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Electrical Documents/Drawing/Plan

Electrical Permits
Electrical Permit Needed Before Work is Started. Before starting any installation
work, alternation, repair or extension on any electrical system, the owners, lessors,
operators, occupants, or licensed electrical practitioners shall obtain Electrical Permit
for buildings, trailers, mobile homes, or other premises from the Office of the Local
Building Official, and for watercrafts from the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).
In securing the electrical permit, the services of a licensed electrical practitioner is
required under the New Electrical Engineering Law (RA 7920).
What is the requirements of Electrical Permit

The Electrical Permit shall include the following minimum information:

1. Applicant.
2. Professional Electrical Engineer (PEE) who signed and sealed electrical
plans and specifications.
3. Licensed Electrical Practitioner (RME/REE) who is in-charge of
electrical works.
4. Building Owner.
5. Lot Owner.
6. Building Official
7. Five (5) sets of complete electrical plans and specifications signed and
sealed by Professional Electrical Engineer (PEE)
Electrical Permit to Be Issued Immediately

• The application, upon receipt, shall be checked immediately by the

local building official or his representatives for compliance with the
requirements. If complying, the Electrical Permits shall be issued upon
payment of the corresponding electrical fees.
• If the project is extensive and required more time for checking and for
computations of fees, the issuance of the Electrical Permit need not
be issued immediately. The delay shall not be longer than five (5)
working days after which time application together with the
accompanying plans shall be considered as complying with all the
requirement and the electrical permit shall be issued immediately
thereafter.
Posting of Electrical Permit. A copy of the Electrical Permit, upon
issuance, shall be posted at a conspicuous location at the job site and
shall not be removed until final inspection and approval of the work shall
have been made. Licensed Electrical Practitioner in-charge of the design,
and the licensed electrical practitioner in-charge of the installation shall
post a copy of their respective Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
identification card together with the electrical permit at all times.
Electrical Inspection

Application for Inspection. An application for inspection shall be filed

with the government authority concerned before a preliminary and/or
final inspection is done.

Certificate of Inspection. No electrical installation, alteration, and/or

addition shall be connected or reconnected to any power supply or any
other source of electrical energy without a Certificate of Final Electrical
Inspection/Completion obtained from the local building official signed by
their respective licensed electrical practitioner.
Special

Temporary Installation. For temporary electrical installation, the same

procedure as stated above shall be followed. At the end of the period
covered by the certificate of inspection, the temporary installation shall
be removed. Extended use of the temporary installation shall require a
new approval electrical permit.

Reconnection of Disconnected Services. In cases where service has been

cut off for more than one (1) year, a new certificate of final electrical
inspection shall be required before reconnection.
Drawing Sheet and Sizes

Electrical plans and drawings shall be drawn on drawing sheets of the

following standard sizes:

760 mm x 1 000 mm
600 mm x 900 mm
500 mm x 760 mm

For a dwelling unit having a floor area of not more than 50 square meters
with a total load not exceeding 3 680 VA, a drawing sheet of size 297 mm
x 420 mm (A3 size) is permitted.
Drawing Scale. Appropriate metric drawing scales shall be used
Plans and Specification

Plan Requirements:
Location and Site Plans. Location and site plans, with proposed structure
and owner’s land drawn to appropriate metric scale shall show:
• Bordering areas showing public or well-known streets, landmarks
and/or structures which need not be drawn to scale unless they
extend into the area concerned;
• Location of service drop, service equipment and nearest pole of the
utility company furnishing electrical energy; location of the meter as
well as sizes of service entrance wires, conduits and service
equipment; and
• Clearance of the path or run of service drops and entrance wires to
adjacent existing and/or proposed structures
Legend or Symbols. Refer to electrical symbols.

General Notes and/or Specifications. General Notes and/or Specifications,

written on the plans or submitted on separate standard size sheets shall
show:
• Nature of electrical service, including number of phases, number of
wires, voltage and frequency;
• Type of wiring;
• Special equipment to be installed, indicating ratings and classification
of service or duty cycle;
• System or method of grounding;
• Type and rating of main disconnecting means, overcurrent protection
(OCP) and branch circuit wiring;
• Clearances of service drop, burial depth for service lateral, mounting
height and clearance for service equipment, mounting height and
clearance for kWh meter.
Electrical Layout. Floor plan showing location of equipment and devices,
and their interconnection wiring.
• Plan for Power. Layout and wiring plans for power on the floor plans
drawn to scale, shall show:
1. Sizes and location of service entrance conductors, raceways, metering
equipment, main switchboard, layout of feeders and distribution
panels or switches and their sizes, types and ratings;
2. Complete circuits of motors and other electrical equipment, their
controlling devices, their locations and ratings;
3. Complete wiring of emergency power system
• Plan for Lighting and Receptacle Outlets. Layout and wiring plans for
general lighting and receptacle outlets on floor plans drawn to scale,
shall show:
1. Location, type and rating of lighting fixtures, indicating illumination in
lux in each room or area. In residences, hotels, apartment houses, and
churches, the illumination level in each room or area need not be
shown nor computed;
2. Location of switches for each fixtures or group of fixtures;
3. Location of receptacle outlets and appliances to be served and their
ratings;
4. Complete circuits of the lighting and receptacle outlets;
5. Complete wiring of emergency lighting system, if any;
6. A separate drawing showing layout of receptacle outlets may be
made at the discretion of the design engineer.
• Plan for Fire Alarm Circuits. Layout and wiring plans of fire alarm
station, fire alarm bell, fire alarm control panel, and other shall be
drawn to scale and show:
1. Location of outlets, equipment and/or apparatus and controls;
2. Complete circuit showing no. and size of raceway and wire;

• Schedule of Loads. Schedule of load in tabulated form shall indicate:

1. Motor Loads
2. Lighting and Receptacle Loads
3. Other Load
• Design Analysis. Design analysis shall be included on the drawings or
shall be submitted on separate sheets of standard size, and shall
show:

1. Branch circuits, sub-feeders, feeders, busways, and service entrance;

2. Types, ratings, and trip settings of overload protective devices;
3. Calculation of short circuit current for determining the interrupting
capacity of overcurrent protection device for residential, commercial,
and industrial establishment;
4. Calculation of voltage drops.
• One Line Diagram. One line diagram shall indicate:

1. Lighting and Receptacle Outlet Loads;

2. Motor Loads;
3. Feeders and Sub feeders;
4. Load Center.
Title Block

Title block or nameplate of plans and drawing shall be a standard strip of

40 mm high at the bottom of the sheet. It shall contain the following:
1. Name and location of installation or project;
2. Name, signature and address of owner/manager/operator;
3. Title of sheet;
4. Name, signature and seal of Professional Electrical Engineer together
with Professional Regulation Commission professional license number
and validity, Professional Tax Receipt Number, and Tax Identification
Number;
5. Scale used, date drawn; and
6. Sheet number.
Electrical Materials Specification and
Approved Standards
Standards of Materials

• All materials shall be new and shall conform with the standards of the
Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc. ANSI, NEMA, IPCEA, IES, and ASTM in
every case such standards have been established for the particular
type of material in question.
• All materials on all systems shall comply with the following
specifications, unless, specifically accepted and all materials where
not specified shall be of the best of their respective kind.
• Sample of any materials shall be submitted for approval as required by
the Engineers.
Wires and Cables

• All wires shall be copper, soft-drawn and annealed, shall be of 98%

conductivity, shall be smooth and true of a cylindrical form and shall
be within 1% of the actual size called for. 109
• All wires and cables shall comply with the requirements of the
Underwriter’s Laboratories, the ASTM and IPCEA as they apply to the
particular usage.
• THHN/THWN wires can be used for the same size of provided that the
allowable current does not exceed that of THWN wires shall not be
used for any outdoor installation
Conduits

• Conduits shall be galvanized, Intermediate Metallic Conduit (IMC) with

quality grade interior coating.
• Conduits shall be heavy wall, high chemical resistance, normal impact
typed and shall be smooth and free from chips, blisters, cracks and
other defects. There shall be no tendency for the conduit or fitting to
peel, scale, flake, chalk or crumble
Boxes

• All indoor boxes shall be of code GA#16, galvanized sheet steel.

• All outdoor boxes shall be cast cadmium or zinc coated with gasketed
covers.

Panel Boards and Cabinets

• Weatherproof enclosures shall be gasketed and suitable for the

degree of protection required.
Molded Case Circuit Breaker

• Circuit breaker shall consist of a quick-make, quick break type entirely

trip free operating mechanism with contracts. ARC-interrupter and
thermal magnetic trip unit for each pole, all enclosed in a molded
phenolic case. Circuit breaker shall be trip indicating, with the tripped
position of breaker handle midway between “On” and “Off” position.
Three pole circuit breaker shall be common trip type.
• Minimum interrupting rating shall be as shown in the drawings.
Types of Electrical Load

1. Resistive Loads - Loads consisting of any heating element are classified as resistive
loads. These include incandescent lights, toasters, ovens, space heaters and
coffee makers.

2. Inductive Loads - Loads that power electrical motors are inductive loads. These
are found in a variety of household items and devices with moving parts,
including fans, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, washing machines and the
compressors in refrigerators and air conditioners.

3. Capacitive Loads - Examples of capacitive loads are: capacitor banks, buried

cables, capacitors used in various circuits such as motor starters etc.
Electrical Symbols
Example of Electrical Load Calculation
Voltage Drop
Example of Voltage Drop Calculation
Single Phase Electrical System

Color Coding
L1 – Red
N – Black
G - Green

System Voltage
•L1 to N = 230 V
•L2 to N = 230 V
•L3 to N = 230 V
Three Phase Electrical System

Color Coding
L1 – Red
L2 – Yellow
L3 – Blue
N – Black
G - Green

System Voltage
•L1 to L2= 440 V
•L2 to L3= 440 V
•L3 to L1= 440 V

•L1 to N = 230 V
•L2 to N = 230 V
•L3 to N = 230 V
Example of A Singe Line Diagram of an Electrical System
L: Panels
for A/C, Lighting
use, Higher
Voltage
R: Panels
for Residential
use, Lower
Voltage
E: Emergency
Panel
T: Transformer
ATS: Automatic
transfer Switch
M: Motor
Sample of an Electrical Plan
Sample of an Electrical Plan
Sample of an Electrical Plan
Sample of an Electrical Plan