4-Electrical Layouts & Cable Routing

VI.4 Electrical Layouts & VI.
Main Electrical
Cable Routing Equipment & Engineering
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Electrical Layouts &

Cable Routing
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VI.4 Electrical Layouts & VI. Main Electrical
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Objective
To connect power supply to different electrical loads.

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Methods Of Cable Laying
 Cable trenches.
 Cable trays.

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Cable Trenches
 This method depends on laying the cables underground.

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Cable Trenches
 Cables are grouped according to their voltage level.

 It is preferred to lay MV and LV cables in separate trenches
 MV and LV cables can run in the same trench but they should be
separated by a row of bricks and minimum distance of 40cm.
 Control cables and 400V power cables may run in the same trench.

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Cable Trenches
Cables may be grouped in vertical layers if trench width is limited.

The vertical spacing between layers is 150 mm.
The vertical spacing between layers is filled with clean sand in order to
give good cooling for the cables

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Cable Trenches
Cable Trenches
Direct
Concrete
Buried
 By laying the  By laying the cables

cables directly in inside a concrete
the ground. room which in terms
located in the ground.
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Cable Trenches
Direct Buried Cable Trenches
It is usually used in unpaved areas.
Cable trenches are covered with plastic mesh as a caution sign.
Another layer of bricks may be added above the trench to provide

mechanical protection for the cables.

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Cable Trenches
Direct Buried Cable Trenches
Bricks

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Typical Installation Drawing
Direct Buried Cable Trench Single Layer

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Direct Buried Cable Trench Two Layers

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Direct Buried Cable Trench Three Layers

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Direct Buried Cable Trench with MV and LV

Cables

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Cable Trenches
Concrete Cable Trenches
It is usually used in paved areas where vehicles are usually run.
Concrete trenches has a concrete cover which perform the following

functions:
– Protection for the cables
– It is removed when we want to add new cables in the same

trench or to replace existing cables.
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Cable Laying
Cable Trays
 This method of cable laying depends on fixing the cables on a
metallic assembled structure called cable tray system.

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Cable Laying
Cable Trays

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Cable Laying
Cable Trays

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Cable Laying
Cable Trays

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Cable Trays
Types Of Cable Trays
 Ladder type.
 Trough type.
 Channel type.
 Solid bottom.

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Cable Trays
Ladder Type:
 It has two longitudinal side members connected by individual

transverse members, designed for use as power or control cable
support.

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Cable Trays
Trough Type:
 It consists of a ventilated or solid bottom contained within
longitudinal side members, for use with control and instrumentation
cables.

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Cable Trays
Channel Type:
 It consists of a one-piece, ventilated or solid bottom channel section,

designed for use with a single power cable or multiple control or
signal circuit cables.

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Cable Trays
Solid Bottom
Type:
It provides reliable cable support in corrosive applications. The tray and
all accessories should be made of corrosive resistant elements.

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Cable Trays
Why ladder type is used for power cables?
 Power cables develop amount of heat during normal operating

conditions.
 higher ventilation is required to compensate the heat dissipation.
 Ladder type provides better cooling for the cables therefore they
are more recommended for power cables.

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Cable Trays
Material of Cable Trays:
 Steel.
– Pre-Galvanized steel (usually used in dry interiors).
– Hot Dip Galvanized steel (usually used in outdoors in non
aggressive environment).
– Stainless Steel (usually used in aggressive environment).
 Aluminum.
 Fiber reinforced Plastic.

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Material of Cable Trays:
Use of any of the previous materials depends on the installation

environment.
It depend also on the project specification.
Material engineer should give his recommendation for the most
suitable material.
Cost should be considered also in selecting the tray material.

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Cable Trays
Geometry Of Ladder Cable Trays :
 Straight Element

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Cable Trays
Horizontal Elbow
It is used to change the direction of the cables in their way to the
load.

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Cable Trays
Tee Elbow
It is used to split the cables into two different directions.

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Cable Trays

Crossing element
It is used to split the cables into three different directions.

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Cable Trays
Vertical inside riser

It is used to go with the cables from lower level to higher one.

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Cable Trays
Vertical outside riser
It is used to go with the cables from higher level to lower one.

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Cable Tray Description
The Cable tray description should include the

 following:
Tray Material.
 Tray Type.
 Tray Width.
 Rung Spacing.
 Rail Height.
 Loading Depth (difference between tray height and rung height).
 Length of one piece.

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Cable Tray Description
Cable Tray
 Hot dip galvanized steel after fabrication cable tray ladder type, 36
inch width with rung spacing of 9 inch on center, nominal depth 6
inch, loading depth 5 inch and each piece of 10 feet standard
length.

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Cable routing model shots
S/S Cellar cable routing

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Cable routing model shots
Outdoor plant cable
routing

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Cable routing layout

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VI.4 Electrical Layouts & VI.

Electrical Layouts &

INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

To connect power supply to different electrical loads.

INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

Methods Of Cable Laying

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 This method depends on laying the cables underground.

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 Cables are grouped according to their voltage level.

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Cables may be grouped in vertical layers if trench width is limited.

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 By laying the  By laying the cables

Direct Buried Cable Trenches

It is usually used in unpaved areas.

Cable trenches are covered with plastic mesh as a caution sign.

Another layer of bricks may be added above the trench to provide

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Direct Buried Cable Trenches

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Direct Buried Cable Trench Single Layer

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Direct Buried Cable Trench Two Layers

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Typical Installation Drawing

Direct Buried Cable Trench Three Layers

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Typical Installation Drawing

Direct Buried Cable Trench with MV and LV

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Concrete Cable Trenches

It is usually used in paved areas where vehicles are usually run.

Concrete trenches has a concrete cover which perform the following

– Protection for the cables

– It is removed when we want to add new cables in the same

INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

Types Of Cable Trays

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 It has two longitudinal side members connected by individual

INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

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 It consists of a one-piece, ventilated or solid bottom channel section,

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Why ladder type is used for power cables?

 Power cables develop amount of heat during normal operating

 higher ventilation is required to compensate the heat dissipation.

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INTRODUCTORY MODULE TO THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

Material of Cable Trays:

Use of any of the previous materials depends on the installation

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Geometry Of Ladder Cable Trays :

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Geometry Of Ladder Cable Trays :

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Geometry Of Ladder Cable Trays :