Exchange Electrical Model - Space

Exchange of information about technical spaces for electrical plant and equipment. Used to coordinate with general zoning and spacing requirements with other roles.

Please ensure that you have read the process mapping document 'pm_electrical_engineering' before proceeding with this exchange requirement.

The scope of this exchange requirement is the exchange of information to enable provision of technical spaces, spaces in which electrical systems are configured into circuits and spaces or zones in which the maximum voltage drop across a circuit as set out in local regulations is not exceeded. The purpose of the exchange requirement is to enable coordination of electrical systems requirements with other technical systems requirements (notably HVAC and piping systems) and with building design with regard to the provision of space for the technical systems.
This exchange requirement allows for the provision of information at various stages during the design process including outline conceptual or sketch design, full conceptual design and coordinated design. The information provided at each stage is essentially the same. However, the level of certainty regarding equipment and components used will increase at each stage allowing greater certainty in space provision.
It is assumed that the information provisions outlined in the exchange requirement er_exchange_building_model (sketch) have been satisfied. This provides an initial assessment of spaces from the perspective of building design and project details.
Information provided through this exchange requirement includes:

• Electrical component type and size

Note that, for the purposes of this exchange requirement, only those electrical components having significant size and requiring location within a technical space need to participate.

• Shape representation of electrical component type
• Location and orientation of occurrences of electrical component type
• Proposed technical space specification with area, configuration and height

Note that, at earlier stages of design, area and height only may be given; later stages of design may also propose a space configuration.

• Spaces in which electrical systems are located
• Grouping of spaces served by an identified system (electrical circuit)
• Grouping of spaces into zones where each zone represents a maximum distance from a distribution board without exceeding a maximum allowed voltage drop.

Information may be optionally provided concerning material from which elements are constructed and their classification.

Information Requirements

Results

Type	Information Requirements	Actor Receiving
Model	Building model updated for technical space information providing information to the Building Designer. The information shall also be provided for the Electrical and Piping Designers.	Building Design (RS) Electrical Design (RS) Piping Design (RS)

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