ABOUT THE PRESENTOR

ARMANDO R. DIAZ
Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA)
ASEAN CHARTER PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
Professional Electrical Engineer ( PEE )
Registered Master Plumber
Certified Plant Mechanical( CPM )
Accredited Pollution Control Officer
Licensed Professional Engineer with more than 40 years experience in the field of
building and facility design, consultancy, construction, operations and maintenance
involving various mechanical electrical plumbing and fire protection system

2021 CHAIRMAN IIEE COFNAP

2020 TOCAE AWARDEE
2019 MEPF ORG. OF THE PHIL. INC. PRESIDENT
2018 PSUMP NATIONAL PRESIDENT
2011 IIEE NATIONAL PRESIDENT
2010 MITEEA MOST OUTSTANDING ALUMNI
1998 MOST OUTSTNDING PRACTIONER IN INDUSTRY
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 Referral Codes/Approvals
of FDAS Components/
1.
Systems
Fire Code of the Philippines 2008 - BFP
2. Philippine Electrical Code - Part I
3. Philippine Electronics Code –
Book 2 - FDAS
4.NFPA 72 - National Fire Alarm and
Signaling Code (USA)
5.Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL)
6. Any other internationally recognized
body acceptable to Purchaser/ Consultant.
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FDAS Sensors-1
Selection of Other
FDAS Sensors-2
 Common FDAS
Abbreviation
FACP – Fire Alarm Control
Panel
RAP
SD – –Smoke
Remote AnnunciatorHD – Heat Detector
Detector
Panel
FD – Flame Detector FGD – Fire-Gas
MPS – Manual Pull Detector FS – Flow
Station Switch
SS – Supervisory FAC – Fire Alarm
Switch Cabinet
SL – Strobe Light AB – Alarm Bell
EOL – End of Line CP – Call Point
Resistor UV – IR – Infra Red Light
Ultra-Violet Light ADD – Addressable
CONV – Conventional
TYP. FIRE DETECTION &
ALARM SYSTEM (FDAS)
LAYOUT
 TYP. FDAS RISER
DIAGRAM-1
 TYP. FDAS RISER
DIAGRAM-2
 Typ. FDAS Homerun
•Circuit
Typical FACP Specifications
• Primary Input Power: 220VAC, 60Hz,
3.2A standard; Secondary Power: 24 volt
operation: two 7-24 AH batteries
• IFL = 3.2 AMPERES
• USE: 2 – 2.0mm2 THHN + Ground Wire
• WIRE AMPACITY = 25 AMPERES
• Note: This very small auxiliary load
maybe included to an emergency
lighting circuit.
 Typ. Detector Homerun
Circuit
• Smoke detectors or Heat detectors or
Flame detectors or Gas Detectors are
contact switches to initiate an alarm or
annunciation!
• FACP Operating Voltage: 24 Volts DC
• Maximum # of Detectors per zone: 32
(or depending on the Manufacturer)
• Standard Size of Wire: 1.2 square mm TF
Wire (or AWG 16) TF Wire
 FGAS
FIRE GAS DETECTION SYSTEM
• Fire Pump
• Jockey Pump
• Air Pressurization
• Gas Detectors
• Smoke Extraction
 Guidelines - Fire Pump
Circuits
• Feeders to Fire Pumps Controllers (FPC)
MUST be fed from a separate feeder or
separate service entrance other than the
service entrance of the building.
• Feeder to the FPC must be fire rated.
• Feeder to the FPC should only use RSC,
IMC or EMT pipes or the now
fire-retardant PVC pipes.
• FPCs must be alternatively fed from an
Emergency Genset through an automatic
transfer switch (ATS)
 TYPICAL INSTALLATION
OF JOCKEY PUMP &
FIRE PUMP
 FIRE PUMP CIRCUIT
SIZING-230V
• ASSUME: 3HP MIN. PER FLOOR LEVEL
• EXAMPLE:
• FOR A 22 STOREY BUILDING,
• HP RATING OF FIRE PUMP
• = 22 FLOOR X 3HP/FLOOR = 66HP
• USE 75HP FIRE PUMP, @ 230V RATING,
• I = 75HP X 746W / 1.732/ 230V /0.8PF / 0.9 EFF’Y
• I = 195 AMPERES FULL LOAD
• Iw = 195 X 125% = 243.7 AMPS
• USE: THREE – 125mm2 THHN + 50mm2 GROUND
in 65mm dia. RSC or IMC (AMPACITY = 265 AMPS)
• PROTECTION: 600AT/600AF/3P 240V CIRCUIT
BREAKER
 FIRE PUMP CIRCUIT
SIZING-400V
• EXAMPLE:
• FOR A 22 STOREY BUILDING,
• HP RATING OF FIRE PUMP
• = 22 FLOOR X 3HP/FLOOR = 66HP
• USE 75HP FIRE PUMP, @ 400V RATING,
• I = 75HP X 746W / 1.732/ 400V /0.8PF / 0.9
EFF’Y
• I = 112 AMPERES FULL LOAD
• Iw = 112 X 125% = 140 AMPS
• USE: THREE – 50mm2 THHN + 22mm2
GROUND in 50mm dia. RSC or IMC
(AMPACITY = 150 AMPS)
• PROTECTION: 400AT/400AF/3P 400V CIRCUIT
JOCKEY PUMP CIRCUIT
SIZING- 230V
• SINCE THE FIRE PUMP CAPACITY IS 75HP,
THEN THE JOCKEY PUMP SHOULD BE
• = 10% X 75HP = 7.5HP MAXIMUM

• USE 7.5HP JOCKEY PUMP, @ 230V RATING,

• I = 7.5HP X 746W / 1.732/ 230V /0.8PF / 0.9
EFF’Y
• I = 19.5 AMPERES FULL LOAD
• Iw = 19.5 X 125% = 24.37 AMPS
• USE: THREE – 8.0mm2 THHN + 5.5mm2
GROUND in 25mm dia. RSC or IMC
(AMPACITY = 55 AMPS)
Stairwell
Pressurization
STAIRWELL
PRESURIZATION
SYSTEM (NFPA 92)
 TYP. STAIRWELL
PRESURIZATIONVariable Frequency Driven

SMOKE

SMOKE
 STAIRWELL PRESURIZATION FANS or
SPFs
(NFPA 92)
• In the event of a fire emergency, the stairwells are frequently the
primary escape route and may also serve as the primary access
route for firefighting teams. In these smoke control zones, stairwell
pressurization fans (or SPF) are used to pressurize stairwells to limit
smoke infiltration by maintaining positive pressure across closed
stairwell doors. Fans used for stairwell pressurization should be
designed to operate at low enough pressures so that exit doors can
be safely opened during evacuation.
• Just like the Fire Pump, the SPF system should be automatically be
operated
by the operation of the FDAS system.
• It is recommended here to use variable frequency driven SPFs in
order to maintain the correct positive pressure (a pressure
differential of not more than 0.25inch w.g. or 62.2 Pa) and prevent
the occurrence of an over pressure that may hinder the easy
opening of the exit doors.
 STAIRWELL PRESSURIZATION
FAN
• FOR AN 11-STOREY BUILDING, THE
ESTIMATED HP RATING OF THE
PRESSURIZATION FAN IS 15HP..
• THE FULL LOAD CURRENT FOR A 230V 3-PH
SYSTEM IS,
• I = 15HP X 746 / 1.732/ 230V / 0.8PF/ 0.9 EFF’Y
• 39AMPERES
• Iw = 39 X 125% = 48.7 AMPS
• USE: THREE – 8.0mm2 THHN + 5.5mm2
GROUND in 25mm dia. RSC or IMC
(AMPACITY = 55 AMPS)
Smoke/ Toxic Gas
Detection
 FLAMMABLE & TOXIC
Gas (CO)
Detectors
CO or Carbon Monoxide is Carbon Monoxide
a colorless, odorless, Detectors should
tasteless, flammable, sound the alarm and
automatically run
toxic or poisonous gas,
smoke extraction or
slightly lighter than air. ventilating fans.
• Produced during fires in
enclosed areas due to
incomplete combustion.
• Present in enclosed or partially
enclosed parking levels of
buildings and malls due to
smoke from parked vehicles
that are running idle.
 FLAMMABLE & TOXIC Gas (H2S)
Detectors
H2S Gas H2S or Hydrogen Sulfide is a
Detectors colorless,
should sound corrosive flammable toxic or
an alarm and
poisonous gas, with the odor of
automatically
run gas •rotten
Presenteggs, andgas,
in natural slightly heavier
a by-product
extraction or refining crudethan
during air.oil refinery flare
oil, an
ventilating fans. continuously burns toxic H2S; Also
present in fuel oil depots and gasoline
stations.
• Present in sewer water, inside septic
tanks or
in sewage treatment plants, in swamps.
• May enter homes through the toilets if
FLAMMABLE Gas Detectors -
LPG 1) LPG is a mixture of propane
40%)
(30 - and butane (60 -
70%), it is
stored as a &
colorless liquidodorless
under in its
An LPG Gas Detector pressure,
naturalis
should automatically state.
shut-off the electrical 2) LPG vapour is heavier than air.
Solenoid Valve on the gas Therefore, the vapour may flow
along
ignited the
at ground and into drains
a considerable
supply line. from
and the source of leakage.
be
distance
SHUT-OFF
3) LPG is odorized before
distribution, such that any escape of
gas may be noticeable by its smell
by adding ethyl mercaptan.

4) LPG forms a flammable mixture

when mixed with air within the
flammability limit to large volumes
of vapour/air mixture and thus
cause considerable hazard.
 FLAMMABLE Gas Detectors –
METHANE GAS
Methane Gas (CH4) is mainly
Methane Gas (CH4)
natural gas, a colorless,
Detectors should sound
odorless highly flammable
an alarm and
gas, highly explosive, but it
automatically run gas
is not toxic, not corrosive.
extraction or ventilating
Methane gas explosions are
fans.
responsible for the 2007
Glorietta 2 explosion and
many deadly mining
• Present in sewer water (like the
disasters.
toxic H2S), in septic tanks or in
STPs; Together with toxic H2S,
may also enter homes through
the toilets if trap water seal is lost
due to evaporation or siphonage.
Smoke
Extraction
TYP. LOW RISE BUILDING SMOKE EXTRACTION
TYP. LOW RISE BUILDING SMOKE
EXTRACTION
TYP. MEDIUM RISE BUILDING
SMOKE EXTRACTION
TYP. HIGH RISE BUILDING SMOKE EXTRACTION
 TYP. CAR PARK SMOKE
EXTRACTION
 TYP. WAREHOUSE SMOKE
EXTRACTION
 Ultimate FDAS Block
Diagram

H2S/ CO/ LPG/ CH4 SMOKE EXTRACTION FANS

GAS SENSORS/
PRESSURIZATION FANS
DETECTORS

SMART WATCHES/
VIBRATE
Elevators/ Lifts/
Escalators
 ELEVATOR
•
LOADS
EXAMPLE, FOR AN 11-STOREY OR A
22-STOREY BUILDING, USE A 25HP 3-PHASE
400 VOLTS 60HZ VARIABLE FREQUENCY
DRIVE (VFD) MOTOR, THE FULL LOAD
CURRENT IS,
• I = 25HP X 746 / 1.732/ 400V / 0.8PF/ 0.9 EFF’Y
• 37.4 AMPERES
• Iw = 37.4 X 125% = 46.7 AMPS
• USE: THREE – 8.0mm2 THHN + 5.5mm2
GROUND in 25mm dia. RSC or IMC
(AMPACITY = 55 AMPS)
• PROTECTION: 60AT/100AF/3P 400V CIRCUIT
MEGGER or CABLE
INSULATION TEST
“BONUS”
MEGGER : 500VDC OR GREATER
#14 or # 12 ------- 1 MEG or better
For larger conductor based on ampacity :
25A - 50A…………………… 250,000 ohm
51A – 100A …………………… 100,000 ohm
101A - 200 A ……………………50,000 ohm
201A – 400A ……………25,000ohm
401 A – 800 A ………….. 10,000 ohm
Over 800A …. 5,000 ohm
*Good only for conductor rated at 600v
For insulation other than 600 v , the reading not less than 1,000
ohm/volts required
HI-POT Test:
Rating X 1.5 say 35KV x 1.5 = 52.5 KV
Not to exceed 6uA optional if current is increasing or not
Increasing : Fail Decreasing : Pass
35KV cable test 49 KV w/o failure at least 5min.
 BONUS TOPIC
SIZING THE SOLAR POWER
• Assume an available roof area of 30 mtrs by 20 mtrs, and
about 205 of the area to be allotted for anchoring the panels
and for maintenance access,
• The number of 250 watts solar panels is,
• = 20 x 30 x 80% / 1.6m x 1.0m
• = 300 panels
• The Total kW capacity of the Solar Power Supply system is,
• = 300 panels x 250 watts / 1000
• = 75 kW maximum possible
• Use: 6 each 12kW grid tie inverters (to be connected 4 x
6kW inverters per phase) 240 volts DC input, 220 volts AC
1-phase, pure sine wave output.
• Note: Option to arrange a net metering agreement with the
Utility company. Any extra energy generated during day
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