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KKIA
ABNORMAL HOT CABLE TEMPERATURE @LC5

Subjects:
1. Introduction Page 2
2. Action Taken Page 2
3. Technical Analysis Page 2
4. Pictures Page 3-4
5. Conclusions & Recommendations Page 5

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Action by: Enova

1. Introduction: Comments

This technical report main concern is to correct main power cable supplying
Motor Control Center (LC5-B1-312-01-MCC-E/ SYUA020) always facing
abnormal hot cable temperature during the time when three (3) chiller systems
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running in operation simultaneously.

2. Action Taken:

 Enova has already discussed This matter with all concern parties and they are
aware that abnormal hot cable temperature always occurs when simultaneous
operations of the three (3) Chillers.
 This issue already included on Enova electrical snag list.

3. Technical Analysis:

 The cable sizing computation did not include the 125% additional size for the
continues loadings safety factor of the power cable.
 Continuous cable loadings as per the actual reading on the (Picture 3) power
logic digital screen is already 478.7ampere (L2) almost 100% of the cable full
current carrying capacity.
 Cable specification is a four (4)core-240mm2 CU/MICA/XLPE/LS0H which
as per manufacturer’s datasheet full current carrying capacity is 496 amperes
only.
 This incident always occurs every summer time during simultaneous
operation of the three (3) chiller systems which the demand load is very high.
 Motor pumps actual loadings in table form for references.

Name of Motor Pumps and no. of

Actual Full load
unit running during operation of 3 KW Rating Total
Ampere
chillers Ampere

Condenser (3 unit running) 75KW 92 x 3 276 A

Primary (3 unit running) 55KW 63 x 3

189 A

Bleed Off (1 unit running) 11KW 13

13 A

L2-Total Ampere 478 A

4. Pictures:
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Picture 1:
Main circuit breaker MCC panel (R, Y & B Terminals)

Picture 2:
Power cable supplying MCC panel (4xcore-240mm2 CU/MICA/XLPE/LS0H)
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Picture 3:
Actual electrical parameter Readings (Power Logic PM5100)

Pic
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Mo
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Control Center tagging

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5. Conclusion:
 During the time of installation/ construction of the project not clear if all
concern parties check the cable sizing safety factor of the power cable. When
we take over the project chiller systems are already in operations.

Recommendations:

 We recommend to install same size of power cable on each phase to insure

cable safety factor will comply and to remove/ eliminate abnormal hot cable
temperature.
 We suggest that all modification works will perform after summer season to
avoid criticality on the operation.
 Any modification works both on the MCC and Main Distribution Board
(MDB) panel must be inform first the client for approval.