UNIT: 4

INTRODUCTION TO POWER SYSTEM AND

ELECTRICAL SAFETY
SIMPLE LAYOUT OF GENERATION, TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
OF POWER SYSTEM
 Safety Measures in Electrical System
• Never touch or try repairing any electrical equipment or circuits with wet hands. It increases the
conductivity of electric current.
• Never use equipment with damaged insulation or broken plugs.
• If you are working on any electrical socket at your home, then always turn-off the mains.
• Always use insulated tools while working.(never use aluminium or steel ladder)
• Electrical hazards include exposed energized parts and unguarded electrical equipment which
may become energized unexpectedly -carries warning signs like “Shock Risk”. Always be
observant such electrical signs.
• Never try repairing energized equipment. Always check that it is de-energized first by using a
tester. When an electric tester touches a live or hot wire, the bulb inside the tester lights up
showing that an electrical current is flowing through the respective wire.
• Know the wire code of your country.
• When working electrical circuit always use appropriate insulated rubber gloves and goggles.
• Always use a circuit breaker or fuse with the appropriate current rating. Circuit breakers and
fuses are protection devices that automatically disconnect the live wire when a condition of
short circuit or over current occurs. The selection of the appropriate fuse or circuit breaker is
essential.
ELECTRICAL WIRING
 • House wiring deals with the distribution system arranged within the domestic
premises.
• Wiring requirement varies with customer to customer .
• House wiring generally done on either 230 V single phase or 400 V three phase
supply.
• In the latter case, total load is divided among the three phases.
• An earth wire is also run connecting all the power plugs from where large quantity of
electrical energy is tapped by using electrical appliances like heater, electric iron, hot
plate, air conditioner etc.
HOUSE
WIRING Wiring materials and accessories
The following materials are used for house wiring :-
Switches Lamp holders Ceiling roses
Socket out-lets Switch boards Wires
MCB Fuse unit
The accessories used for house wiring are:-
Screw driver Cutting pliers Nose pliers
Wire stripper Knife Hammer
Drilling machine Test lamp Wood saw
 Sr. No. Types of Electrical Wiring Systems
1 Cleat Wiring
TYPES OF
2 Lead Sheathed or Metal-Sheathed Wiring
WIRING
3 Casing and Capping Wiring
4 Batten Wiring (CTS or TRS)
5 Conduit Wiring
CLEAT WIRING

This wiring system uses VIR (Vulcanized

Indian Rubber) or PVC (Polyvinyl chloride)
wire. This wire is braided and compounded
on walls or ceilings using porcelain clays.

This wire can be weatherproof. This is usually

configured when wiring. At present this
wiring is not used for home. This is because
it is temporary wiring. It is used especially in
temporary military campuses or festival-
related pavilions.
 Lead Sheathed or Metal-Sheathed Wiring

This type of wiring allows the conductor. Which is insulated with VIR.
It has about 95% lead aluminum alloy in the outer casing which
protects the metal casing from moisture, mechanical damage, and
atmospheric corrosion.

The entire lead covering is electrically seamless and is attached to the

ground at the point of entry to protect against electrolytic action due
to leakage and to provide safety if the casing comes alive.

The cable is run on a wooden bat and fixed by link clips just like the
TRS wiring.
Casing and Capping Wiring
This wiring has been used extensively in the past but since the
introduction of concealed wiring, the demand for this has been very
low.

The cables used in this system are VIR (Vulcanized Indian Rubber)
or PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) wire.

The cable is carried by enclosures of the wooden or plastic casing.

The cover is made of wood strip or plastic. The parallel groove is cut in
the direction of length so that the VIR cable can be easily
accommodated. Grooves were made to separate the anti-polarity.
Capping (also made of wood or plastic) is used to install and fit wires
and cables into the casing
 Batten Wiring (CTS or TRS)

This type of wiring uses single-core, double core, or round oval cable
with three core TRS cable. For this, a single-core cable is preferred.
TRS cable is waterproof, chemical proof, steam proof but can be
affected by lubricating oil. The TRS cable is fixed to the strong teak
wood with a thickness of at least 10 mm.

The cable is placed on the wooden buttons via a tinned brass link clip
(buckle clip), which is already fixed to the baton with brass pins and is 10
cm for horizontal runs and 15 cm for vertical runs. Occurs at intervals.
 Conduit Wiring
There are two main types of Conduit Wiring which are as follows:

• Surface Conduit Wiring.

This wiring is done on the outside of the wall obviously. Such wiring is known as
Surface Conduit Wiring. This is done by making a hole in the wall at equal distances
and fixing it with the help of a GI clamp. And by pulling the wire through this pipe, it
is given to the board and light, fan, or another consumer device.

• Concealed Conduit Wiring

A plastic or metal pipe is concealed inside the plaster by drilling a hole in the wall
under this wiring. This wiring is called Concealed Conduit Wiring. Says Conduit
Wiring. These wiring mouths are widely used nowadays.

In this wiring, the pipe that is pressed inside the plaster should be continuous and
there should be no puncture or block. If a steel or other metal pipe is used, it is
necessary to give it some distance earthing. But, especially when it comes to the
house, most of the PVC pipe is used.

Doing this wiring protects against rodents and rodents. So wire cutting can easily get
rid of such a problem. That is why this wiring is more convenient and popular for
homes or offices.
 STAIRCASE WIRING

• In staircase wiring a single lamp, placed at

the middle of the staircase, is controlled by
switches at two places, one at the beginning
of the staircase and the other at the end of
the staircase.

• For this purpose two-way switches are

required. The wiring circuit is shown below.
 CORRIDOR WIRING

• In corridor wiring circuit, a lighting point

is controlled from two different locations
using 2-way switches.
• In corridor wiring circuit, a person can
turn ON / OFF a lamp by entering or
leaving the corridor.
• For instance, a person can turn ON the
bulb by switching ON the 2-way switch
while entering the corridor and turn OFF
when leaving the corridor or reach to the
room door by switching OFF the second 2
way switch. In short, it is a two way
switching circuit to control the lighting
from two different locations.
 • A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is
a gas-discharge lamp that uses electricity
FLUORESCENT LAMP to excite mercury vapor.
• The excited mercury atoms produce
short wave ultraviolet light that then
causes a phosphor to fluoresce,
producing visible light.
• A fluorescent lamp converts electrical
power into useful light more efficiently
than an incandescent lamp. Lower
energy cost typically offsets the higher
initial cost of the lamp.
• The lamp is more costly because it
requires a ballast to regulate the flow of
current through the lamp.
• While larger fluorescent lamps have
been mostly used in commercial or
institutional buildings, the compact
fluorescent lamp is now available in the
same popular sizes and is used as an
energy-saving alternative in homes.
 Earthing provides safe discharge of electric
current due to leakages and faults to ground.

All metallic parts of electrical appliances shall

EARTHING be connected by earth wire made of very good

conductor and finally the earth wire is
connected to ground.

Earthing can be done through G.I. pipe or G.l.

plate buried in the ground and surrounded by
charcoal and common salt to provide good
conductivity. To ensure safety earth resistance
should be checked now and then it is kept at a
very low value.
What is Earthing?
The process of connecting metallic bodies of all the electrical apparatus and equipment
to huge mass of earth by a wire having negligible resistance is called Earthing.

Objectives of the earthing

Provide an alternative path for the fault current to flow so that it will not endanger the
user
Ensure that all exposed conductive parts do not reach a dangerous potential
Maintain the voltage at any part of an electrical system at a known value so as to
prevent over current or excessive voltage on the appliances or equipment.

Qualities Of Good Earthing

Must be of low electrical resistance
Must be of good corrosion resistance
Must be able to dissipate high fault current repeatedly
Purpose of Earthing
To save human life from danger of electrical shock or death by blowing a fuse i.e. to
provide an alternative path for the fault current to flow so that it will not endanger the user.

To protect buildings, machinery & appliances under fault conditions ie. to ensure that all
exposed conductive parts do not reach a dangerous potential.

To provide safe path to dissipate lightning and short circuit currents.

To provide stable platform for operation of sensitive electronic equipments i.e. to
maintain the voltage at any part of an electrical system at a known value so as to prevent
over current or excessive voltage on the appliances or equipment .

To provide protection against static electricity from friction

 ELECTRIC SHOCK
• An electric shock (electrocution)occurs when two portion of a
person’s body come in contact with electrical conductors of a
circuit which is at different potentials, thus producing a potential
difference across the body.
• The human body does have resistance and when the body is
connected between two conductors at different potential a circuit is
formed through the body and current will flow.
• When the human body comes in contact with only one conductor, a
circuit is not formed, and nothing happens. When the human body
comes in contact with circuit conductors, no matter what the
voltage is there is potential for harm.

• The higher the potential difference the more the damage. The effect
of an electric shock is a function of what parts of body come in
contact with each conductor, the resistance of each contact point
the surface resistance of the body at the contact as well as other
factor.
• When the electrical contact is such that the circuit path through the
body is across the heart, you have the greatest potential for death.

• When a high voltage such as 13,800V is involved the body is

literally cooked and at times explodes
TYPES OF EARTHING

PLATE EARTHING PIPE EARTHING

PLATE EARTHING
• In this type of earthing plate either of copper or of
G.I. is buried into the ground at a depth of not less
than 3 meter from the ground level.
• The earth plate is embedded in alternative layer of
coke and salts for a minimum thickness of about
15cm.
• The earth wire(copper wire for copper plate earthing
and G.I. wire for G.I. plate earthing) is securely bolted
to an earth plate with the help of bolt nut and washer
made of copper, in case of copper plate earthing and
of G.I. in case of G.I. plate earthing.
 PIPE EARTHING
• Pipe earthing is best form of earthing, and it is cheap also in this system of earthing
a GI pipe of 38 mm dia and 2meters length is embedded vertically in ground to
work as earth electrode, but the depth depend upon the soil conditions, there is no
hard and fast rule for this.
• But the wire is embedded up to the wet soil.
• The earth wire are fastened to the top section of the pipe with nut and bolts.
• The pit area around the GI pipe filled with salt and coal mixture for improving the
soil conditions and efficiency of the earthing system.
• It can take heavy leakage current for the same electrode size in comparison to plate
earthing.
• The earth wire connection with GI pipes being above the ground level can be
checked for carrying out continuity test as and when desired, while in plate earthing
it is difficult.
• In summer season to have an effective earthing three or four bucket of
water is put through the funnel for better continuity of earthing.
Thank You