Practical Guide to Modern Building Electrical Design

Author: Chen Yuanli
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Publish Date: 2000-06-29
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to various new types of equipment and specifications in power distribution, control, lighting, wiring, communication, security, and automated management. It offers new technologies in architectural electrical design, focusing on the characteristics of power supply and distribution in modern buildings and system design requirements. The book details the five key points for selecting wire cross-sections (current-carrying capacity, thermal stability, voltage drop, sensitivity to single-phase ground faults, and coordination with protection) and the four essential elements of lighting design (illuminance, color temperature, color rendering index, and energy efficiency). It also covers various grounding protections and introduces changes in high-voltage and low-voltage grounding protection methods caused by 10kV small-current grounding systems. Additionally, it discusses various types of automated controls, including hundreds of diagrams for on-site control, centralized control, and Building Automation (BA) system control. The book summarizes the relatively complete modern controls in high-rise buildings and presents the latest information on communication automation and structured cabling system design in an easy-to-understand manner. This book is intended for readers in architectural electrical design, construction, and maintenance management, as well as for engineers and students in power distribution manufacturers and university departments of architectural electrical engineering.