SECTION 260519- CONDUCTORS AND CABLES PART 1 -GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY This Section includes the following: 1. Building wires and cables rated 600 V and less. 2. Connectors, splices, and terminations rated 600 V and less. 1.2 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product indicated. 1.3 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS Field quality-control test reports. 1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFP A 70, Article 100, by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for intended use. Comply with NFPA 70. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES Copper Conductors: Comply with NEMA WC 70. Conductor Insulation: Comply with NEMA WC 70 for Types THHN-THWN, XHHW, and SO. C. Multiconductor Cable: Comply with NEMA WC 70 for metal-clad cable, Type MC nonmetallic-sheathed cable, Type NM, Type SO with ground wire. 2.2 CONNECTORS AND SPLICES 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: 1. AFC Cable Systems, Inc. 2. Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. 3. 0-Z/Gedney; EGS Electrical Group LLC. 4. 3M; Electrical Products Division. 5. Tyco Electronics Corp. Description: Factory-fabricated connectors and splices of size, ampacity rating, material, type, and class for application and service indicated. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 CONDUCTOR MATERIAL APPLICATIONS Feeders: Copper. Solid for No. 10 A WG and smaller; stranded for No. 8 A WG and larger. Branch Circuits: Copper. Solid for No. 10 AWG and smaller; stranded for No. 8 AWG and larger. 3.2 CONDUCTOR INSULATION AND MULTICONDUCTOR CABLE APPLICATIONS AND WIRING METHODS Service Entrance: Type THHN-THWN, single conductors in raceway Exposed Feeders: Type THHN-THWN, single conductors in raceway. C. Feeders Concealed in Ceilings, Walls, Partitions, and Crawlspaces: Type THHN-THWN, single conductors in raceway, Metal-clad cable, Type MC, Nonmetallic-sheathed cable, TypeNM. D. Feeders Concealed in Concrete, below Slabs-on-Grade, and Underground: Underground feeder cable, Type UF. PWA 201136.08 260519-1 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
E. F. G. H. 3.3 C. D. E. F. G. H. I. 3.4 3.5 Exposed Branch Circuits, Including in Crawlspaces: [Type THHN-THWN, single conductors in raceway] [Armored cable, Type AC] [Metal-clad cable, Type MC] [Mineral-insulated, metalsheathed cable, Type MI] [Nonmetallic-sheathed cable, Type NM]. Branch Circuits Concealed in Ceilings, Walls, and Partitions: Type THHN-THWN, single conductors in raceway, Metal-clad cable, Type MC, Nonmetallic-sheathed cable, Type NM. Cord Drops and Portable Appliance Connections: Type SO, hard service cord with stainlesssteel, wire-mesh, strain relief device at terminations to suit application. Class 1 Control Circuits: Type THHN-THWN, in raceway. INSTALLATION OF CONDUCTORS AND CABLES Conceal cables in finished walls, ceilings, and floors, unless otherwise indicated. Use manufacturer-approved pulling compound or lubricant where necessary; compound used must not deteriorate conductor or insulation. Do not exceed manufacturer's recommended maximum pulling tensions and sidewall pressure values. Use pulling means, including fish tape, cable, rope, and basket-weave wire/cable grips, that will not damage cables or raceway. Install exposed cables parallel and perpendicular to surfaces of exposed structural members, and follow surface contours where possible. Support cables according to Division 16 Section "Electrical Supports and Seismic Restraints." Identify and color-code conductors and cables according to Division 16 Section "Electrical Identification." Tighten electrical connectors and terminals according to manufacturer's published torquetightening values. If manufacturer's torque values are not indicated, use those specified in UL 486A and UL 486 Make splices and taps that are compatible with conductor material and that possess equivalent or better mechanical strength and insulation ratings than unspliced conductors. Wiring at Outlets: Install conductor at each outlet, with at least 6 inches of slack. SLEEVE AND SLEEVE-SEAL INSTALLATION FOR ELECTRICAL PENETRATIONS Install sleeves and sleeve seals at penetrations of exterior floor and wall assemblies. Comply with requirements in Division 16 Section "Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Electrical Raceways and Cabling." FIRES TOPPING Apply firestopping to electrical penetrations of fire-rated floor and wall assemblies to restore original fire-resistance rating of assembly according to Division 7 Section "Through-Penetration Fires top Systems." Remove and replace malfunctioning units and retest as specified above. END OF SECTION 260519 PWA 201136.08 260519-2 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
SECTION 260523 - CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. UTP cabling. 2. 62.5/125-micrometer, multimode optical fiber cabling. 3. Coaxial cabling. 4. Low-voltage control cabling. 5. Control-circuit conductors. 6. Fire alarm wire and cable. 7. Identification products. 1.2 DEFINITIONS BICSI: Building Industry Consulting Service International. EMI: Electromagnetic interference. C. IDC: Insulation displacement connector. D. Open Cabling: Passing telecommunications cabling through open space (e.g., between the studs of a wall cavity). E. RCDD: Registered Communications Distribution Designer. 1.3 SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Qualification Data: For qualified layout technician, installation supervisor, and field inspector. C. Operation and maintenance data. 1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE Surface-Burning Characteristics: As determined by testing identical products according to ASTM E 84 by a qualified testing agency. Identify products with appropriate markings of applicable testing agency. 1. Flame-Spread Index: 25 or less. 2. Smoke-Developed Index: 50 or less. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. 1.5 PROJECT CONDITIONS Do not install conductors and cables that are wet, moisture damaged, or mold damaged. 1. Indications that wire and cables are wet or moisture damaged include, but are not limited to, discoloration and sagging of factory packing materials. Environmental Limitations: Do not deliver or install UTP, optical fiber, and coaxial cables and connecting materials until wet work in spaces is complete and dry, and temporary HVAC system is operating and maintaining ambient temperature and humidity conditions at occupancy levels during the remainder of the construction period. PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.1 PATHWAYS Support of Open Cabling: NRTL labeled for support of Category 5e cabling, designed to prevent degradation of cable performance and pinch points that could damage cable. Conduit and Boxes: Comply with requirements in Division 16 Section "Raceways and Boxes 1. Outlet boxes shall be no smaller than 2 inches wide, 3 inches high, and 2-1/2 inches deep. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-1 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
2.2 UTP CABLE Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. ADC. 2. AMP Netconnect; a brand of Tyco Electronics Corporation. 3. Berk-Tek; a Nexans company. 4. CommScope, Inc. 5. Draka Cableteq US 6. Genesis Cable Products; Honeywell International, Inc. 7. Mohawk; a division of Belden. 8. Superior Essex Inc. 9. SYSTIMAX Solutions; a CommScope, Inc. brand. 10. 3M; Communication Markets Division. Description: 100-ohm, 4-pair UTP, covered with a blue thermoplastic jacket. 1. Comply with ICEA S-90-661 for mechanical properties. 2. Comply with TIA/EIA-568-1 for performance specifications. 3. Comply with TIA/EIA-568-2, Category 5e 4. Listed and labeled by an NRTL acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction as complying with UL 444 and NFPA 70 for the following types: a. Communications, Plenum Rated: Type CMP, complying with NFPA 262. b. Multipurpose, Plenum Rated: Type MPP, complying with NFPA 262. 2.3 UTP CABLE HARDWARE Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. ADC. 2. American Technology Systems Industries, Inc. 3. AMP Netconnect; a brand of Tyco Electronics Corporation. 4. Dynacom Corporation. 5. Hubbell Incorporated; Hubbell Premise Wiring. 6. Leviton Voice & Data Division. 7. Molex Premise Networks; a division of Molex, Inc. 8. PANDUIT CORP. 9. Siemon. UTP Cable Connecting Hardware: IDC type, using modules designed for punch-down caps or tools. Cables shall be terminated with connecting hardware of the same category or higher. C. Connecting Blocks: 110-style for Category 5e [66-style for Category 5e. Provide blocks for the number of cables terminated on the block, plus 25 percent spare. Integral with connector bodies, including plugs and jacks where indicated. 2.4 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. AMP Netconnect; a brand of Tyco Electronics Corporation. 2. Belden CDT Networking Division/NORDX. 3. Berk-Tek; a Nexans company. 4. CommScope, Inc. 5. Corning Incorporated; Corning Cable Systems. 6. CSI Technologies Inc. 7. General Cable Technologies Corporation. 8. Mohawk; a division of Belden. 9. Superior Essex Inc. 10. SYSTIMAX Solutions; a CommScope, Inc. brand. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-2 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
11. 3M; Communication Markets Division. Description: Multimode,62.5/125-micrometer, 4-pair-fiber, nonconductive, tight buffer, optical fiber cable. 1. Comply with ICEA S-83-596 for mechanical properties. 2. Comply with TIA/EIA-568-3 for performance specifications. 3. Listed and labeled by an NRTL acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction as complying with UL 444, UL 1651, and NFPA 70 for the following types: a. General Purpose, Nonconductive: Type OFN or OFNG. b. Plenum Rated, Nonconductive: Type OFNP, complying with NFPA 262. C. Jacket: 1. Jacket Color: Orange for 62.5/125-micrometer cable. 2. Cable cordage jacket, fiber, unit, and group color shall be according to TIA-598-C. 3. Imprinted with fiber count, fiber type, and aggregate length at regular intervals not to exceed 40 inches. 2.5 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE HARDWARE Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. ADC. 2. American Technology Systems Industries, Inc. 3. Berk-Tek; a Nexans company. 4. Corning Incorporated; Corning Cable Systems. 5. CSI Technologies Inc. 6. Dynacom Corporation. 7. Hubbell Incorporated; Hubbell Premise Wiring. 8. Molex Premise Networks; a division of Molex, Inc. 9. Siemon. Cable Connecting Hardware: Meet the Optical Fiber Connector Intermateability Standards (FOCIS) specifications of TIA-604-2-B, TIA-604-3-B, and TIA/EIA-604-12. Comply with TIA/EIA-568-3. 1. Quick-connect, simplex and duplex, Type SC female end connectors. Insertion loss not more than 0.75 d 2. Type SFF connectors may be used in termination racks, panels, and equipment packages. 2.6 COAXIAL CABLE Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Alpha Wire Company. 2. Coleman Cable, Inc. 3. CommScope, Inc. 4. Draka Cableteq US General Coaxial Cable Requirements: Broadband type, recommended by cable manufacturer specifically for broadband data transmission applications. Coaxial cable and accessories shall have 75- ohm nominal impedance with a return loss of 20 db maximum from 7 to 806 MHz. C. RG-11/U: NFPA 70, Type CATV. 1. No. 14 AWG, solid, copper-covered steel conductor. 2. Gas-injected, foam-pe insulation. 3. Double shielded with 100 percent aluminum polyester tape and 60 percent aluminum braid. 4. Jacketed with sunlight-resistant, black PVC or PE. 5. Suitable for outdoor installations in ambient temperatures ranging from minus 40 to plus 85 deg C. D. RG-6/U: NFPA 70, Type CATV or CM. 1. No. 16 AWG, solid, copper-covered steel conductor; gas-injected, foam-pe insulation. 2. Double shielded with 100 percent aluminum-foil shield and 60 percent aluminum braid. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-3 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
3. Jacketed with black PVC or PE. 4. Suitable for indoor installations. E. NFPA and UL Compliance: CATV Cable, Type CATV or CATVP shall be listed and labeled by an NRTL acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction as complying with UL 1655, and with NFPA 70 "Radio and Television Equipment" and "Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution" Articles. 2.7 COAXIAL CABLE HARDWARE Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions; AIM Electronics brand. 2. Leviton Voice & Data Division. 3. Siemon. Coaxial-Cable Connectors: Type BNC, 75 ohms. 2.8 LOW-VOLTAGE CONTROL CABLE Plenum-Rated, Paired Cable: NFPA 70, Type CMP. 1. 1 pair, twisted, No. 18 AWG, stranded (19x30) tinned copper conductors. 2. PVC insulation. 3. Unshielded. 4. PVC jacket. 5. Flame Resistance: Comply with NFPA 262. 2.9 CONTROL-CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS Class 1 Control Circuits: Stranded copper, Type THHN-THWN, complying with UL 83, in raceway. Class 2 Control Circuits: Stranded copper, power-limited cable, complying with UL 83, concealed in building finishes. C. Class 3 Remote-Control and Signal Circuits: Stranded copper, Type TW or TF, complying with UL 83. 2.10 IDENTIFICATION PRODUCTS Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Brady Corporation. 2. HellermannTyton. 3. Kroy LLC. 4. PANDUIT CORP. Comply with UL 969 for a system of labeling materials, including label stocks, laminating adhesives, and inks used by label printers. 2.11 SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL Testing Agency: Engage a qualified testing agency to evaluate cables. Factory test UTP cables according to TIA/EIA-568-2. C. Factory test multimode optical fiber cables according to TIA-526-14-A and TIA/EIA-568-3. D. Cable will be considered defective if it does not pass tests and inspections. E. Prepare test and inspection reports. PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION OF PATHWAYS Cable Trays: Comply with NEMA VE 2 and TIA-569- Comply with TIA-569-B for pull-box sizing and length of conduit and number of bends between pull points. C. Comply with requirements in Division 16 Section "Raceways and Boxes" for installation of conduits and wireways. D. Install manufactured conduit sweeps and long-radius elbows whenever possible. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-4 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
E. Pathway Installation in Equipment Rooms: 1. Position conduit ends adjacent to a corner on backboard where a single piece of plywood is installed or in the corner of room where multiple sheets of plywood are installed around perimeter walls of room. 2. Install cable trays to route cables if conduits cannot be located in these positions. 3. Secure conduits to backboard when entering room from overhead. 4. Extend conduits 3 inches above finished floor. 5. Install metal conduits with grounding bushings and connect with grounding conductor to grounding system. F. Backboards: Install backboards with 96-inch dimension vertical. Butt adjacent sheets tightly, and form smooth gap-free corners and joints. 3.2 INSTALLATION OF HANGERS AND SUPPORTS Comply with requirements in Division 16 Section "Hangers and Supports for Electrical Systems" for installation of supports for pathways, conductors and cables. 3.3 WIRING METHOD Install wiring in raceways except in accessible indoor ceiling spaces and in interior hollow gypsum board partitions where cable may be used. Conceal raceways and wiring except in unfinished spaces and as indicated. Minimum conduit size shall be 1 inch. Control and data transmission wiring shall not share conduit with other building wiring systems. Install cable, concealed in accessible ceilings, walls, and floors when possible. C. Wiring within Enclosures: Bundle, lace, and train conductors to terminal points. Use lacing bars and distribution spools. Separate power-limited and non-power-limited conductors as recommended in writing by manufacturer. Install conductors parallel with or at right angles to sides and back of enclosure. Connect conductors that are terminated, spliced, or interrupted in any enclosure associated with intrusion system to terminal blocks. Mark each terminal according to system's wiring diagrams. Make all connections with approved crimp-on terminal spade lugs, pressure-type terminal blocks, or plug connectors. 3.4 INSTALLATION OF CONDUCTORS AND CABLES Comply with NECA 1. Conductors: Size according to system manufacturer's written instructions unless otherwise indicated. C. General Requirements for Cabling: 1. Comply with TIA/EIA-568-1. 2. Comply with BICSI ITSIM, Ch. 6, "Cable Termination Practices." 3. Terminate all conductors; no cable shall contain unterminated elements. Make terminations only at indicated outlets, terminals, and cross-connect and patch panels. 4. Cables may not be spliced. Secure and support cables at intervals not exceeding 30 inches and not more than 6 inches from cabinets, boxes, fittings, outlets, racks, frames, and terminals. 5. Bundle, lace, and train conductors to terminal points without exceeding manufacturer's limitations on bending radii, but not less than radii specified in BICSI ITSIM, "Cabling Termination Practices" Chapter. Install lacing bars and distribution spools. 6. Do not install bruised, kinked, scored, deformed, or abraded cable. Do not splice cable between termination, tap, or junction points. Remove and discard cable if damaged during installation and replace it with new cable. 7. Cold-Weather Installation: Bring cable to room temperature before dereeling. Heat lamps shall not be used for heating. 8. Pulling Cable: Comply with BICSI ITSIM, Ch. 4, "Pulling Cable." Monitor cable pull tensions. D. UTP Cable Installation: Install using techniques, practices, and methods that are consistent with Category 5e rating of components and that ensure Category 5e performance of completed and linked signal paths, end to end. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-5 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
1. Comply with TIA/EIA-568-2. 2. Install 110-style IDC termination hardware unless otherwise indicated. 3. Do not untwist UTP cables more than 1/2 inch from the point of termination to maintain cable geometry. E. Optical Fiber Cable Installation: 1. Comply with TIA/EIA-568-3. 2. Cable shall be terminated on connecting hardware that is rack or cabinet mounted. F. Outdoor Coaxial Cable Installation: 1. Install outdoor connections in enclosures complying with NEMA 250, Type 4X. Install corrosion-resistant connectors with properly designed O-rings to keep out moisture. 2. Attach antenna lead-in cable to support structure at intervals not exceeding 36 inches. G. Open-Cable Installation: 1. Install cabling with horizontal and vertical cable guides in telecommunications spaces with terminating hardware and interconnection equipment. 2. Suspend copper cable not in a wireway or pathway a minimum of 8 inches above ceilings by cable supports not more than 60 inches apart. 3. Cable shall not be run through structural members or in contact with pipes, ducts, or other potentially damaging items. H. Separation from EMI Sources: 1. Comply with BICSI TDMM and TIA-569-B recommendations for separating unshielded copper voice and data communication cable from potential EMI sources, including electrical power lines and equipment. 2. Separation between open communications cables or cables in nonmetallic raceways and unshielded power conductors and electrical equipment shall be as follows: a. Electrical Equipment Rating Less Than 2 kva: A minimum of 5 inches. b. Electrical Equipment Rating between 2 and 5 kva: A minimum of 12 inches. c. Electrical Equipment Rating More Than 5 kva: A minimum of 24 inches. 3. Separation between communications cables in grounded metallic raceways and unshielded power lines or electrical equipment shall be as follows: a. Electrical Equipment Rating Less Than 2 kva: A minimum of 2-1/2 inches. b. Electrical Equipment Rating between 2 and 5 kva: A minimum of 6 inches. c. Electrical Equipment Rating More Than 5 kva: A minimum of 12 inches. 4. Separation between communications cables in grounded metallic raceways and power lines and electrical equipment located in grounded metallic conduits or enclosures shall be as follows: a. Electrical Equipment Rating Less Than 2 kva: No requirement. b. Electrical Equipment Rating between 2 and 5 kva: A minimum of 3 inches. c. Electrical Equipment Rating More Than 5 kva: A minimum of 6 inches. 5. Separation between Cables and Electrical Motors and Transformers, 5 kva or HP and Larger: A minimum of 48 inches. 6. Separation between Cables and Fluorescent Fixtures: A minimum of 5 inches. 3.5 POWER AND CONTROL-CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS 120-V Power Wiring: Install according to Division 16 Section "Conductors and Cables" unless otherwise indicated. Minimum Conductor Sizes: 1. Class 1 remote-control and signal circuits, No. 14 AWG. 2. Class 2 low-energy, remote-control and signal circuits, No. 16 AWG. 3. Class 3 low-energy, remote-control, alarm and signal circuits, No. 12 AWG. 3.6 FIRESTOPPING Comply with requirements in Division 7 Section "Through-Penetration Firestop Systems." CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-6 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
3.7 GROUNDING For communications wiring, comply with ANSI-J-STD-607-A and with BICSI TDMM, "Grounding, Bonding, and Electrical Protection" Chapter. For low-voltage wiring and cabling, comply with requirements in Division 16 Section "Grounding and Bonding." 3.8 IDENTIFICATION Identify system components, wiring, and cabling complying with TIA/EIA-606- Comply with requirements for identification specified in Division 16 Section "Electrical Identification." Cable and Wire Identification: 1. Label each cable within 4 inches of each termination and tap, where it is accessible in a cabinet or junction or outlet box, and elsewhere as indicated. 2. Each wire connected to building-mounted devices is not required to be numbered at device if color of wire is consistent with associated wire connected and numbered within panel or cabinet. 3. Exposed Cables and Cables in Cable Trays and Wire Troughs: Label each cable at intervals not exceeding 15 feet. 4. Label each terminal strip and screw terminal in each cabinet, rack, or panel. a. Individually number wiring conductors connected to terminal strips and identify each cable or wiring group being extended from a panel or cabinet to a building-mounted device with name and number of particular device as shown. b. Label each unit and field within distribution racks and frames. 5. Identification within Connector Fields in Equipment Rooms and Wiring Closets: Label each connector and each discrete unit of cable-terminating and connecting hardware. Where similar jacks and plugs are used for both voice and data communication cabling, use a different color for jacks and plugs of each service. C. Labels shall be preprinted or computer-printed type with printing area and font color that contrasts with cable jacket color but still complies with requirements in TIA/EIA 606-A, for the following: 1. Cables use flexible vinyl or polyester that flexes as cables are bent. 3.9 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Perform tests and inspections. Tests and Inspections: 1. Visually inspect UTP and optical fiber cable jacket materials for NRTL certification markings. Inspect cabling terminations to confirm color-coding for pin assignments, and inspect cabling connections to confirm compliance with TIA/EIA-568-1. 2. Visually inspect cable placement, cable termination, grounding and bonding, equipment and patch cords, and labeling of all components. 3. Test UTP cabling for DC loop resistance, shorts, opens, intermittent faults, and polarity between conductors. Test operation of shorting bars in connection blocks. Test cables after termination but not cross connection. a. Test instruments shall meet or exceed applicable requirements in TIA/EIA-568-2. Perform tests with a tester that complies with performance requirements in "Test Instruments (Normative)" Annex, complying with measurement accuracy specified in "Measurement Accuracy (Informative)" Annex. Use only test cords and adapters that are qualified by test equipment manufacturer for channel or link test configuration. 4. Optical Fiber Cable Tests: a. Test instruments shall meet or exceed applicable requirements in TIA/EIA-568-1. Use only test cords and adapters that are qualified by test equipment manufacturer for channel or link test configuration. b. Link End-to-End Attenuation Tests: 1) Multimode Link Measurements: Test at 850 or 1300 nm in 1 direction according to TIA-526-14-A, Method B, One Reference Jumper. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-7 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
2) Attenuation test results for links shall be less than 2.0 d Attenuation test results shall be less than that calculated according to equation in TIA/EIA-568-1. 5. Coaxial Cable Tests: Comply with requirements in Division 16 Section "Master Antenna Television System." C. Document data for each measurement. Print data for submittals in a summary report that is formatted using Table 10.1 in BICSI TDMM as a guide, or transfer the data from the instrument to the computer, save as text files, print, and submit. D. End-to-end cabling will be considered defective if it does not pass tests and inspections. E. Prepare test and inspection reports. END OF SECTION 260523 CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260523-8 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
SECTION 260526 - GROUNDING AND BONDING PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: Grounding systems and equipment. 1.2 SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Field quality-control reports. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFP A 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. Comply with UL 467 for grounding and bonding materials and equipment. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 CONDUCTORS Insulated Conductors: Copper wire or cable insulated for 600 V unless otherwise required by applicable Code or authorities having jurisdiction. Bare Copper Conductors: 1. Solid Conductors: ASTM B 3. 2. Stranded Conductors: ASTM B 8. 3. Tinned Conductors: ASTM B 33. 4. Bonding Cable: 28 kcmil, 14 strands of No. 17 AWG conductor, 114 inch in diameter. 5. Bonding Conductor: No. 4 or No. 6 AWG, stranded conductor. 6. Bonding Jumper: Copper tape, braided conductors terminated with copper ferrules; 1-5/8 inches wide and 1116 inch thick. 7. Tinned Bonding Jumper: Tinned-copper tape, braided conductors terminated with copper ferrules; 1-5/8 inches wide and 1116 inch thick. 2.2 CONNECTORS Listed and labeled by an NRTL acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction for applications in which used and for specific types, sizes, and combinations of conductors and other items connected. Bolted Connectors for Conductors and Pipes: Copper or copper alloy, pressure type with at least two bolts. 1. Pipe Connectors: Clamp type, sized for pipe. C. Welded Connectors: Exothermic-welding kits of types recommended by kit manufacturer for materials being joined and installation conditions. 2.3 GROUNDING ELECTRODES Ground Rods: Copper-clad steel; 5/8 by 96 inches in diameter. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 APPLICATIONS Conductors: Install solid conductor for No. 8 A WG and smaller, and stranded conductors for No. 6 A WG and larger unless otherwise indicated. Underground Grounding Conductors: Install bare copper conductor, No. 2/0 A WG minimum. Bury at least 24 inches below grade. C. Isolated Grounding Conductors: Green-colored insulation with continuous yellow stripe. On feeders with isolated ground, identify grounding conductor where visible to normal inspection, with alternating bands of green and yellow tape, with at least three bands of green and two bands of yellow. PWA 201136.08 260526-1 GROUNDING AND BONDING
D. Conductor Terminations and Connections: 1. Pipe and Equipment Grounding Conductor Terminations: Bolted connectors. 2. Underground Connections: Welded connectors except at test wells and as otherwise indicated. 3. Connections to Ground Rods at Test Wells: Bolted connectors. 4. Connections to Structural Steel: Welded connectors. 3.2 C. D. E. 3.3 C. EQUIPMENT GROUNDING Install insulated equipment grounding conductors with the following items, in addition to those required by NFPA 70: 1. Feeders and branch circuits. 2. Lighting circuits. 3. Receptacle circuits. 4. Single-phase motor and appliance branch circuits. 5. Three-phase motor and appliance branch circuits. 6. Flexible raceway runs. 7. Armored and metal-clad cable runs. 8. Busway Supply Circuits: Install insulated equipment grounding conductor from grounding bus in the switchgear, switchboard, or distribution panel to equipment grounding bar terminal on busway. 9. Computer and Rack-Mounted Electronic Equipment Circuits: Install insulated equipment grounding conductor in branch-circuit runs from equipment-area power panels and power-distribution units. 10. X-Ray Equipment Circuits: Install insulated equipment grounding conductor in circuits supplying x-ray equipment. Air-Duct Equipment Circuits: Install insulated equipment grounding conductor to ductmounted electrical devices operating at 120 V and more, including air cleaners, heaters, dampers, humidifiers, and other duct electrical equipment. Bond conductor to each unit and to air duct and connected metallic piping. Water Heater, Heat-Tracing, and Antifrost Heating Cables: Install a separate insulated equipment grounding conductor to each electric water heater and heat-tracing cable. Bond conductor to heater units, piping, connected equipment, and components. Signal and Communication Equipment: In addition to grounding and bonding required by NFPA 70, provide a separate grounding system complying with requirements in TWATIS J STD-607-1. For telephone, alarm, voice and data, and other communication equipment, provide No. 4 A WG minimum insulated grounding conductor in raceway from grounding electrode system to each service location, terminal cabinet, wiring closet, and central equipment location. 2. Service and Central Equipment Locations and Wiring Closets: Terminate grounding conductor on a 114-by-4-by-12-inch grounding bus. 3. Terminal Cabinets: Terminate grounding conductor on cabinet grounding terminal. Metal Poles Supporting Outdoor Lighting Fixtures: Install grounding electrode and a separate insulated equipment grounding conductor in addition to grounding conductor installed with branch-circuit conductors. INSTALLATION Grounding Conductors: Route along shortest and straightest paths possible unless otherwise indicated or required by Code. A void obstructing access or placing conductors where they may be subjected to strain, impact, or damage. Ground Rods: Drive rods until tops are 2 inches below finished floor or final grade unless otherwise indicated. Bonding Straps and Jumpers: Install in locations accessible for inspection and maintenance except where routed through short lengths of conduit. PW A 201136.08 260526-2 GROUNDING AND BONDING
D. E. 3.4 c. 1. Bonding to Structure: Bond straps directly to basic structure, taking care not to penetrate any adjacent parts. 2. Bonding to Equipment Mounted on Vibration Isolation Hangers and Supports: Install bonding so vibration is not transmitted to rigidly mounted equipment. 3. Use exothermic-welded connectors for outdoor locations; if a disconnect-type connection is required, use a bolted clamp. Grounding and Bonding for Piping: 1. Metal Water Service Pipe: Install insulated copper grounding conductors, in conduit, from building's main service equipment, or grounding bus, to main metal water service entrances to building. Connect grounding conductors to main metal water service pipes; use a bolted clamp connector or bolt a lug-type connector to a pipe flange using one of the lug bolts of the flange. Where a dielectric main water fitting is installed, connect grounding conductor on street side of fitting. Bond metal grounding conductor conduit or sleeve to conductor at each end. 2. Water Meter Piping: Use braided-type bonding jumpers to electrically bypass water meters. Connect to pipe with a bolted connector. 3. Bond each aboveground portion of gas piping system downstream from equipment shutoff valve. Bonding Interior Metal Ducts: Bond metal air ducts to equipment grounding conductors of associated fans, blowers, electric heaters, and air cleaners. Install [tinned ]bonding jumper to bond across flexible duct connections to achieve continuity. FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Perform the following tests and inspections and prepare test reports: 1. After installing grounding system but before permanent electrical circuits have been energized, test for compliance with requirements. 2. Inspect physical and mechanical condition. Verify tightness of accessible, bolted, electrical connections with a calibrated torque wrench according to manufacturer's written instructions. 3. Test completed grounding system at each location where a maximum ground-resistance level is specified, at service disconnect enclosure grounding terminal, and at ground test wells. Make tests at ground rods before any conductors are connected. Report measured ground resistances that exceed the following values: 1. Power and Lighting Equipment or System with Capacity of 500 kv A and Less: 10 ohms. 2. Power Distribution Units or Panelboards Serving Electronic Equipment: 1 ohm(s). 3. Excessive Ground Resistance: If resistance to ground exceeds specified values, notify Architect promptly and include recommendations to reduce ground resistance. END OF SECTION 260526 PWA 201136.08 260526-3 GROUNDING AND BONDING
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SECTION 260529 - HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section includes: 1. Hangers and supports for electrical equipment and systems. 2. Construction requirements for concrete bases. 1.2 SUBMITTALS Product Data: For steel slotted support systems. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE Comply with NFPA 70. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 SUPPORT, ANCHORAGE, AND ATTACHMENT COMPONENTS Steel Slotted Support Systems: Comply with MFMA-4, factory-fabricated components for field assembly. 1. 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: a. Allied Tube & Conduit. b. Cooper B-Line, Inc.; a division of Cooper Industries. c. ERICO International Corporation. d. GS Metals Corp. e. Thomas & Betts Corporation. f. Unistrut; Tyco International, Ltd. g. Wesanco, Inc. 2. Painted Coatings: Manufacturer's standard painted coating applied according to MFMA- 4. 3. Channel Dimensions: Selected for applicable load criteria. Raceway and Cable Supports: As described in NECA 1 and NECA 101. C. Conduit and Cable Support Devices: Steel and malleable-iron hangers, clamps, and associated fittings, designed for types and sizes of raceway or cable to be supported. D. Support for Conductors in Vertical Conduit: Factory-fabricated assembly consisting of threaded body and insulating wedging plug or plugs for non-armored electrical conductors or cables in riser conduits. Plugs shall have number, size, and shape of conductor gripping pieces as required to suit individual conductors or cables supported. Body shall be malleable iron. E. Structural Steel for Fabricated Supports and Restraints: ASTM A 36/A 36M, steel plates, shapes, and bars; black and galvanized. F. Mounting, Anchoring, and Attachment Components: Items for fastening electrical items or their supports to building surfaces include the following: 1. Powder-Actuated Fasteners: Threaded-steel stud, for use in hardened portland cement concrete, steel, or wood, with tension, shear, and pullout capacities appropriate for supported loads and building materials where used. 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: 1) Hilti Inc. 2) ITW Ramset/Red Head; a division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 3) MKT Fastening, LLC. PWA 201 i 36.08 260529-1 HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
4) Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.; Masterset Fastening Systems Unit. 2. Mechanical-Expansion Anchors: Insert-wedge-type, zinc-coated steel, for use in hardened portland cement concrete with tension, shear, and pullout capacities appropriate for supported loads and building materials in which used. 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: 1) Cooper B-Line, Inc.; a division of Cooper Industries. 2) Empire Tool and Manufacturing Co., Inc. 3) Hilti Inc. 4) ITW Ramset/Red Head; a division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 5) MKT Fastening, LLC. 3. Concrete Inserts: Steel or malleable-iron, slotted support system units similar to MSS Type 18; complying with MFMA-4 or MSS SP-58. 4. Clamps for Attachment to Steel Structural Elements: MSS SP-58, type suitable for attached structural element. 5. Through Bolts: Structural type, hex head, and high strength. Comply with ASTMA325. 6. Toggle Bolts: All-steel springhead type. 7. Hanger Rods: Threaded steel. PART 3 -EXECUTION 3.1 c. 3.2 c. D. APPLICATION Comply with NECA 1 and NECA 101 for application of hangers and supports for electrical equipment and systems except if requirements in this Section are stricter. Multiple Raceways or Cables: Install trapeze-type supports fabricated with steel slotted support system, sized so capacity can be increased by at least 25 percent in future without exceeding specified design load limits. 1. Secure raceways and cables to these supports single-bolt conduit clamps using spring friction action for retention in support channel. Spring-steel clamps designed for supporting single conduits without bolts may be used for 1-1/2-inch and smaller raceways serving branch circuits and communication systems above suspended ceilings and for fastening raceways to trapeze supports. SUPPORT INSTALLATION Comply with NECA 1 and NECA 101 for installation requirements except as specified in this Article. Raceway Support Methods: In addition to methods described in NECA 1, EMT, IMC, and RMC may be supported by openings through structure members, as permitted in NFP A 70. Strength of Support Assemblies: Where not indicated, select sizes of components so strength will be adequate to carry present and future static loads within specified loading limits. Minimum static design load used for strength determination shall be weight of supported components plus 200 lb. Mounting and Anchorage of Surface-Mounted Equipment and Components: Anchor and fasten electrical items and their supports to building structural elements by the following methods unless otherwise indicated by code: 1. To Wood: Fasten with lag screws or through bolts. 2. To New Concrete: Bolt to concrete inserts. 3. To Masonry: Approved toggle-type bolts on hollow masonry units and expansion anchor fasteners on solid masonry units. 4. To Existing Concrete: Expansion anchor fasteners. 5. To Steel: Beam clamps (MSS Type 19, 21, 23, 25, or 27) complying with MSS SP-69]. 6. To Light Steel: Sheet metal screws. PWA 201136.08 260529-2 HANGERSANDSUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
E. 3.3 A c. 3.4 A 7. Items Mounted on Hollow Walls and Nonstructural Building Surfaces: Mount cabinets, panelboards, disconnect switches, control enclosures, pull and junction boxes, transformers, and other devices on slotted-channel racks attached to substrate. Drill holes for expansion anchors in concrete at locations and to depths that avoid reinforcing bars. INSTALLATION OF FABRICATED METAL SUPPORTS Comply with installation requirements in Division 5 Section "Metal Fabrications" for sitefabricated metal supports. Cut, fit, and place miscellaneous metal supports accurately in location, alignment, and elevation to support and anchor electrical materials and equipment. Field Welding: Comply with AWS D1.1/D1.1M. PAINTING Touchup: Clean field welds and abraded areas of shop paint. Paint exposed areas immediately after erecting hangers and supports. Use same materials as used for shop painting. Comply with SSPC-PA 1 requirements for touching up field-painted surfaces. 1. Apply paint by brush or spray to provide minimum dry film thickness of 2.0 mils. Galvanized Surfaces: Clean welds, bolted connections, and abraded areas and apply galvanizing-repair paint to comply with ASTM A 780. END OF SECTION 260529 PWA 201136.08 260529-3 HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
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SECTION 260533 - RACEWAYS AND BOXES PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY This Section includes raceways, fittings, boxes, enclosures, and cabinets for electrical wiring. 1.2 SUBMITTALS Product Data: For surface raceways, wireways and fittings, floor boxes, hinged-cover enclosures, and cabinets. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFP A 70, Article 100, by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for intended use. Comply with NFPA 70. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 METAL CONDUIT AND TUBING Rigid Steel Conduit: ANSI C80.1. EMT: ANSI C80.3. C. FMC: Zinc-coated steel. D. LFMC: Flexible steel conduit with PVC jacket. E. Fittings for Conduit (Including all Types and Flexible and Liquidtight), EMT, and Cable: NEMA FB 1; listed for type and size raceway with which used, and for application and environment in which installed. 1. Conduit Fittings for Hazardous (Classified) Locations: Comply with UL 886. 2. Fittings for EMT: Steel or die-cast, set-screw or compression type. 2.2 NONMETALLIC CONDUIT AND TUBING ENT: NEMA TC 13. RNC: NEMA TC 2, Type EPC-40-PVC, unless otherwise indicated. C. LFNC: UL 1660. D. Fittings for ENT and RNC: NEMA TC 3; match to conduit or tubing type and material. E. Fittings for LFNC: UL 514 2.3 BOXES, ENCLOSURES, AND CABINETS Sheet Metal Outlet and Device Boxes: NEMA OS 1. Cast-Metal Outlet and Device Boxes: NEMA FB 1, ferrous alloy, Type FD, with gasketed cover. C. Nonmetallic Outlet and Device Boxes: NEMA OS 2. D. Nonmetallic Floor Boxes: Nonadjustable, round. E. Small Sheet Metal Pull and Junction Boxes: NEMA OS 1. F. Cast-Metal Access, Pull, and Junction Boxes: NEMA FB 1, [cast aluminum] [galvanized, cast iron] with gasketed cover. G. Hinged-Cover Enclosures: NEMA 250, Type 1, with continuous-hinge cover with flush latch, unless otherwise indicated. 1. Metal Enclosures: Steel, finished inside and out with manufacturer's standard enamel. 2. Nonmetallic Enclosures: Plastic H. Cabinets: 1. NEMA 250, Type 1, galvanized-steel box with removable interior panel and removable front, finished inside and out with manufacturer's standard enamel. 2. Hinged door in front cover with flush latch and concealed hinge. 3. Key latch to match panelboards. 4. Metal barriers to separate wiring of different systems and voltage. CPS Oakland MS Electricai!HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260533-1 RACEWAYS AND BOXES
PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 c. D. 3.2 c. D. E. F. G. RACEWAY APPLICATION Outdoors: Apply raceway products as specified below, unless otherwise indicated: 1. Exposed Conduit: Rigid steel conduit, RNC, Type EPC-40-PVC. 2. Concealed Conduit, Aboveground: EMT, RNC, Type EPC-40-PVC. 3. Underground Conduit: RNC, Type EPC-40-PVC, direct buried. 4. Connection to Vibrating Equipment (Including Transformers and Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Electric Solenoid, or Motor-Driven Equipment): LFMC. 5. Boxes and Enclosures, Aboveground: NEMA 250, Type 3R. Comply with the following indoor applications, unless otherwise indicated: 1. Exposed, Not Subject to Physical Damage: EMT or RNC. 2. Exposed, Not Subject to Severe Physical Damage: EMT. 3. Exposed and Subject to Severe Physical Damage: Rigid steel conduit. Includes raceways in the following locations: a. Loading dock below 48" AFF. b. Corridors used for traffic of mechanized carts, forklifts, and pallet-handling units. 4. Concealed in Ceilings and Interior Walls and Partitions: EMT or RNC, Type EPC-40- PVC. 5. Connection to Vibrating Equipment (Including Transformers and Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Electric Solenoid, or Motor-Driven Equipment): FMC, except use LFMC in damp or wet locations. 6. Damp or Wet Locations: IMC. 7. Raceways for Optical Fiber or Communications Cable: EMT or Type EPC-40-PVC. 8. Boxes and Enclosures: NEMA 250, Type 1, except use NEMA 250, Type 4, nonmetallic in damp or wet locations. Minimum Raceway Size: 1/2-inch trade size. Raceway Fittings: Compatible with raceways and suitable for use and location. 1. Rigid and Intermediate Steel Conduit: Use threaded rigid steel conduit fittings, unless otherwise indicated. INSTALLATION Comply with NECA 1 for installation requirements applicable to products specified in Part 2 except where requirements on Drawings or in this Article are stricter. Keep raceways at least 6 inches away from parallel runs of flues and steam or hot-water pipes. Install horizontal raceway runs above water and steam piping. Complete raceway installation before starting conductor installation. Support raceways as specified in Division 16 Section "Electrical Supports and Seismic Restraints." Arrange stub-ups so curved portions of bends are not visible above the finished slab. Conceal conduit and EMT within finished walls, ceilings, and floors, unless otherwise indicated. Raceways Embedded in Slabs: 1. Run conduit larger than l-inch trade size, parallel or at right angles to main reinforcement. Where at right angles to reinforcement, place conduit close to slab support. 2. Arrange raceways to cross building expansion joints at right angles with expansion fittings. 3. Change from ENT to RNC, Type EPC-40-PVC, rigid steel conduit, or IMC before rising above the floor. H. Install pull wires in empty raceways. Use polypropylene or monofilament plastic line with not less than 200-lb tensile strength. Leave at least 12 inches of slack at each end of pull wire. I. Aboveground Raceways for Optical Fiber and Communications Cable: Install as follows: 1. 3/4-Inch Trade Size and Smaller: Install raceways in maximum lengths of 50 feet. CPS Oakland MS Electricai!HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 260533-2 RACEWAYS AND BOXES
J. K. L. M. N. 3.3 3.4 2. 1-Inch Trade Size and Larger: Install raceways in maximum lengths of 75 feet. 3. Install with a maximum of two 90-degree bends or equivalent for each length of raceway unless Drawings show stricter requirements. Separate lengths with pull or junction boxes or terminations at distribution frames or cabinets where necessary to comply with these requirements. Install raceway sealing fittings at suitable, approved, and accessible locations and fill them with listed sealing compound. For concealed raceways, install each fitting in a flush steel box with a blank cover plate having a finish similar to that of adjacent plates or surfaces. Install raceway sealing fittings at the following points: 1. Where conduits pass from warm to cold locations, such as boundaries of refrigerated spaces. 2. Where otherwise required by NFPA 70. Flexible Conduit Connections: Use maximum of 72 inches of flexible conduit for recessed and semirecessed lighting fixtures, equipment subject to vibration, noise transmission, or movement; and for transformers and motors. 1. Use LFMC in damp or wet locations subject to severe physical damage. 2. Use LFMC or LFNC in damp or wet locations not subject to severe physical damage. Recessed Boxes in Masonry Walls: Saw-cut opening for box in center of cell of masonry block, and install box flush with surface of wall. Set metal floor boxes level and flush with finished floor surface. Set nonmetallic floor boxes level. Trim after installation to fit flush with finished floor surface. INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND CONDUIT Direct-Buried Conduit: 1. Excavate trench bottom to provide firm and uniform support for conduit. Prepare trench bottom as specified in Division 2 Section "Earthwork" for pipe less than 6 inches in nominal diameter. 2. Install backfill as specified in Division 2 Section "Earthwork." 3. After installing conduit, backfill and compact. Start at tie-in point, and work toward end of conduit run, leaving conduit at end of run free to move with expansion and contraction as temperature changes during this process. Firmly hand tamp backfill around conduit to provide maximum supporting strength. After placing controlled backfill to within 12 inches of finished grade, make final conduit connection at end of run and complete backfilling with normal compaction as specified in Division 2 Section "Earthwork." 4. Install manufactured rigid steel conduit elbows for stub-ups at poles and equipment and at building entrances through the floor. a. Couple steel conduits to ducts with adapters designed for this purpose, and encase coupling with 3 inches of concrete. b. For stub-ups at equipment mounted on outdoor concrete bases, extend steel conduit horizontally a minimum of 60 inches from edge of equipment pad or foundation. Install insulated grounding bushings on terminations at equipment. 5. Warning Planks: Bury warning planks approximately 12 inches above direct-buried conduits, placing them 24 inches o.c. Align planks along the width and along the centerline of conduit. FIRES TOPPING Apply firestopping to electrical penetrations of fire-rated floor and wall assemblies to restore original fire-resistance rating of assembly. Firestopping materials and installation requirements are specified in Division 7 Section "Through-Penetration Firestop Systems." END OF SECTION 260533 PWA 201136.08 260533-3 RACEWAYS AND BOXES
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SECTION 260544 - SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR ELECTRICAL RACEWAYS AND CABLING PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. Sleeves for raceway and cable penetration of non-fire-rated construction walls and floors. 2. Sleeve-seal fittings. 3. Grout. 4. Silicone sealants. Related Requirements: 1. Section 078413 "Penetration Firestopping" for penetration firestopping installed in fireresistance-rated walls, horizontal assemblies, and smoke barriers, with and without penetrating items. 1.2 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product. PART 2 -PRODUCTS 2.1 SLEEVES Wall Sleeves: 1. Steel Pipe Sleeves: ASTM A 53/A 53M, Type E, Grade B, Schedule 40, zinc coated, plain ends. 2. Cast-Iron Pipe Sleeves: Cast or fabricated "wall pipe," equivalent to ductile-iron pressure pipe, with plain ends and integral waterstop unless otherwise indicated. Sleeves for Conduits Penetrating Non-Fire-Rated Gypsum Board Assemblies: Galvanized-steel sheet; 0.0239-inch minimum thickness; round tube closed with welded longitudinal joint, with tabs for screw-fastening the sleeve to the board. C. Sleeves for Rectangular Openings: 1. Material: Galvanized sheet steel. 2. Minimum Metal Thickness: a. For sleeve cross-section rectangle perimeter less than 50 inches larger than 16 inches, thickness shall be 0.052 inch. and with no side PWA 201 i 36.08 260544- i SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR ELECTRICAL RACEWAYS AND CABLING
b. For sleeve cross-section rectangle perimeter 50 inches or more and one or more sides larger than 16 inches, thickness shall be 0.138 inch. 2.2 GROUT c. D. Description: Nonshrink; recommended for interior and exterior sealing openings in non-firerated walls or floors. Standard: ASTM C 1107/C 1107M, Grade B, post-hardening and volume-adjusting, dry, hydraulic-cement grout. Design Mix: 5000-psi, 28-day compressive strength. Packaging: Premixed and factory packaged. 2.3 SILICONE SEALANTS Silicone Sealants: Single-component, silicone-based, neutral-curing elastomeric sealants of grade indicated below. 1. Grade: Pourable (self-leveling) formulation for openings in floors and other horizontal surfaces that are not fire rated. Silicone Foams: Multicomponent, silicone-based liquid elastomers that, when mixed, expand and cure in place to produce a flexible, nonshrinking foam. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 SLEEVE INSTALLATION FOR NON-FIRE-RATED ELECTRICAL PENETRATIONS Comply with NECA 1. Comply with NEMA VE 2 for cable tray and cable penetrations. C. Sleeves for Conduits Penetrating Above-Grade Non-Fire-Rated Concrete and Masonry-Unit Floors and Walls: 1. Interior Penetrations of Non-Fire-Rated Walls and Floors: a. Seal annular space between sleeve and raceway or cable, using JOlllt sealant appropriate for size, depth, and location of joint. Comply with requirements in Section 079200 "Joint Sealants." b. Seal space outside of sleeves with mortar or grout. Pack sealing material solidly between sleeve and wall so no voids remain. Tool exposed surfaces smooth; protect material while curing. 2. Use pipe sleeves unless penetration arrangement requires rectangular sleeved opening. PWA 201136.08 260544-2 SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR ELECTRICAL RACEWAYS AND CABLING
3. Size pipe sleeves to provide 1/4-inch annular clear space between sleeve and raceway or cable unless sleeve seal is to be installed. 4. Install sleeves for wall penetrations unless core-drilled holes or formed openings are used. Install sleeves during erection of walls. Cut sleeves to length for mounting flush with both surfaces of walls. Deburr after cutting. 5. Install sleeves for floor penetrations. Extend sleeves installed in floors 2 inches above finished floor level. Install sleeves during erection of floors. D. Sleeves for Conduits Penetrating Non-Fire-Rated Gypsum Board Assemblies: 1. Use circular metal sleeves unless penetration arrangement requires rectangular sleeved opening. 2. Seal space outside of sleeves with approved joint compound for gypsum board assemblies. E. Roof-Penetration Sleeves: Seal penetration of individual raceways and cables with flexible boot-type flashing units applied in coordination with roofing work. F. Aboveground, Exterior-Wall Penetrations: Seal penetrations using steel pipe sleeves and mechanical sleeve seals. Select sleeve size to allow for l-inch annular clear space between pipe and sleeve for installing mechanical sleeve seals. G. Underground, Exterior-Wall and Floor Penetrations: Install cast-iron pipe sleeves. Size sleeves to allow for l-inch annular clear space between raceway or cable and sleeve for installing sleeve-seal system. END OF SECTION 260544 PWA 201136.08 260544-3 SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR ELECTRICAL RACEWAYS AND CABLING
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SECTION 260553- IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. Identification for raceways. 2. Identification of power and control cables. 3. Identification for conductors. 4. Underground-line warning tape. 5. Warning labels and signs. 6. Instruction signs. 7. Equipment identification labels. 8. Miscellaneous identification products. 1.2 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each electrical identification product indicated. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE Comply with ANSI A13.1. Comply with NFPA 70. c. Comply with 29 CFR 1910.144 and 29 CFR 1910.145. D. Comply with ANSI Z535.4 for safety signs and labels. E. Adhesive-attached labeling materials, including label stocks, laminating adhesives, and inks used by label printers, shall comply with UL 969. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 POWER RACEWAY IDENTIFICATION MATERIALS Comply with ANSI A13.1 for minimum size of letters for legend and for minimum length of color field for each raceway size. Colors for Raceways Carrying Circuits at 600 V or Less: 1. Black letters on an yellow field. 2. Legend: Indicate voltage. PWA 201136.08 260553-1 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
C. Self-Adhesive Vinyl Labels for Raceways Carrying Circuits at 600 V or Less: Preprinted, flexible label laminated with a clear, weather- and chemical-resistant coating and matching wraparound adhesive tape for securing ends of legend label. D. Snap-Around Labels for Raceways Carrying Circuits at 600 V or Less: Slit, pretensioned, flexible, preprinted, color-coded acrylic sleeve, with diameter sized to suit diameter of raceway or cable it identifies and to stay in place by gripping action. E. Snap-Around, Color-Coding Bands for Raceways Carrying Circuits at 600 V or Less: Slit, pretensioned, flexible, solid-colored acrylic sleeve, 2 inches long, with diameter sized to suit diameter of raceway or cable it identifies and to stay in place by gripping action. F. Write-On Tags: Polyester tag, 0.010 inch thick, with corrosion-resistant grommet and cable tie for attachment to conductor or cable. 1. Marker for Tags: Permanent, waterproof, black ink marker recommended by tag manufacturer. 2. Marker for Tags: Machine-printed, permanent, waterproof, black ink marker recommended by printer manufacturer. 2.2 ARMORED AND METAL-CLAD CABLE IDENTIFICATION MATERIALS A Comply with ANSI A13.1 for minimum size of letters for legend and for minimum length of color field for each raceway and cable size. Colors for Raceways Carrying Circuits at 600 V and Less: 1. Black letters on a yellow field. 2. Legend: Indicate voltage. c. D. Self-Adhesive Vinyl Labels: Preprinted, flexible label laminated with a clear, weather- and chemical-resistant coating and matching wraparound adhesive tape for securing ends of legend label. Self-Adhesive Vinyl Tape: Colored, heavy duty, waterproof, fade resistant; 2 inches wide; compounded for outdoor use. 2.3 POWER AND CONTROL CABLE IDENTIFICATION MATERIALS A c. Comply with ANSI Al3.1 for minimum size of letters for legend and for minimum length of color field for each raceway and cable size. Self-Adhesive Vinyl Labels: Preprinted, flexible label laminated with a clear, weather- and chemical-resistant coating and matching wraparound adhesive tape for securing ends of legend label. Write-On Tags: Polyester tag, 0.010 inch thick, with corrosion-resistant grommet and cable tie for attachment to conductor or cable. PWA 201136.08 260553-2 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
1. Marker for Tags: Permanent, waterproof, black ink marker recommended by tag manufacturer. 2. Marker for Tags: Machine-printed, permanent, waterproof, black ink marker recommended by printer manufacturer. D. Snap-Around Labels: Slit, pretensioned, flexible, preprinted, color-coded acrylic sleeve, with diameter sized to suit diameter of raceway or cable it identifies and to stay in place by gripping action. E. Snap-Around, Color-Coding Bands: Slit, pretensioned, flexible, solid-colored acrylic sleeve, 2 inches long, with diameter sized to suit diameter of raceway or cable it identifies and to stay in place by gripping action. 2.4 CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION MATERIALS C. D. Color-Coding Conductor Tape: Colored, self-adhesive vinyl tape not less than 3 mils thick by 1 to 2 inches wide. Self-Adhesive Vinyl Labels: Preprinted, flexible label laminated with a clear, weather- and chemical-resistant coating and matching wraparound adhesive tape for securing ends of legend label. Marker Tapes: Vinyl or vinyl-cloth, self-adhesive wraparound type, with circuit identification legend machine printed by thermal transfer or equivalent process. Write-On Tags: Polyester tag, 0.010 inch thick, with corrosion-resistant grommet and cable tie for attachment to conductor or cable. 1. Marker for Tags: Permanent, waterproof, black ink marker recommended by tag manufacturer. 2. Marker for Tags: Machine-printed, permanent, waterproof, black ink marker recommended by printer manufacturer. 2.5 FLOOR MARKING TAPE 2-inch-wide, 5-mil pressure-sensitive vinyl tape, with black and white stripes and clear vinyl overlay. 2.6 WARNING LABELS AND SIGNS c. Comply with NFPA 70 and 29 CPR 1910.145. Self-Adhesive Warning Labels: Factory-printed, multicolor, pressure-sensitive adhesive labels, configured for display on front cover, door, or other access to equipment unless otherwise indicated. Baked-Enamel Warning Signs: PWA 201136.08 260553-3 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
1. Preprinted aluminum signs, punched or drilled for fasteners, with colors, legend, and size required for application. 2. 1/4-inch grommets in corners for mounting. 3. Nominal size, 7 by 10 inches. D. Metal-Backed, Butyrate Warning Signs: 1. Weather-resistant, nonfading, preprinted, cellulose-acetate butyrate signs with 0.0396- inch galvanized-steel backing; and with colors, legend, and size required for application. 2. 114-inch grommets in corners for mounting. 3. Nominal size, 10 by 14 inches. E. Warning label and sign shall include, but are not limited to, the following legends: 1. Multiple Power Source Warning: "DANGER - ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD - EQUIPMENT HAS MULTIPLE POWER SOURCES." 2. Workspace Clearance Warning: "WARNING - OSHA REGULATION - AREA IN FRONT OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MUST BE KEPT CLEAR FOR 36 INCHES." 2. 7 INSTRUCTION SIGNS Engraved, laminated acrylic or melamine plastic, minimum 1116 inch thick for signs up to 20 sq. inches and 118 inch thick for larger sizes. 1. Engraved legend with black letters on white face. 2. Punched or drilled for mechanical fasteners. 3. Framed with mitered acrylic molding and arranged for attachment at applicable equipment. Adhesive Film Label: Machine printed, in black, by thermal transfer or equivalent process. Minimum letter height shall be 3/8 inch. C. Adhesive Film Label with Clear Protective Overlay: Machine printed, in black, by thermal transfer or equivalent process. Minimum letter height shall be 3/8 inch. Overlay shall provide a weatherproof and UV -resistant seal for label. 2.8 EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION LABELS Adhesive Film Label with Clear Protective Overlay: Machine printed, in black, by thermal transfer or equivalent process. Minimum letter height shall be 3/8 inch. Overlay shall provide a weatherproof and UV -resistant seal for label. Self-Adhesive, Engraved, Laminated Acrylic or Melamine Label: Adhesive backed, with white letters on a dark-gray background. Minimum letter height shall be 3/8 inch. PWA 201136.08 260553-4 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
2.9 MISCELLANEOUS IDENTIFICATION PRODUCTS Paint: Comply with requirements in painting Sections for paint materials and application requirements. Select paint system applicable for surface material and location (exterior or interior). Fasteners for Labels and Signs: Self-tapping, stainless-steel screws or stainless-steel machine screws with nuts and flat and lock washers. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION Location: Install identification materials and devices at locations for most convenient viewing without interference with operation and maintenance of equipment. Apply identification devices to surfaces that require finish after completing finish work. C. Self-Adhesive Identification Products: Clean surfaces before application, using materials and methods recommended by manufacturer of identification device. D. Attach signs and plastic labels that are not self-adhesive type with mechanical fasteners appropriate to the location and substrate. E. System Identification Color-Coding Bands for Raceways and Cables: Each color-coding band shall completely encircle cable or conduit. Place adjacent bands of two-color markings in contact, side by side. Locate bands at changes in direction, at penetrations of walls and floors, at 50-foot maximum intervals in straight runs, and at 25-foot maximum intervals in congested areas. F. Underground-Line Warning Tape: During backfilling of trenches install continuous underground-line warning tape directly above line at 6 to 8 inches below finished grade. Use multiple tapes where width of multiple lines installed in a common trench or concrete envelope exceeds 16 inches overall. G. Painted Identification: Comply with requirements in painting Sections for surface preparation and paint application. 3.2 IDENTIFICATION SCHEDULE Accessible Raceways and Metal-Clad Cables, 600 V or Less, for Service, Feeder, and Branch Circuits More Than 30 A, and 120 V to ground: Install labels at 10-foot maximum intervals. Accessible Raceways and Cables within Buildings: Identify the covers of each junction and pull box of the following systems with self-adhesive vinyl labels with the wiring system legend and system voltage. System legends shall be as follows: 1. Emergency Power. 2. Power. PWA 201136.08 260553-5 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
3. UPS. C. Power-Circuit Conductor Identification, 600 V or Less: For conductors in vaults, pull and junction boxes, manholes, and handholes, use color-coding conductor tape to identify the phase. 1. Color-Coding for Phase and Voltage Level Identification, 600 V or Less: Use colors listed below for ungrounded feeder and branch-circuit conductors. a. Color shall be factory applied or field applied for sizes larger than No. 8 A WG, if authorities having jurisdiction permit. b. Colors for 203/110-V Circuits: 1) Phase A: Black. 2) Phase B: Red. 3) Phase C: Blue. c. Field-Applied, Color-Coding Conductor Tape: Apply in half-lapped turns for a minimum distance of 6 inches from terminal points and in boxes where splices or taps are made. Apply last two turns of tape with no tension to prevent possible unwinding. Locate bands to avoid obscuring factory cable markings. D. Install instructional sign including the color-code for grounded and ungrounded conductors using adhesive-film-type labels. E. Conductors to Be Extended in the Future: Attach write-on tags to conductors and list source. F. Auxiliary Electrical Systems Conductor Identification: Identify field-installed alarm, control, and signal connections. 1. Identify conductors, cables, and terminals in enclosures and at junctions, terminals, and pull points. Identify by system and circuit designation. 2. Use system of marker tape designations that is uniform and consistent with system used by manufacturer for factory-installed connections. 3. Coordinate identification with Project Drawings, manufacturer's wiring diagrams, and the Operation and Maintenance Manual. G. Locations of Underground Lines: Identify with underground-line warning tape for power, lighting, communication, and control wiring and optical fiber cable. 1. Limit use of underground-line warning tape to direct-buried cables. 2. Install underground-line warning tape for both direct-buried cables and cables in raceway. H. Workspace Indication: Install floor marking tape to show working clearances in the direction of access to live parts. Workspace shall be as required by NFPA 70 and 29 CFR 1926.403 unless otherwise indicated. Do not install at flush-mounted panelboards and similar equipment in finished spaces. I. Warning Labels for Indoor Cabinets, Boxes, and Enclosures for Power and Lighting: Selfadhesive warning labels. PWA 201136.08 260553-6 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
1. Comply with 29 CFR 1910.145. 2. Identify system voltage with black letters on an orange background. 3. Apply to exterior of door, cover, or other access. 4. For equipment with multiple power or control sources, apply to door or cover of equipment including, but not limited to, the following: a. Power transfer switches. b. Controls with external control power connections. J. Operating Instruction Signs: Install instruction signs to facilitate proper operation and maintenance of electrical systems and items to which they connect. Install instruction signs with approved legend where instructions are needed for system or equipment operation. K. Equipment Identification Labels: On each unit of equipment, install unique designation label that is consistent with wiring diagrams, schedules, and the Operation and Maintenance Manual. Apply labels to disconnect switches and protection equipment, central or master units, control panels, control stations, terminal cabinets, and racks of each system. Systems include power, lighting, control, communication, signal, monitoring, and alarm systems unless equipment is provided with its own identification. 1. Labeling Instructions: a. Indoor Equipment: Self-adhesive, engraved, laminated acrylic or melamine label. Unless otherwise indicated, provide a single line of text with 112-inch- high letters on 1-112-inch- high label; where two lines of text are required, use labels 2 inches high. b. Outdoor Equipment: Engraved, laminated acrylic or melamine label 4 inches high. c. Elevated Components: Increase sizes of labels and letters to those appropriate for viewing from the floor. d. Unless provided with self-adhesive means of attachment, fasten labels with appropriate mechanical fasteners that do not change the NEMA or NRTL rating of the enclosure. END OF SECTION 260553 PWA 201136.08 260553-7 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
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SECTION 260923 - LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. Time switches. 2. Photoelectric switches. Related Requirements: 1. Section 262726 "Wiring Devices" for wall-box dimmers, wall-switch occupancy sensors, and manual light switches. 1.2 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product. 1.3 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS Field quality-control reports. 1.4 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS Operation and maintenance data PART 2 -PRODUCTS 2.1 TIME SWITCHES Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Cooper Industries, Inc. 2. Intermatic, Inc. 3. Invensys Controls. 4. Leviton Mfg. Company Inc. 5. NSi Industries LLC; TORK Products. 6. Tyco Electronics; ALR Brand. PWA 201136.08 260923-1 LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES
Electronic Time Switches: Solid state, programmable, with alphanumeric display; complying with UL 917. 1. Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. 2. Contact Configuration: SPST. 3. Contact Rating: 30-A inductive or resistive, 240-V ac. 4. Programs: 1 channel; each channel is individually programmable with four on-off set points on a 24-hour schedule. 5. Circuitry: Allow connection of a photoelectric relay as substitute for on-off function of a program. 6. Astronomic Time: All channels. 7. Automatic daylight savings time changeover. 8. Battery Backup: Not less than seven days reserve, to maintain schedules and time clock. C. Electromechanical-Dial Time Switches: Comply with UL 917. 1. Listed and labeled as defined in NFP A 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. 2. Contact Configuration: SPST. 3. Contact Rating: 30-A inductive or resistive, 240-V ac. 4. Circuitry: Allows connection of a photoelectric relay as a substitute for the on-off function of a program. 5. Astronomic time dial. 6. Wound-spring reserve carryover mechanism to keep time during power failures, minimum of 16 hours. 2.2 OUTDOOR PHOTOELECTRIC SWITCHES Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited. to, the following: 1. Cooper Industries, Inc. 2. lntermatic, Inc. 3. NSi Industries LLC; TORK Products. 4. Tyco Electronics; ALR Brand. Description: Solid state, with SPST dry contacts rated for 1800 VA, to operate connected load, complying with UL 773. 1. Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. 2. Light-Level Monitoring Range: 1.5 to 10 fc, with an adjustment for turn-on and turn-off levels within that range. 3. Time Delay: Thirty-second minimum, to prevent false operation. 4. Lightning Arrester: Air-gap type. 5. Mounting: Twist lock complying with NEMA Cl36.10, with base. PWA 201136.08 260923-2 LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES
2.3 LIGHTING CONTACTORS Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation. 2. ASCO Power Technologies, LP; a division of Emerson Electric Co. 3. Eaton Corporation. 4. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution; Total Lighting Control. 5. SquareD; a brand of Schneider Electric. Description: Electrically operated and electrically held, combination-type lighting contactors with nonfused disconnect, complying with NEMA ICS 2 and UL 508. 1. Current Rating for Switching: Listing or rating consistent with type of load served, including tungsten filament, inductive, and high-inrush ballast (ballast with 15 percent or less total harmonic distortion of normal load current). 2. Fault Current Withstand Rating: Equal to or exceeding the available fault current at the point of installation. 3. Enclosure: Comply with NEMA 250. 4. Provide with control and pilot devices as indicated on Drawings, matching the NEMA type specified for the enclosure. 2.4 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES Power Wiring to Supply Side of Remote-Control Power Sources: Not smaller than No. 12 A WG. Comply with requirements in Section 260519 "Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables." Classes 2 and 3 Control Cable: Multiconductor cable with stranded-copper conductors not smaller than No.18 AWG. Comply with requirements in Section 260519 "Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables." C. Class 1 Control Cable: Multiconductor cable with stranded-copper conductors not smaller than No. 14 AWG. Comply with requirements in Section 260519 "Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables." PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION Install and aim sensors in locations to achieve not less than 90 percent coverage of areas indicated. Do not exceed coverage limits specified in manufacturer's written instructions. PWA 201136.08 260923-3 LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES
Mount electrically held lighting contactors with elastomeric isolator pads to eliminate structureborne vibration, unless contactors are installed in an enclosure with factory-installed vibration isolators. C. Wiring Method: Comply with Section 260519 "Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables." Minimum conduit size is 1/2 inch. D. Identify components and power and control wiring according to Section 260553 "Identification for Electrical Systems." 3.2 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Testing Agency: Engage a qualified testing agency to evaluate lighting control devices and perform tests and inspections. Perform the following tests and inspections with the assistance of a factory-authorized service representative: 1. Operational Test: After installing time switches and sensors, and after electrical circuitry has been energized, start units to confirm proper unit operation. 2. Test and adjust controls and safeties. Replace damaged and malfunctioning controls and equipment. C. Lighting control devices will be considered defective if they do not pass tests and inspections. D. Prepare test and inspection reports. END OF SECTION 260923 PWA 201136.08 260923-4 LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES
SECTION 262413- SWITCHBOARDS PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. Service and distribution switchboards rated 600 V and less. 2. Disconnecting and overcurrent protective devices. 3. Instrumentation. 4. Control power. 5. Accessory components and features. 6. Identification. 1.2 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Shop Drawings: For each switchboard and related equipment. 1. Include dimensioned plans, elevations, sections, and details, including required clearances and service space around equipment. Show tabulations of installed devices, equipment features, and ratings. 2. Include time-current coordination curves for each type and rating of overcurrent protective device included in switchboards. 3. Include schematic and wiring diagrams for power, signal, and control wiring. 1.3 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS Field quality-control reports. 1.4 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS Operation and maintenance data. 1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFP A 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. Comply with NEMA PB 2. C. Comply with NFPA 70. PWA 201136.08 262413-1 SWITCHBOARDS
D. Comply with UL 891. 1.6 WARRANTY Special Warranty: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees to repair or replace transient voltage suppression devices that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period. 1. Warranty Period: Five years from date of Substantial Completion. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 MANUFACTURED UNITS Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Eaton Electrical Inc.; Cutler-Hammer Business Unit. 2. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution. 3. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 4. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. Front-Connected, Front-Accessible Switchboards: 1. Main Devices: Panel mounted. 2. Branch Devices: Panel mounted. 3. Sections front and rear aligned. C. Nominal System Voltage: 208Y/120 V. D. Main-Bus Continuous: 2000 E. Enclosure: Steel, NEMA 250, Type 1. 1. Enclosure Finish: Factory-applied finish in manufacturer's standard gray finish over a rust-inhibiting primer on treated metal surface. F. Bus Transition and Incoming Pull Sections: Matched and aligned with basic switchboard. G. Hinged Front Panels: Allow access to circuit breaker, metering, accessory, and blank compartments. H. Pull Box on Top of Switchboard: 1. Adequate ventilation to maintain temperature in pull box within same limits as switchboard. 2. Removable covers shall form top, front, and sides. Top covers at rear shall be easily removable for drilling and cutting. PWA 201136.08 262413-2 SWITCHBOARDS
3. Bottom shall be insulating, fire-resistive material with separate holes for cable drops into switchboard. 4. Cable supports shall be arranged to facilitate cabling and adequate to support cables indicated, including those for future installation. I. Phase and Neutral Buses and Connections: Three phase, four wire unless otherwise indicated. Tin-plated, high-strength, electrical-grade aluminum alloy with tin-plated aluminum circuitbreaker line connections. 1. Ground Bus: 1/4-by-2-inch-minimum size, hard-drawn copper of 98 percent conductivity, equipped with pressure connectors for feeder and branch-circuit ground conductors. 2. Main Phase Buses and Equipment Ground Buses: Uniform capacity for entire length of switchboard's main and distribution sections. Provide for future extensions from both ends. 3. Neutral Buses: 100 percent of the ampacity of phase buses unless otherwise indicated, equipped with pressure connectors for outgoing circuit neutral cables. J. Future Devices: Equip compartments with mounting brackets, supports, bus connections, and appurtenances at full rating of circuit-breaker compartment. 2.2 DISCONNECTING AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES Molded-Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB): Comply with UL 489, with interrupting capacity to meet available fault currents. 1. Thermal-Magnetic Circuit Breakers: Inverse time-current element for low-level overloads, and instantaneous magnetic trip element for short circuits. Adjustable magnetic trip setting for circuit-breaker frame sizes 250 A and larger. 2. Adjustable Instantaneous-Trip Circuit Breakers: Magnetic trip element with frontmounted, field-adjustable trip setting. 3. Electronic trip circuit breakers with rms sensing; field-replaceable rating plug or fieldreplicable electronic trip; and the following field-adjustable settings: a. Instantaneous trip. b. Long- and short-time pickup levels. c. Long- and short-time time adjustments. d. Ground-fault pickup level, time delay, and ft response. 4. Current-Limiting Circuit Breakers: Frame sizes 400 A and smaller; let-through ratings less than NEMA FU 1, RK-5. 5. Molded-Case Circuit-Breaker (MCCB) Features and Accessories: a. Standard frame sizes, trip ratings, and number of poles. b. Lugs: Mechanical style, suitable for number, size, trip ratings, and conductor material. c. Application Listing: Appropriate for application; Type SWD for switching fluorescent lighting loads; Type HID for feeding fluorescent and high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting circuits. PWA 201136.08 262413-3 SWITCHBOARDS
d. Ground-Fault Protection: Remote-mounted relay and trip unit with adjustable pickup and time-delay settings, push-to-test feature, and ground-fault indicator. e. Zone-Selective Interlocking: Integral with electronic trip unit; for interlocking ground-fault protection function. f. Shunt Trip: 120-V trip coil energized from separate circuit, set to trip at [55] [75] percent of rated voltage. g. Undervoltage Trip: Set to operate at 35 to 75 percent of rated voltage without intentional time delay. h. Key Interlock Kit: Externally mounted to prohibit circuit-breaker operation; key shall be removable only when circuit breaker is in off position. Insulated-Case Circuit Breaker (ICCB): 100 percent rated, sealed, insulated-case power circuit breaker with interrupting capacity rating to meet available fault current. 1. Fixed circuit-breaker mounting. 2. Two-step, stored-energy closing. 3. Standard-function, microprocessor-based trip units with interchangeable rating plug, trip indicators, and the following field-adjustable settings: a. Instantaneous trip. b. Long- and short-time time adjustments. c. Ground-fault pickup level, time delay, and I 2 t response. C. Bolted-Pressure Contact Switch: Operating mechanism uses rotary-mechanical-bolting action to produce and maintain high clamping pressure on the switch blade after it engages the stationary contacts. 1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Boltswitch, Inc. b. Eaton Electrical Inc.; Cutler-Hammer Business Unit. c. Pringle Electrical Manufacturing Company, Inc. d. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. e. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. 2. Operating Mechanism: Manual handle operation to close switch; stores energy m mechanism for opening and closing. a. Electrical Trip: Operation of lever or push-button trip switch, or trip signal from ground-fault relay or remote-control device, causes switch to open. b. Mechanical Trip: Operation of mechanical lever, push button, or other device causes switch to open. 3. Auxiliary Switches: Factory installed, single pole, double throw, with leads connected to terminal block, and including one set more than quantity required for functional performance indicated. 4. Service-Rated Switches: Labeled for use as service equipment. PWA 201136.08 262413-4 SWITCHBOARDS
5. Ground-Fault Relay: Comply with UL 1053; self-powered type with mechanical groundfault indicator, test function, tripping relay with internal memory, and three-phase current transformer/sensor. 6. Open-Fuse Trip Device: Arranged to trip switch open if a phase fuse opens. 2.3 ACCESSORY COMPONENTS AND FEATURES Portable Test Set: For testing functions of solid-state trip devices without removing from switchboard. Include relay and meter test plugs suitable for testing switchboard meters and switchboard class relays. 2.4 IDENTIFICATION Service Equipment Label: NRTL labeled for use as service equipment for switchboards with one or more service disconnecting and overcurrent protective devices. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION Receive, inspect, handle, store and install switchboards and accessones according to NECA400. Equipment Mounting: Install switchboards on existing concrete base. 1. Install dowel rods to connect concrete base to concrete floor. Unless otherwise indicated, install dowel rods on 18-inch centers around the full perimeter of concrete base. 2. For supported equipment, install epoxy-coated anchor bolts that extend through concrete base and anchor into structural concrete floor. 3. Place and secure anchorage devices. Use setting drawings, templates, diagrams, instructions, and directions furnished with items to be embedded. 4. Install anchor bolts to elevations required for proper attachment to switchboards. C. Temporary Lifting Provisions: Remove temporary lifting eyes, channels, and brackets and temporary blocking of moving parts from switchboard units and components. D. Install filler plates in unused spaces of panel-mounted sections. E. Install overcurrent protective devices, transient voltage suppression devices, and instrumentation. F. Comply with NECA 1. PWA 201136.08 262413-5 SWITCHBOARDS
3.2 IDENTIFICATION c. Identify field-installed conductors, interconnecting wiring, and components; provide warning signs complying with requirements for identification specified in Section 260553 "Identification for Electrical Systems." Switchboard Nameplates: Label each switchboard compartment with a nameplate complying with requirements for identification specified in Section 260553 "Identification for Electrical Systems." Device Nameplates: Label each disconnecting and overcurrent protective device and each meter and control device mounted in compartment doors with a nameplate complying with requirements for identification specified in Section 260553 "Identification for Electrical Systems." 3.3 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Acceptance Testing Preparation: 1. Test insulation resistance for each switchboard bus, component, connecting supply, feeder, and control circuit. 2. Test continuity of each circuit. Tests and Inspections: 1. Perform each visual and mechanical inspection and electrical test stated in NETA Acceptance Testing Specification. Certify compliance with test parameters. 2. Correct malfunctioning units on-site, where possible, and retest to demonstrate compliance; otherwise, replace with new units and retest. 3. Test and adjust controls, remote monitoring, and safeties. Replace damaged and malfunctioning controls and equipment. C. Switchboard will be considered defective if it does not pass tests and inspections. D. Prepare test and inspection reports, including a certified report that identifies switchboards included and that describes scanning results. Include notation of deficiencies detected, remedial action taken, and observations after remedial action. END OF SECTION 262413 PWA 201136.08 262413-6 SWITCHBOARDS
SECTION 262416 - PANELBOARDS PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section includes distribution panelboards and lighting and appliance branch-circuit panelboards. 1.2 SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Shop Drawings: For each panelboard and related equipment. 1. Include dimensioned plans, elevations, sections, and details. Show tabulations of installed devices, equipment features, and ratings. 2. Detail enclosure types and details for types other than NEMA 250, Type 1. 3. Detail bus configuration, current, and voltage ratings. 4. Short-circuit current rating of panelboards and overcurrent protective devices. 5. Include evidence of NRTL listing for series rating of installed devices. 6. Detail features, characteristics, ratings, and factory settings of individual overcurrent protective devices and auxiliary components. 7. Include wiring diagrams for power, signal, and control wiring. 8. Include time-current coordination curves for each type and rating of overcurrent protective device included in panelboards. C. Operation and maintenance data. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. Comply with NEMA PB 1. C. Comply with NFPA 70. 1.4 WARRANTY Special Warranty: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees to repair or replace transient voltage suppression devices that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period. 1. Warranty Period: Five years from date of Substantial Completion. PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PANELBOARDS Fabricate and test panelboards according to IEEE 344 to withstand seismic forces defined in Division 16 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for Electrical Systems." Enclosures: Flush- and surface-mounted cabinets. 1. Rated for environmental conditions at installed location. a. Indoor Dry and Clean Locations: NEMA 250, Type 1. b. Outdoor Locations: NEMA 250, Type 3R. c. Wash-Down Areas: NEMA 250, Type 4X,. d. Other Wet or Damp Indoor Locations: NEMA 250, Type 4. 2. Front: Secured to box with concealed trim clamps. For surface-mounted fronts, match box dimensions; for flush-mounted fronts, overlap box. 3. Hinged Front Cover: Entire front trim hinged to box and with standard door within hinged trim cover. 4. Directory Card: Inside panelboard door, mounted in transparent card holder. 5. Lockable front latch, with loose key delivered to owner. C. Incoming Mains Location: Top and bottom. D. Phase, Neutral, and Ground Buses: Hard-drawn copper, 98 percent conductivity. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 262416-1 PANELBOARDS
E. Conductor Connectors: Suitable for use with conductor material and sizes. 1. Material: Hard-drawn copper, 98 percent conductivity. 2. Main and Neutral Lugs: Compression type. 3. Ground Lugs and Bus Configured Terminators: Compression type. 4. Feed-Through Lugs: Compression type, suitable for use with conductor material. Locate at opposite end of bus from incoming lugs or main device. 5. Subfeed (Double) Lugs: Compression type suitable for use with conductor material. Locate at same end of bus as incoming lugs or main device. F. Service Equipment Label: NRTL labeled for use as service equipment for panelboards with one or more main service disconnecting and overcurrent protective devices. G. Panelboard Short-Circuit Current Rating: Rated for series-connected system with integral or remote upstream overcurrent protective devices and labeled by an NRTL. Include size and type of allowable upstream and branch devices, and listed and labeled for series-connected shortcircuit rating by an NRTL. 2.2 DISTRIBUTION PANELBOARDS Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide product indicated on Drawings or comparable product by one of the following: 1. Eaton Electrical Inc.; Cutler-Hammer Business Unit. 2. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution. 3. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 4. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. Panelboards: NEMA PB 1, power and feeder distribution type. C. Doors: Secured with vault-type latch with tumbler lock; keyed alike. D. Mains: As indicated on plans. E. Branch Overcurrent Protective Devices: For Circuit-Breaker Frame Sizes 125 A and Smaller: Plug-in circuit breakers. F. Branch Overcurrent Protective Devices: For Circuit-Breaker Frame Sizes Larger Than 125 A: Bolt-on circuit breakers; plug-in circuit breakers where individual positive-locking device requires mechanical release for removal. 2.3 LIGHTING AND APPLIANCE BRANCH-CIRCUIT PANELBOARDS Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide product indicated on Drawings or comparable product by one of the following: 1. Eaton Electrical Inc.; Cutler-Hammer Business Unit. 2. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution. 3. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 4. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. Panelboards: NEMA PB 1, lighting and appliance branch-circuit type. C. Mains: As indicated on the plans. D. Branch Overcurrent Protective Devices: Plug-in circuit breakers, replaceable without disturbing adjacent units. E. Contactors in Main Bus: NEMA ICS 2, Class A, electrically held, general-purpose controller, with same short-circuit interrupting rating as panelboard. 1. External Control-Power Source: 120-V branch circuit. F. Doors: Concealed hinges; secured with flush latch with tumbler lock; keyed alike. G. Column-Type Panelboards: Narrow gutter extension, with cover, to overhead junction box equipped with ground and neutral terminal buses. 2.4 DISCONNECTING AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide product indicated on Drawings or comparable product by one of the following: 1. Eaton Electrical Inc.; Cutler-Hammer Business Unit. 2. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution. CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 262416-2 PANELBOARDS
3. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 4. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. Molded-Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB): Comply with UL 489, with series-connected rating to meet available fault currents. 1. Thermal-Magnetic Circuit Breakers: Inverse time-current element for low-level overloads, and instantaneous magnetic trip element for short circuits. Adjustable magnetic trip setting for circuit-breaker frame sizes 250 A and larger. 2. Adjustable Instantaneous-Trip Circuit Breakers: Magnetic trip element with frontmounted, field-adjustable trip setting. 3. Electronic trip circuit breakers with rms sensing; field-replaceable rating plug or fieldreplicable electronic trip; and the following field-adjustable settings: a. Instantaneous trip. b. Long- and short-time pickup levels. c. Long- and short-time time adjustments. d. Ground-fault pickup level, time delay, and I 2 t response. 4. Current-Limiting Circuit Breakers: Frame sizes 400 A and smaller; let-through ratings less than NEMA FU 1, RK-5. 5. GFCI Circuit Breakers: Single- and two-pole configurations with Class A ground-fault protection (6-mA trip). 6. Ground-Fault Equipment Protection (GFEP) Circuit Breakers: Class B ground-fault protection (30-mA trip). 7. Molded-Case Circuit-Breaker (MCCB) Features and Accessories: a. Standard frame sizes, trip ratings, and number of poles. b. Lugs: Compression style, suitable for number, size, trip ratings, and conductor materials. c. Application Listing: Appropriate for application; Type SWD for switching fluorescent lighting loads; Type HID for feeding fluorescent and high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting circuits. d. Ground-Fault Protection: Integrally mounted relay and trip unit with adjustable pickup and time-delay settings, push-to-test feature, and ground-fault indicator. e. Shunt Trip: 120-V trip coil energized from separate circuit, set to trip at 55 percent of rated voltage. PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION Receive, inspect, handle, store and install panelboards and accessories according to NECA 407. Mount top of trim 84 above finished floor unless otherwise indicated. C. Mount panelboard cabinet plumb and rigid without distortion of box. Mount recessed panelboards with fronts uniformly flush with wall finish and mating with back box. D. Install overcurrent protective devices and controllers not already factory installed. 1. Set field-adjustable, circuit-breaker trip ranges. E. Install filler plates in unused spaces. F. Comply with NECA 1. 3.2 IDENTIFICATION Identify field-installed conductors, interconnecting wiring, and components; provide warning signs complying with Division 26 Section "Electrical Identification." Create a directory to indicate installed circuit loads and incorporating Owner's final room designations. Obtain approval before installing. Use a computer or typewriter to create directory; handwritten directories are not acceptable. C. Panelboard Nameplates: Label each panelboard with a nameplate complying with requirements for identification specified in Division 26 Section "Electrical Identification." CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 262416-3 PANELBOARDS
D. Device Nameplates: Label each branch circuit device in distribution panelboards with a nameplate complying with requirements for identification specified in Division 16 Section "Electrical Identification." 3.3 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Perform tests and inspections. Acceptance Testing Preparation: 1. Test insulation resistance for each panelboard bus, component, connecting supply, feeder, and control circuit. 2. Test continuity of each circuit. C. Tests and Inspections: 1. Perform each visual and mechanical inspection and electrical test stated in NETA Acceptance Testing Specification. Certify compliance with test parameters. 2. Correct malfunctioning units on-site, where possible, and retest to demonstrate compliance; otherwise, replace with new units and retest. D. Panelboards will be considered defective if they do not pass tests and inspections. END OF SECTION 262416 CPS Oakland MS Electrical/HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 262416-4 PANELBOARDS
SECTION 262726 - WIRING DEVICES PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY This Section includes the following: 1. Receptacles, receptacles with integral GFCI, and associated device plates. 2. Wall-box motion sensors. 3. Snap switches and wall-box dimmers. 4. Wall-switch and exterior occupancy sensors. 5. Communications outlets. See Division 26 Section "Voice and Data Communication Cabling" for workstation outlets. 1.2 SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Operation and Maintenance Data: For wiring devices to include in all manufacturers' packing label warnings and instruction manuals that include labeling conditions. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE 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 intended use. Comply with NFPA 70. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 MANUFACTURERS Manufacturers' Names: Shortened versions (shown in parentheses) of the following manufacturers' names are used in other Part 2 articles: 1. Cooper Wiring Devices; a division of Cooper Industries, Inc. (Cooper). 2. Hubbell Incorporated; Wiring Device-Kellems (Hubbell). 3. Leviton Mfg. Company Inc. (Leviton). 4. Pass & Seymour/Legrand; Wiring Devices & Accessories (Pass & Seymour). 2.2 STRAIGHT BLADE RECEPTACLES Convenience Receptacles, 125 V, 20 A: Comply with NEMA WD 1, NEMAWD 6 configuration 5-20R, and UL 498. 1. A vail able Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Cooper; 5351 (single), 5352 (duplex). b. Hubbell; HBL5351 (single), CR5352 (duplex). c. Leviton; 5891 (single), 5352 (duplex). d. Pass & Seymour; 5381 (single), 5352 (duplex). 2.3 GFCI RECEPTACLES General Description: Straight blade, feed-through type. Comply with NEMA WD 1, NEMA WD 6, UL 498, and UL 943, Class A, and include indicator light that is lighted when device is tripped. Duplex GFCI Convenience Receptacles, 125 V, 20 A: 1. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 2. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide one of the following: a. Cooper; GF20. b. Pass & Seymour; 2084. PWA 201136.08 262726-1 WIRING DEVICES
2.4 2.5 c. 2.6 2.7 C. SNAP SWITCHES Comply with NEMA WD 1 and UL 20. Switches, 120/277 V, 20 A: 1. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Cooper; 2221 (single pole), 2222 (two pole), 2223 (three way), 2224 (four way). b. Hubbell; CS1221 (single pole), CS1222 (two pole), CS1223 (three way), CS1224 (four way). c. Leviton; 1221-2 (single pole), 1222-2 (two pole), 1223-2 (three way), 1224-2 (four way). d. Pass & Seymour; 20AC1 (single pole), 20AC2 (two pole), 20AC3 (three way), 20AC4 (four way). WALL-BOX DIMMERS Dimmer Switches: Modular, full-wave, solid-state units with integral, quiet on-off switches, with audible frequency and EMIIRFI suppression filters. Control: Continuously adjustable toggle switch; with single-pole or three-way switching. Comply with UL 1472. Incandescent Lamp Dimmers: 120 V; control shall follow square-law dimming curve. On-off switch positions shall bypass dimmer module. OCCUPANCY SENSORS Wall-Switch Sensors: 1. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Watt Stopper (The); WS-200. 2. Description: Passive-infrared type, 120/277 V, adjustable time delay up to 30 minutes, 180-degree field of view, with a minimum coverage area of 900 sq. ft.. Wide-Range Ceiling Mount Sensors: 1. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Watt Stopper (The); CX-100-3. 2. Description: Passive-infrared type, 120/277 V, adjustable time delay up to 30 minutes, 150-degree field of view, with a minimum coverage area of 1200 sq. ft. Include power packs and all necessary accessories. COMMUNICATIONS OUTLETS Telephone Outlet: 1. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Cooper; 3560-6. b. Leviton; 40649. 2. Description: Single RJ-45 jack for terminating 100-ohm, balanced, four-pair UTP; TIA/EIA-568-1 complying with Category 5e. Comply with UL 1863. Voice and Data Communication Outlet: Modular, keyed, color-coded, RJ-45 Category 5e jacks for UTP cable. Quantity per location as shown on plans. Combination TV and Telephone Outlet: 1. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Cooper; 3562. b. Leviton; 40595. 2. Description: Single RJ-45 jack for 100-ohm, balanced, four-pair UTP; TIA/EIA-568-1; complying with Category 5e; and one Type F coaxial cable connector. PWA 201136.08 262726-2 WIRING DEVICES
2.8 2.9 C. D. E. 2.10 WALL PLATES Single and combination types to match corresponding wiring devices. 1. Plate-Securing Screws: Metal with head color to match plate finish. 2. Material for Finished Spaces: Smooth, high-impact thermoplastic 3. Material for Unfinished Spaces: Smooth, high-impact thermoplastic. 4. Material for Damp Locations: Cast aluminum with spring-loaded lift cover, and listed and labeled for use in "wet locations." Wet-Location, Weatherproof Cover Plates: NEMA 250, complying with type 3R weatherresistant die-cast aluminum with lockable cover. FLOOR SERVICE FITTINGS Type: Modular, [flush-type] [flap-type] [above-floor], dual-service units suitable for wiring method used. Compartments: Barrier separates power from voice and data communication cabling. Service Plate: [Rectangular] [Round], [die-cast aluminum] [solid brass] with satin finish. Power Receptacle: NEMA WD 6 configuration 5-20R, gray finish, unless otherwise indicated. Voice and Data Communication Outlet: Modular, keyed, color-coded, RJ -45 Category 5e jacks for UTP cable. Quantity per location as shown on plans. FINISHES Color: Wiring device catalog numbers in Section Text do not designate device color. 1. Wiring Devices Connected to Normal Power System: As selected by Architect, unless otherwise indicated or required by NFPA 70 or device listing. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION Comply with NECA 1, including the mounting heights listed in that standard, unless otherwise noted. Coordination with Other Trades: 1. Take steps to insure that devices and their boxes are protected. Do not place wall finish materials over device boxes and do not cut holes for boxes with routers that are guided by riding against outside of the boxes. 2. Keep outlet boxes free of plaster, drywall joint compound, mortar, cement, concrete, dust, paint, and other material that may contaminate the raceway system, conductors, and cables. 3. Install device boxes in brick or block walls so that the cover plate does not cross a joint unless the joint is troweled flush with the face of the wall. 4. Install wiring devices after all wall preparation, including painting, is complete. C. Conductors: 1. Do not strip insulation from conductors until just before they are spliced or terminated on devices. 2. Strip insulation evenly around the conductor using tools designed for the purpose. A void scoring or nicking of solid wire or cutting strands from stranded wire. 3. The length of free conductors at outlets for devices shall meet provisions of NFPA 70, Article 300, without pigtails. D. Device Installation: 1. Replace all devices that have been in temporary use during construction or that show signs that they were installed before building finishing operations were complete. 2. Keep each wiring device in its package or otherwise protected until it is time to connect conductors. 3. Do not remove surface protection, such as plastic film and smudge covers, until the last possible moment. 4. Connect devices to branch circuits using pigtails that are not less than 6 inches in length. CPS Oakland MS Electricai!HVAC Upgrades PWA 20i i 36.08 262726-3 WIRING DEVICES
E. F. G. H. 3.2 3.3 5. When there is a choice, use side wiring with binding-head screw terminals. Wrap solid conductor tightly clockwise, 2/3 to 3/4 of the way around terminal screw. 6. Use a torque screwdriver when a torque is recommended or required by the manufacturer. 7. When conductors larger than No. 12 AWG are installed on 15- or 20-A circuits, splice No. 12 A WG pigtails for device connections. 8. Tighten unused terminal screws on the device. 9. When mounting into metal boxes, remove the fiber or plastic washers used to hold device mounting screws in yokes, allowing metal-to-metal contact. Receptacle Orientation: 1. Install ground pin of vertically mounted receptacles down, and on horizontally mounted receptacles to the right. Device Plates: Do not use oversized or extra-deep plates. Repair wall finishes and remount outlet boxes when standard device plates do not fit flush or do not cover rough wall opening. Dimmers: 1. Install dimmers within terms of their listing. 2. Verify that dimmers used for fan speed control are listed for that application. 3. Install unshared neutral conductors on line and load side of dimmers according to manufacturers' device listing conditions in the written instructions. Arrangement of Devices: Unless otherwise indicated, mount flush, with long dimension vertical and with grounding terminal of receptacles on top. Group adjacent switches under single, multigang wall plates. IDENTIFICATION Comply with Division 26 Section "Electrical Identification." 1. Receptacles: Identify panelboard and circuit number from which served. Use hot, stamped or engraved machine printing with black-filled lettering on face of plate, and durable wire markers or tags inside outlet boxes. FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Perform tests and inspections and prepare test reports. 1. Test Instruments: Use instruments that comply with UL 1436. 2. Test Instrument for Convenience Receptacles: Digital wiring analyzer with digital readout or illuminated LED indicators of measurement. Tests for Convenience Receptacles: 1. Line Voltage: Acceptable range is 105 to 132 V. 2. Ground Impedance: Values of up to 2 ohms are acceptable. 3. GFCI Trip: Test for tripping values specified in UL 1436 and UL 943. 4. Using the test plug, verify that the device and its outlet box are securely mounted. 5. The tests shall be diagnostic, indicating damaged conductors, high resistance at the circuit breaker, poor connections, inadequate fault current path, defective devices, or similar problems. Correct circuit conditions, remove malfunctioning units and replace with new, and retest as specified above. END OF SECTION 262726 PWA 201136.08 262726-4 WIRING DEVICES
SECTION 262816 - ENCLOSED SWITCHES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. Fusible switches. 2. Nonfusible switches. 3. Receptacle switches. 4. Shunt trip switches. 5. Molded-case circuit breakers (MCCBs). 6. Enclosures. 1.2 DEFINITIONS NC: Normally closed. NO: Normally open. C. SPDT: Single pole, double throw. 1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of enclosed switch, circuit breaker, accessory, and component indicated. Shop Drawings: For enclosed switches and circuit breakers. Include plans, elevations, sections, details, and attachments to other work. 1. Wiring Diagrams: For power, signal, and control wiring. 1.4 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS Field quality-control reports. 1.5 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS Operation and maintenance data. PWA 201136.08 262816-1 ENCLOSED SWITCHES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. Comply with NFPA 70. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 NONFUSIBLE SWITCHES Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Eaton Electrical Inc.; Cutler-Hammer Business Unit. 2. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution. 3. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 4. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. Type GD, General Duty, Single Throw, 600 A and Smaller: UL 98 and NEMA KS 1, horsepower rated, lockable handle with capability to accept two padlocks, and interlocked with cover in closed position. C. Accessories: 1. Equipment Ground Kit: Internally mounted and labeled for copper and aluminum ground conductors. 2. Neutral Kit: Internally mounted; insulated, capable of being grounded and bonded; labeled for copper and aluminum neutral conductors. 3. Lugs: Suitable for number, size, and conductor material. 2.2 MOLDED-CASE CIRCUIT BREAKERS Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Eaton Electrical Inc.; Cutler-Hammer Business Unit. 2. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution. 3. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 4. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. General Requirements: Comply with UL 489, NEMA AB 1, and NEMA AB 3, with interrupting capacity to comply with available fault currents. C. Thermal-Magnetic Circuit Breakers: Inverse time-current element for low-level overloads and instantaneous magnetic trip element for short circuits. Adjustable magnetic trip setting for circuit-breaker frame sizes 250 A and larger. PWA 201136.08 262816-2 ENCLOSED SWITCHES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
D. Electronic Trip Circuit Breakers: Field-replaceable rating plug, rms sensing, with the following field-adjustable settings: 1. Instantaneous trip. 2. Long- and short-time pickup levels. 3. Long- and short-time time adjustments. 4. Ground-fault pickup level, time delay, and I 2 t response. E. Current-Limiting Circuit Breakers: Frame sizes 400 A and smaller, and let-through ratings less than NEMA FU 1, RK-5. F. Features and Accessories: 1. Standard frame sizes, trip ratings, and number of poles. 2. Lugs: Suitable for number, size, trip ratings, and conductor material. 3. Application Listing: Appropriate for application; Type SWD for switching fluorescent lighting loads; Type HID for feeding fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lighting circuits. 4. Ground-Fault Protection: Comply with UL 1053;integrally mounted, self-powered type with mechanical ground-fault indicator; relay with adjustable pickup and time-delay settings, push-to-test feature, internal memory, and shunt trip unit; and three-phase, zerosequence current transformer/sensor. 5. Shunt Trip: Trip coil energized from separate circuit, with coil-clearing contact. 6. Auxiliary Contacts: One SPDT switch with "a" and "b" contacts; "a" contacts mimic circuit-breaker contacts, "b" contacts operate in reverse of circuit-breaker contacts. 7. Alarm Switch: One NO contact that operates only when circuit breaker has tripped. 2.3 ENCLOSURES Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers: NEMA AB 1, NEMA KS 1, NEMA 250, and UL 50, to comply with environmental conditions at installed location. 1. Indoor, Dry and Clean Locations: NEMA 250, Type 1. 2. Outdoor Locations: NEMA 250, Type 3R. 3. Other Wet or Damp, Indoor Locations: NEMA 250, Type 3R. 4. Indoor Locations Subject to Dust, Falling Dirt, and Dripping Noncorrosive Liquids: NEMA 250, Type 12. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION Install individual wall-mounted switches and circuit breakers with tops at uniform height unless otherwise indicated. Temporary Lifting Provisions: Remove temporary lifting eyes, channels, and brackets and temporary blocking of moving parts from enclosures and components. PWA 201136.08 262816-3 ENCLOSED SWITCHES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
C. Install fuses in fusible devices. D. Comply with NECA 1. 3.2 IDENTIFICATION Comply with requirements in Section 260553 "Identification for Electrical Systems." 1. Identify field-installed conductors, interconnecting wiring, and components; provide warning signs. 2. Label each enclosure with engraved metal or laminated-plastic nameplate. 3.3 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Perform tests and inspections. Acceptance Testing Preparation: 1. Test insulation resistance for each enclosed switch and circuit breaker, component, connecting supply, feeder, and control circuit. 2. Test continuity of each circuit. C. Tests and Inspections: 1. Perform each visual and mechanical inspection and electrical test stated in NET A Acceptance Testing Specification. Certify compliance with test parameters. 2. Correct malfunctioning units on-site, where possible, and retest to demonstrate compliance; otherwise, replace with new units and retest. D. Enclosed switches and circuit breakers will be considered defective if they do not pass tests and inspections. E. Prepare test and inspection reports, including a certified report that identifies enclosed switches and circuit breakers and that describes scanning results. Include notation of deficiencies detected, remedial action taken, and observations after remedial action. END OF SECTION 262816 CPS Oakland MS Electricai!HVAC Upgrades PWA 201136.08 262816-4 ENCLOSED SWITCHES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
SECTION 262923 - VARIABLE FREQUENCY CONTROLLERS PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 1.2 c. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. 0. 1.3 1.4 1.5 SUMMARY Section includes separately enclosed, pre-assembled, combination VFCs, rated 600 V and less, for speed control of three-phase, squirrel-cage induction motors. DEFINITIONS BAS: Building automation system. CE: Conformite Europeene (European Compliance). CPT: Control power transformer. EMI: Electromagnetic interference. IGBT: Insulated-gate bipolar transistor. LAN: Local area network. LED: Light-emitting diode. MCP: Motor-circuit protector. NC: Normally closed. NO: Normally open. OCPD: Overcurrent protective device. PID: Control action, proportional plus integral plus derivative. PWM: Pulse-width modulated. RFI: Radio-frequency interference. VFC: Variable-frequency motor controller. SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type and rating of VFC indicated. Operation and maintenance data. QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFP A 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. Comply with NFP A 70. WARRANTY Special Warranty: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees to repair or replace VFCs that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period. 1. Warranty Period: Five years from date of Substantial Completion. PART 2 -PRODUCTS 2.1 MANUFACTURED UNITS Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. General Electric Company; GE Consumer & Industrial - Electrical Distribution. 2. Rockwell Automation, Inc.; Allen-Bradley Brand. 3. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 4. Square D; a brand of Schneider Electric. 5. Toshiba International Corporation. General Requirements for VFCs: Comply with NEMA ICS 7, NEMA ICS 61800-2, and UL 508C. C. Application: Variable torque D. VFC Description: Variable-frequency power converter (rectifier, de bus, and IGBT, PWM inverter) factory packaged in an enclosure, with integral disconnecting means and overcurrent PWA 201136.08 262923-1 VARIABLE FREQUENCY CONTROLLERS
and overload protection; listed and labeled by an NRTL as a complete unit; arranged to provide self-protection, protection, and variable-speed control of one or more three-phase induction motors by adjusting output voltage and frequency. 1. Units suitable for operation of NEMA MG 1, Design A and Design B motors as defined by NEMA MG 1, Section IV, Part 30, "Application Considerations for Constant Speed Motors Used on a Sinusoidal Bus with Harmonic Content and General Purpose Motors Used with Adjustable-Voltage or Adjustable-Frequency Controls or Both." 2. Listed and labeled for integrated short-circuit current (withstand) rating by an NRTL acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction. E. Design and Rating: Match load type, such as fans, blowers, and pumps; and type of connection used between motor and load such as direct or through a power-transmission connection. F. Output Rating: Three-phase; 10 to 60Hz, with voltage proportional to frequency throughout voltage range; maximum voltage equals input voltage. G. Unit Operating Requirements: 1. Input AC Voltage Tolerance: Plus 10 and minus 10 percent of VFC input voltage rating. 2. Input AC Voltage Unbalance: Not exceeding 3 percent. 3. Input Frequency Tolerance: Plus or minus 3 percent of VFC frequency rating. 4. Minimum Efficiency: 96 percent at 60 Hz, full load. 5. Minimum Displacement Primary-Side Power Factor: 96 percent under any load or speed condition. 6. Ambient Temperature Rating: Not less than 14 deg F and not exceeding 104 deg F. 7. Ambient Storage Temperature Rating: Not less than minus 4 deg F and not exceeding 140 deg F 8. Humidity Rating: Less than 95 percent (noncondensing). 9. Overload Capability: 1.5 times the base load current for 60 seconds; minimum of 1.8 times the base load current for three seconds. 10. Speed Regulation: Plus or minus 10 percent. 11. Output Carrier Frequency: Selectable; 0.5 to 15 khz. 12. Stop Modes: Programmable; includes fast, free-wheel, and de injection braking. H. Isolated Control Interface: Allows VFCs to follow remote-control electrical signal over a minimum 40: 1 speed range. I. Internal Adjustability Capabilities: 1. Minimum Speed: 5 to 25 percent of maximum rpm. 2. Maximum Speed: 80 to 100 percent of maximum rpm. 3. Acceleration: 0.1 to 999.9 seconds. 4. Deceleration: 0.1 to 999.9 seconds. 5. Current Limit: 30 to minimum of 150 percent of maximum rating. J. Self-Protection and Reliability Features: 1. Input transient protection by means of surge suppressors to provide three-phase protection against damage from supply voltage surges 10 percent or more above nominal line voltage. 2. Loss of Input Signal Protection: Selectable response strategy, including speed default to a percent of the most recent speed, a preset speed, or stop; with alarm. 3. Under- and overvoltage trips. 4. Inverter overcurrent trips. 5. VFC and Motor Overload/Overtemperature Protection: Microprocessor-based thermal protection system for monitoring VFCs and motor thermal characteristics, and for providing VFC overtemperature and motor overload alarm and trip; settings selectable via the keypad; NRTL approved. 6. Instantaneous line-to-line and line-to-ground overcurrent trips. 7. Loss-of-phase protection. 8. Reverse-phase protection. 9. Short-circuit protection. PWA 201136.08 262923-2 VARIABLE FREQUENCY CONTROLLERS
K. L. M. 2.2 A c. D. E. F. 2.3 A 2.4 A 10. Motor overtemperature fault. Automatic Reset/Restart: Attempt three restarts after drive fault or on return of power after an interruption and before shutting down for manual reset or fault correction; adjustable delay time between restart attempts. Bidirectional Autospeed Search: Capable of starting VFC into rotating loads spinning in either direction and returning motor to set speed in proper direction, without causing damage to drive, motor, or load. Torque Boost: Auto~atically varies starting and continuous torque to at least 1.5 times the minimum torque to ensure high-starting torque and increased torque at slow speeds. CONTROLS AND INDICATION Status Lights: Door-mounted LED indicators displaying the following conditions: 1. Power on. 2. Run. 3. Overvoltage. 4. Line fault. 5. Overcurrent. 6. External fault. Panel-Mounted Operator Station: Manufacturer's standard front-accessible, sealed keypad and plain-english language digital display; allows complete programming, program copying, operating, monitoring, and diagnostic capability. 1. Keypad: In addition to required programming and control keys, include keys for HAND, OFF, and AUTO modes. Historical Logging Information and Displays: 1. Fault log, maintaining last four faults with time and date stamp for each. Indicating Devices: Digital display mounted flush in VFC door and connected to display VFC parameters including, but not limited to: 1. Output frequency (Hz). 2. Motor speed (rpm). 3. Motor status (running, stop, fault). 4. Motor current (amperes). 5. Motor torque (percent). 6. Fault or alarming status (code). 7. PID feedback signal (percent). 8. DC-link voltage (V de). 9. Set point frequency (Hz). 10. Motor output voltage (V ac). Control Signal Interfaces: 1. Remote Signal Inputs: Capability to accept any of the following speed-setting input signals from the BAS or other control systems: a. 0- to 10-V de. b. 4- to 20-mA de. c. Potentiometer using up/down digital inputs. d. Fixed frequencies using digital inputs. PID Control Interface: Provides closed-loop set point, differential feedback control in response to dual feedback signals. Allows for closed-loop control of fans and pumps for pressure, flow, or temperature regulation. 1. Number of Loops: One LINE CONDITIONING AND FILTERING EMIIRFI Filtering: CE marked; certify compliance with IEC 61800-3 for Category C2. ENCLOSURES VFC Enclosures: NEMA 250, to comply with environmental conditions at installed location. PWA 201136.08 262923-3 VARIABLE FREQUENCY CONTROLLERS
1. Dry and Clean Indoor Locations: Type 1 PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 C. D. E. F. 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 INSTALLATION Wall-Mounting Controllers: Install VFCs on walls with tops at uniform height and with disconnect operating handles not higher than 79 inches above finished floor unless otherwise indicated, and by bolting units to wall or mounting on lightweight structural-steel channels bolted to wall. For controllers not on walls, provide freestanding racks complying with Division 16 Section "Hangers and Supports for Electrical Systems." Install fuses in each fusible-switch VFC. Install fuses in control circuits if not factory installed. Comply with requirements m Division 16 Section "Fuses." Install heaters in thermal-overload relays. Select heaters based on actual nameplate full-load amperes after motors have been installed. Install, connect, and fuse thermal-protector monitoring relays furnished with motor-driven equipment. Comply with NECA 1. IDENTIFICATION Identify VFCs, components, and control wiring. 1. Identify field-installed conductors, interconnecting wiring, and components; provide warning signs. 2. Label each VFC with nameplate. 3. Label each enclosure-mounted control and pilot device. FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Tests and Inspections: 1. Inspect VFC, wiring, components, connections, and equipment installation. Test and adjust controllers, components, and equipment. 2. Test insulation resistance for each VFC element, component, connecting motor supply, feeder, and control circuits. 3. Test continuity of each circuit. 4. Verify that voltages at VFC locations are within 10 percent of motor nameplate rated voltages. If outside this range for any motor, notify Architect before starting the motor(s). 5. Test each motor for proper phase rotation. 6. Correct malfunctioning units on-site, where possible, and retest to demonstrate compliance; otherwise, replace with new units and retest. 7. Test and adjust controls, remote monitoring, and safeties. Replace damaged and malfunctioning controls and equipment. VFCs will be considered defective if they do not pass tests and inspections. ADJUSTING Program microprocessors for required operational sequences, status indications, alarms, event recording, and display features. Clear events memory after final acceptance testing and prior to Substantial Completion. Set field-adjustable circuit-breaker trip ranges DEMONSTRATION Train Owner's maintenance personnel to adjust, operate, reprogram, and maintain VFCs. END OF SECTION 262923 PWA 20i i 36.08 262923-4 VARIABLE FREQUENCY CONTROLLERS
SECTION 263100- PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY EQUIPMENT PART 1- GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. PV laminates (cells laminated into rigid sheets, with connecting cables). 2. PV modules (laminates in mounting frames). 3. Charge controllers. 4. Mounting structures. 1.2 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each type of product. 1. Include rated capacities, operating characteristics, electrical characteristics, and furnished specialties and accessories. Shop Drawings: For PV modules. 1. Include plans, elevations, sections, and mounting details. 2. Include details of equipment assemblies. Indicate dimensions, weights, loads, required clearances, method of field assembly, components, and location and size of each field connection. 3. Detail fabrication and assembly. 4. Include diagrams for power, signal, and control wiring. 1.3 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS Field quality-control reports. Sample Warranty: For manufacturer's special materials and workmanship warranty and minimum power output warranty. 1.4 WARRANTY Manufacturer's Special Materials and Workmanship Warranty: Manufacturer agrees to repair or replace components of PV modules that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period. 1. Manufacturer's materials and workmanship warranties include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Faulty operation of PV modules. PWA 201136.08 2631 00-1 PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY EQUIPMENT
2. Warranty Period: Five years from date of Substantial Completion. Manufacturer's Special Minimum Power Output Warranty: Manufacturer agrees to repair or replace components of PV modules that fail to exhibit the minimum power output within specified warranty period. Special warranty, applying to modules only, applies to materials only, on a prorated basis, for period specified. 1. Manufacturer's minimum power output warranties include, but are not limited to, the following warranty periods, from date of Substantial Completion: a. Specified minimum power output to 80 percent or more, for a period of 25 years. PART 2- PRODUCTS 2.1 MANUFACTURED UNITS Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Aleo Solar. 2. BP Solar US 3. Canadian Solar. 4. ET Solar. 5. Evergreen Solar, Inc. 6. GE Energy; General Electric Company. 7. Kaneka Corporation. 8. Kyocera International, Inc. 9. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. 10. REC Solar US LLC. 11. Sanyo North America Corporation. 12. Schott Solar. 13. Sharp Electronics Corporation. 14. SunPower Corporation. 15. Suntech Power. 16. Trina Solar Limited. 17. United Solar Ovonic LLC. 18. Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd. 2.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION Battery-Storage PV System: 1. Connected to a battery bank to provide electricity to Project. 2. An array of two modules to generate a total nominal 350 rated W. 3. System Components: a. Cell materials. PWA 201136.08 263100-2 PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY EQUIPMENT
b. PV modules. c. Array frame. d. Charge controller. e. Overcurrent protection/combiner box. f. Mounting structure. g. Battery charge controller(s). h. Batteries. i. Battery-storage structure. 2.3 MANUFACTUREDUNITS Cell Materials: Amorphous silicon (a-si). Module Construction: 1. Nominal Size: 32 inches wide by 64 inches long. 2. Weight: 42.8lb. C. Encapsulant: Ethyl vinyl acetate. D. Front Panel: Fully tempered glass. E. Backing Material: Tempered glass. F. Junction Box: 1. IP Code: IP65. 2.4 CAPACITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS Minimum Electrical Characteristics: 1. Rated Open Circuit Voltage (Voc): 37 V de. 2. Maximum Power at Voltage (Vpm): 30 V de. 3. Short-Circuit Temperature Coefficient: 25 C. 4. Rated Short-Circuit Current Osc): 8.9 5. Maximum System: <Insert V de>. 6. Rated Operation Current (Imp): 8.5 7. Maximum Power at STC (Pmax): 260 watts. 2.5 MODULE FRAMING PV laminates mounted in anodized extruded-aluminum frames. 1. Entire assembly UL listed for electrical and fire safety, Class C, according to UL 1703, complying with IEC 61215. 2. Frame strength exceeding requirements of certifying agencies in subparagraph above. 3. Finish: Anodized aluminum. PWA 201136.08 263100-3 PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY EQUIPMENT
a. Alloy and temper recommended by framing manufacturer for strength, corrosion resistance, and application of required finish. b. Color: As indicated by manufacturer's designations. 2.6 ARRAY CONSTRUCTION Framing: 1. Material: Extruded aluminum. 2.7 CHARGE CONTROLLER Charge Controller Electrical Characteristics: 1. Nominal Battery Voltage: 2-12V de. 2.8 MOUNTING STRUCTURES Pole Mount: Lower edge of Panel tops at 12' -0" above grade. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 EXAMINATION Examine substrate areas and conditions, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for installation tolerances and other conditions affecting performance of the Work. 3.2 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Perform tests and inspections with the assistance of a factory-authorized service representative. PV module will be considered defective if it does not pass tests and inspections. C. Prepare test and inspection reports. END OF SECTION 263100 PWA 201136.08 263100-4 PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY EQUIPMENT
SECTION 265600 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY Section Includes: 1. Exterior luminaires with lamps and ballasts. 2. Luminaire-mounted photoelectric relays. 3. Poles and accessories. 1.2 ACTION SUBMITTALS Product Data: For each luminaire, pole, and support component, arranged in order of lighting unit designation. Include data on features, accessories, and finishes. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application. Comply with IEEE C2, "National Electrical Safety Code." C. Comply with NFP A 70. PART 2 -PRODUCTS 2.1 2.2 c. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. MANUFACTURERS Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide product or available products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, product(s) indicated on Drawings. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LUMINAIRES Luminaires shall comply with UL 1598 and be listed and labeled for installation in wet locations by an NRTL acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction. 1. LER Tests Incandescent Fixtures: Where LER is specified, test according to NEMALE5 2. LER Tests HID Fixtures: Where LER is specified, test according to NEMA LE S Lateral Light Distribution Patterns: Comply with IESNA RP-8 for parameters of lateral light distribution patterns indicated for luminaires. Metal Parts: Free of burrs and sharp corners and edges. Sheet Metal Components: Corrosion-resistant aluminum unless otherwise indicated. Form and support to prevent warping and sagging. Housings: Rigidly formed, weather- and light-tight enclosures that will not warp, sag, or deform in use. Provide filter/breather for enclosed luminaires. Doors, Frames, and Other Internal Access: Smooth operating, free of light leakage under operating conditions, and designed to permit relamping without use of tools. Designed to prevent doors, frames, lenses, diffusers, and other components from falling accidentally during relamping and when secured in operating position. Doors shall be removable for cleaning or replacing lenses. Designed to disconnect ballast when door opens. Exposed Hardware Material: Stainless steel. Plastic Parts: High resistance to yellowing and other changes due to aging, exposure to heat, and UV radiation. Light Shields: Metal baffles, factory installed and field adjustable, arranged to block light distribution to indicated portion of normally illuminated area or field. Reflecting surfaces shall have minimum reflectance as follows unless otherwise indicated: 1. White Surfaces: 85 percent. 2. Specular Surfaces: 83 percent. 3. Diffusing Specular Surfaces: 75 percent. PWA 201136.08 265600-1 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
K. Lenses and Refractors Gaskets: Use heat- and aging-resistant resilient gaskets to seal and cushion lenses and refractors in luminaire doors. L. Luminaire Finish: Manufacturer's standard paint applied to factory-assembled and -tested luminaire before shipping. Where indicated, match finish process and color of pole or support materials. M. Factory-Applied Finish for Steel Luminaires: Comply with NAAMM's "Metal Finishes Manual for Architectural and Metal Products" for recommendations for applying and designating finishes. 1. Surface Preparation: Clean surfaces to comply with SSPC-SP 1, "Solvent Cleaning," to remove dirt, oil, grease, and other contaminants that could impair paint bond. Grind welds and polish surfaces to a smooth, even finish. Remove mill scale and rust, if present, from uncoated steel, complying with SSPC-SP 5/NACE No. 1, "White Metal Blast Cleaning," or SSPC-SP 8, "Pickling." 2. Exterior Surfaces: Manufacturer's standard finish consisting of one or more coats of primer and two finish coats of high-gloss, high-build polyurethane enamel. a. Color: As selected from manufacturer's standard catalog of colors. N. Factory-Applied Finish for Aluminum Luminaires: Comply with NAAMM's "Metal Finishes Manual for Architectural and Metal Products" for recommendations for applying and designating finishes. 1. Finish designations prefixed by AA comply with the system established by the Aluminum Association for designating aluminum finishes. 2. Class I, Color Anodic Finish: AA-M32C22A42/A44 (Mechanical Finish: medium satin; Chemical Finish: etched, medium matte; Anodic Coating: Architectural Class I, integrally colored or electrolytically deposited color coating 0.018 mm or thicker) complying with AAMA 611. a. Color: Dark bronze. 2.3 c. 2.4 FLUORESCENT BALLASTS AND LAMPS Ballasts for Low-Temperature Environments: 1. Temperatures 0 Deg F and Higher: Electronic type rated for 0 deg F starting and operating temperature with indicated lamp types. Ballast Characteristics: 1. Power Factor: 90 percent, minimum. 2. Sound Rating: Class 3. Total Harmonic Distortion Rating: Less than 10 percent. 4. Case Temperature for Compact Lamp Ballasts: 65 deg C, maximum. Low-Temperature Lamp Capability: Rated for reliable starting and operation with ballast provided at temperatures 0 deg F and higher. BALLASTS FOR HID LAMPS Comply with ANSI C82.4 and UL 1029 and capable of open-circuit operation without reduction of average lamp life. Include the following features unless otherwise indicated: 1. Ballast Circuit: Constant-wattage autotransformer or regulating high-power-factor type. 2. Minimum Starting Temperature: Minus 22 deg F. 3. Normal Ambient Operating Temperature: 104 deg F. 4. Ballast Fuses: One in each ungrounded power supply conductor. Voltage and current ratings as recommended by ballast manufacturer. 2.5 HID LAMPS Metal-Halide Lamps: ANSI C78.43, with minimum CRI 65, and CCT color temperature 4000 K. Pulse-Start, Metal-Halide Lamps: Minimum CRI 65, and CCT color temperature 4000 K. 2.6 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR POLES AND SUPPORT COMPONENTS Structural Characteristics: Comply with AASHTO LTS-4-M. PWA201136.08 265600-2 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1. Wind-Load Strength of Poles: Adequate at indicated heights above grade without failure, permanent deflection, or whipping in steady winds of speed indicated in "Structural Analysis Criteria for Pole Selection" Article. 2. Strength Analysis: For each pole, multiply the actual equivalent projected area of luminaires and brackets by a factor of 1.1 to obtain the equivalent projected area to be used in pole selection strength analysis. Luminaire Attachment Provisions: Comply with luminaire manufacturers' mounting requirements. Use stainless-steel fasteners and mounting bolts unless otherwise indicated. C. Mountings, Fasteners, and Appurtenances: Corrosion-resistant items compatible with support components. 1. Materials: Shall not cause galvanic action at contact points. 2. Anchor Bolts, Leveling Nuts, Bolt Caps, and Washers: Hot-dip galvanized after fabrication unless otherwise indicated. 3. Anchor-Bolt Template: Plywood or steel. D. Handhole: Oval-shaped, with minimum clear opening of 2-112 by 5 inches, with cover secured by stainless-steel captive screws. E. Concrete Pole Foundations: Cast in place, with anchor bolts to match pole-base flange. Concrete, reinforcement, and formwork are specified in Section 033000 "Cast-in-Place Concrete." 2.7 ALUMINUM POLES Poles: Seamless, extruded structural tube complying with ASTM B 429/B 429M, Alloy 6063- T6 with access handhole in pole wall. Poles: ASTM B 209, 5052-H34 marine sheet alloy with access handhole in pole wall. 1. Shape: As shown on plans. 2. Mounting Provisions: Butt flange for bolted mounting on foundation or breakaway support. C. Pole-Top Tenons: Fabricated to support luminaire or luminaires and brackets indicated, and securely fastened to pole top. D. Grounding and Bonding Lugs: Welded 1/2-inch threaded lug, complying with requirements in Section 260526 "Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems," listed for attaching grounding and bonding conductors of type and size listed in that Section, and accessible through handhole. E. Brackets for Luminaires: Detachable, with pole and adapter fittings of cast aluminum. Adapter fitting welded to pole and bracket, then bolted together with stainless-steel bolts. 1. Tapered oval cross section, with straight tubular end section to accommodate luminaire. 2. Finish: Same as pole. F. Aluminum Finish: Comply with NAAMM's "Metal Finishes Manual for Architectural and Metal Products" for recommendations for applying and designating finishes. 1. Finish designations prefixed by AA comply with the system established by the Aluminum Association for designating aluminum finishes. 2. Class I, Color Anodic Finish: AA-M32C22A42/A44 (Mechanical Finish: medium satin; Chemical Finish: etched, medium matte; Anodic Coating: Architectural Class I, integrally colored or electrolytically deposited color coating 0.018 mm or thicker) complying with AAMA 611. a. Color: Dark bronze As selected by Architect from manufacturer's full range. PART 3- EXECUTION 3.1 LUMINAIRE INSTALLATION Install lamps in each luminaire. Fasten luminaire to indicated structural supports. 1. Use fastening methods and materials selected to resist seismic forces defined for the application and approved by manufacturer. C. Adjust luminaires that require field adjustment or aiming. PWA 201136.08 265600-3 EXTERIOR LIGHTING