. Rating: Same as distribution system phase-to-neutral voltage.

2. Protection: Current-limiting fuses.

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2.7 LOW-VOLTAGE WIRING

A. Data Line Cable: Shielded, twisted-pair cable or other media recommended by manufacturer and as specified in Division 27 – Communications.

B. Low-Voltage Control Cable: Multiple conductor, color-coded, No. 20 AWG copper, minimum.

1. Sheath: PVC; except in plenum-type spaces, use sheath listed for plenums.

2. Ordinary Switching Circuits: Three conductors, unless otherwise indicated.

3. Switching Circuits with Pilot Lights or Locator Feature: Five conductors, unless otherwise indicated.

2.8 ACCESSORIES

A. Interfaces with Distribution Equipment Specified in Other Sections: Accessories, adapters, electronic interface units, and connections required for functional performance indicated.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Install equipment level and plumb. Anchor to building structural elements and support according to requirements in Division 26 Section "Basic Electrical Materials and Methods."

B. Mounting heights indicated are to bottom of unit for suspended items and to center of unit for wall-mounting items.

3.2 WIRING INSTALLATION

A. Install wiring between control devices as specified in Division 26 Section "Conductors and

Cables" for low-voltage analog connections and in Division 27 Section "Communication and

Data-Processing Equipment" for network and data line circuits.

B. Wiring Method: Install wiring in raceway as specified in Division 26 Section "Raceways and

Boxes," unless run in accessible ceiling space or gypsum board partitions.

C. Bundle, train, and support wiring in enclosures.

D. Ground Equipment: Tighten electrical connectors and terminals according to manufacturer's published torque-tightening values. If manufacturer's torque values are not indicated, use those specified in UL 486A and UL 486B.

3.3 IDENTIFICATION

A. Identify components and power and control wiring according to Division 26 Section "Basic

Electrical Materials and Methods" and "Electrical Identification".

B. Label each power monitoring and control module with a unique designation.

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3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Manufacturer's Field Services: Engage a factory-authorized service representative to inspect, test, adjust, and program power monitoring and control equipment.

B. Schedule visual and mechanical inspections and electrical tests with at least seven days' advance notice.

C. Inspect power monitoring and control components for defects and physical damage, labeling of testing laboratory, and nameplate compliance with the Contract Documents.

D. Check tightness of electrical connections with torque wrench calibrated within previous six months. Use manufacturer's recommended torque values.

E. Electrical Tests: Use particular caution when testing devices containing solid-state components.

Perform the following according to manufacturer's written instructions:

1. Continuity tests of circuits.

2. Operational Tests: Set and operate controls at PC workstations and at monitored and controlled devices to demonstrate their functions and capabilities. Use a methodical sequence that cues and reproduces actual operating functions as recommended by the manufacturer. Note response to each test command and operation. Note time intervals between initiation of alarm conditions and registration of alarms at central-processing workstation.

a. Coordinate testing required by this Section with that required by Sections specifying equipment being monitored and controlled.

b. Metering Test: Load feeders, measure loads on feeder conductor with an RMS reading clamp-on ammeter, and simultaneously read indicated current on the same phase at the central-processing workstation. Record and compare values measured at the two locations. Resolve discrepancies greater than 10 percent and record resolution method and results.

c. Integration with BAS: Verify validity of displays at BAS PC workstations that are related to electrical power monitoring and control functions.

d. Record metered values, control settings, operations, cues, time intervals, and functional observations.

F. Correct deficiencies, make necessary adjustments, and retest. Verify that specified requirements are met.

G. Test Labeling: After satisfactory completion of tests and inspections, apply a label to tested components indicating test results, date, and responsible agency and representative.

H. Reports: Written reports of tests and observations. Record defective materials and workmanship and unsatisfactory test results. Record repairs and adjustments.

3.5 CLEANING

A. Cleaning: Clean equipment and devices internally and externally using methods and materials recommended by manufacturers, and repair damaged finishes.

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3.6 DEMONSTRATION

A. Engage a factory-authorized service representative to train Owner's maintenance personnel to adjust, operate, and maintain systems.

1. Train Owner's management and maintenance personnel in interpreting and using monitoring displays and in configuring and using software and reports. Train them in troubleshooting, servicing, adjusting, and maintaining equipment. Provide a minimum of

12 hours' training.

2. Training Aid: Use the approved final versions of software and maintenance manuals as training aids.

3. Schedule training with Owner, through A/E, with at least seven days' advance notice.

3.7 ON-SITE ASSISTANCE

A. Occupancy Adjustments: Within one year of date of Substantial Completion, provide up to three Project site visits, when requested by Owner, to adjust and calibrate components and to assist Owner's personnel in making program changes and in adjusting sensors and controls to suit actual conditions.

3.8 TELEPHONE TECHNICAL SUPPORT

A. Hardware and Software: Within two years of date of Substantial Completion, provide unlimited response to user questions regarding software use and hardware and communication link troubleshooting, reconfiguring, and adjusting.

1. Telephone Calls: Toll free.

2. Availability: Eight hours per day, weekdays.

3. Responder Qualifications: Engineer or technician thoroughly familiar with power monitoring and control equipment.

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