SECTION 16

POWER EARTHING INSTALLATION

MC 16
H THNG NI T AN TON

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SECTION 16 POWER EARTHING INSTALLATION

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MC 16 H THNG NI T AN TON

GENERAL

16.1 TNG QUT

16.1.1 DESCRIPTION

16.1.1 M T

This Section specifies the power earthing

Mc ny ch r cng tc lp t h thng ni t l

installation which shall form part of the Works

of the Contract.

mt phn ca cc cng vic trong hp ng.

The earthing installation shall consist of earth

electrodes and earth continuity conductors,

Lp t h thng tip t s bao gm cc cc tip

t v cc dy ni t, v.v cung cp s ni

etc., for providing safety earth to the electrical

t an ton cho h thng in.

system.
All electrical equipment and materials of the

Tt c cc vt t thit b in c cng kiu s do

same type shall be supplied by a single

mt nh sn xut cung cp m bo tnh ng

manufacturer to ensure uniformity of standards

and composition.

nht v tiu chun v thnh phn cu to.

All equipment and accessories delivered to

site shall be new and shall be clearly marked

Tt c cc thit b v ph tng c phn phi

n cng trng s l loi mi v c nh du

to identify different type and materials.

r rng c th nhn din c kiu v cc vt

t khc nhau.

16.1.2 STANDARDS

16.2

16.1.2 CC TIU CHUN

All equipment, materials and workmanship

shall comply with the appropriate Singapore

Tt c cc vt t, thit b v tay ngh ngi th

phi tun theo tiu chun Singapore, hoc tiu

or

acceptable

chun Anh hoc tiu chun quc t tng ng

equivalent international standard as well as

British

Standards

or

an

c chp nhn cng nh cc qui nh v lut

all local statutory obligations and regulations.

nh a phng c hiu lc.

All aspects of the installation shall be in

Ton b cng vic lp t phi theo yu cu ca

accordance with the requirements of the

Singapore Standards Code of Practice CP 5:

tiu chun lp t h thng in ca Singapore CP

5: 1998 v tiu chun lp t h thng ni t CP

1998 Electrical Installation and CP 16: 1991 -

16: 1991 v tt c cc qui nh v lut nh c hiu

Earthing and all statutory obligations and

regulations.

lc.

EQUIPMENT

16.2 THIT B

16.2.1 POWER EARTHING INSTALLATION

16.2.1 LP T H THNG NI T

The Contractor shall supply, install, test,

commission and set to work a complete

Nh thu s cung cp, lp t, th nghim, vn

hnh v lp t hon chnh mng li tip t

earthing

the

nh c th hin trn bn v hp ng v

Sub-Contract Drawings and specified herein in

c ch r trong ti liu ny c bit v vic lp

network

as

shown

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respect of the HV and LV electrical installation.

t h thng in cao th v h th. Nh thu

The Sub-Contractor shall include for payment

ph s phi chu trch nhim thanh ton tt c

of all necessary fees to supplier.

cc khon ph cho nh cung ng.

Power system earth tapes shall be tinned

Thanh tip t ca h thng in s l loi thanh

copper tapes with 25 x 3mm cross-section.

bng ng thic c tit din 25 x 3mm.

All metal work associated with the installations

Tt c cc vt liu kim loi c lin quan vi vic lp

not forming part of a phase or neutral circuit

t m khng hnh thnh mt phn dy pha hay

shall be bonded together and shall be solidly

and effectively earthed.

trung tnh s c gn vi nhau v s c ni

t chc chn v hiu qu.

16.2.2 EARTH ELECTRODES

16.2.2 CC TIP A

Each earth electrode shall consist or more

Mi cc tip a gm c mt hay nhiu ty ng

nominal 16mm hard drawn copper rods

ko ngui cng 16mm kt ni thch hp vi

suitably coupled by a threaded bronze alloy

coupler to form a continuous length. Each

u ni ren hp kim ng thit to thnh

chiu di lin tc. Mi cc tip t s cch nhau

electrode shall be spaced at a minimum

khong cch nh nht l 3m.

distance of 3m apart.
16.2.3 LIN KT NG TH

16.2.3 EQUI-POTENTIAL BONDING

Lin kt ng th gia cc thit b s c Nh

thu ph lp cho cc b phn kim loi khng v

Equi-potential bonding shall be provided for all

exposed metallic parts by the Sub-Contractor.

bc.
This bonding shall include but not be limited to
any metallic window frames, doors and door

Lin kt ny s bao gm nhng khng gii hn i

frames, handrails, curtain rails, sinks, bath

vi khung ca s kim loi, cc loi ca v khung

tubs, towel rails, brackets and pipes, etc.

ca, tay vn cu thang, tng lan can, chu ra

chn, bn tm, gi xoay treo khn, ng, v.v

16.3

INSTALLATION

16.3 CNG TC LP T
16.3.1 LP T H THNG NI T

16.3.1 POWER EARTHING INSTALLATION

Networks shall be formed from plain annealed

Mng tip a s c hnh thnh t cc di ng

copper strip complying with BS 6360: 1991 Specification for conductors in insulated cables

rn trn theo tiu chun BS 6360:1991 Tiu

chun k thut cho cc dy dn dng dy cp bc

and cords of cross sectional area of not less

2

cch in v dy bn tit din ngang t 120mm2

than 120mm and shall be provided complete

with a green PVC over-sheath complying with

tr ln v s c lp t hon chnh vi v bc
bng nha PVC mu xanh theo tiu chun BS

BS 6746: 1990 - Specification for PVC

6746: 1990 Tiu chun k thut cp in c v

insulation and sheath of electric cables. In

bc v cch in PVC. v tr khng c lp t

areas where the PVC sheath is not provided,

the copper strip shall be tinned over its entire

v bc PVC, ton b chiu di ca di ng s

c trng thic.

length.

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Joints in the earth bars shall have a resistance

Mi ni trong cc thanh tip t s c in tr

not exceeding that of an equivalent length of

khng qu chiu di tng ng ca dy dn, v

conductor, and the Engineer may require any

joints to be tested to prove compliance with

Qun l K thut c th yu cu kim tra bt k

mi ni no chng t vic tun th ng theo

this requirement. No drilling of the earth

yu cu ny. Vic khoan trn dy dn tip t s

conductor shall be allowed except for jointing

khng c cho php tr trng hp mi ni

or terminating
Engineer.

c Qun l K thut ph duyt.

unless

approved

by

the

Joints in, and connections to, the earthing

system shall be so effected as to avoid

Mi ni trong v b phn ni vi h thng tip

t s c tc dng trnh s gim kh nng mang

reduction of the current-carrying capacity of

dng in ca thanh tip t. Cc b phn ni vi

the earth bar. Special precautions shall be

my mc v thit b s c d phng c bit

taken to ensure that the available contact area

is fully utilised in all connections to plant and

m bo vng tip xc lun sn sng.

apparatus.
The contact faces of earth terminals shall be

B mt tip xc ca u ni tip t s c v

cleaned before connections are made to the

sinh trc khi ni vi h thng tip t.

earthing system.
Along each sectional joints of cable trays or

Dc theo cc mi ni tng b phn ca khay cp

cable trunking, a copper strip shall be provided

hoc mng cp, mt di bng ng s c lp

to electrically bond the two joining sections.

t lin kt in 2 on ni.
16.3.2 NI T H TH

16.3.2 L.V. EARTHING

The electrical earthing installation shall be

Tip t h thng in c lp t theo phng

installed both vertically and horizontally along

dc v ngang theo cc tuyn c th hin trn

the routes shown on the Contract Drawings

bn v hp ng v s to thnh mng li lin

and shall form network bonding all HV and

LV switchboards, motor control panels,

kt tt c cc t ng ct cao th, t ng ct h
th, t iu khin m-t, t phn phi v cc vt

distribution boards and associated metal

liu kim loi lin thanh ni t chung ca ta nh.

work to a common building earth bar.

A tinned copper terminal bar not smaller than

Thanh u ni ng thit c mt ct ngang t

50mm x 6.4mm cross section shall be

50mm x 6.4mm tr ln s c Nh thu cung

provided by the Contractor as shown in the

Contract Drawings. The Contractor shall be

cp nh th hin trn bn v hp ng. Nh thu

s c trch nhim ni dy tip t vi thanh u

responsible for connecting the earth tapes to

ni.

the terminal bar.

All switchboards, motor control centres and

Tt c cc t ng ct, t trung tm iu khin

distribution boards shall be fitted with a

m-t v t phn phi in s c lp vi thanh

180mm tinned copper earth bar over their

entire length to which the building main earth

tip t bng ng thic 180mm2 dc theo chiu

di, ni n mng tip t chnh ca to nh.

network shall be connected.

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Transformer frame earth shall be connected to

Ni t v my bin th s c ni vi thanh tip

the LV and HV system earth bar but

t h thng cao th v h th nhng trung tnh

transformer neutrals shall be earthed

separately via the neutral earthing strips.

ca my bin th s c tip t tch bit bng

cc di tip t trung tnh.

Standby Generator frames and neutrals shall

Khung my pht in d phng s c tip t

be earthed as part of the LV earth network.

ni vi h thng mng tip t LV.

The Contractor shall provide and install the

Nh thu s cung cp v lp t dy tip t c

PVC insulated earth to the generator room and

terminate on to the generator main frame

cch in PVC n phng my pht v n u

ni tip t trn my pht.

earth.
16.3.3 NEUTRAL SYSTEM

16.3.3 TRUNG TNH

A neutral earth system shall be provided which

H thng tip t trung tnh s c cung cp ni

interconnects the transformer neutrals and the

main switch board neutral bar by means of a

lin trung tnh bin th vi thanh trung tnh t in

tng (MSB) bng dy ng cch in PVC

The

120mm. Nh thu ph s cung cp v lp t dy

Sub-Contractor shall provide and install PVC

tip t cch in bng PVC n v tr thanh tip

insulated earth to the location of the switch

room neutral earth bar leaving sufficient spare

t trung tnh phng in tng d bng ng

d phng thch hp cho php bng ng kt ni

tape to allow for the connection of the tape to

n thanh ci.

120mm

PVC

copper

cable.

the bar.
16.3.4 EARTH ELECTRODES AND PIT

16.3.4 CC TIP A V H TIP A

All the common bars specified for the above

Cui cng tt c cc thanh chung c ch r cho

systems shall finally be run to ground level

h thng trn s chy n cao t ni tng

where they shall be solidly and individually

thanh mt tip t chc chn bng nhiu cm h

earthed by means of multiple earthing

electrodes which shall be spaced a minimum

cc tip t cch nhau khong nh nht l 3.0m.

of 3.0m apart.
The lightning protection earthing system shall

H thng tip t chng st s khng c ni vi

NOT be connected to the electrical earthing

tip t h thng in. Cc cc/ h tip a ring l

system. Separate earth electrodes/ pits shall

s c cung cp.

be provided.
The earthing electrodes shall comprise hard

Cc cc tip t s bao gm cc ty ty ng ko

drawn copper rods of 16mm and 2500mm

long driven into the ground and the

ngui cng 16mm v chiu di 2500mm ng

xung t v Nh thu s lp t t nht 2 cc cho

Contractor shall include for at least two

mi h. Nhiu ty s c cung cp vo v tr cn

electrodes per earth pit. More rods shall be

thit t c in tr tip t khng qu 1

provided where necessary to obtain an earth

resistance of not more than 1 Ohm for

Ohm cho tip t h thng in.

electrical earthing system.

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Each individual earthing system shall be

Mi h thng tip t ring l s c ni vi h

connected to their separate earthing electrode

thng cc tip t ring bng dy ng thic cch

systems by means of a PVC insulated tinned

copper tape or strip of the size specified

in PVC hoc di c kch thc nh c nu

trn.

above.
Any copper tape exposed externally shall be
protected against mechanical damage and

Bt c thanh ng no c i ni bn ngoi s
c bo v khi cc tc ng v c v khng b

theft.

mt cp.

On completion of the electrical installation the

Khi hon chnh vic lp t h thng in, in tr

earthing resistance shall be tested and

tip t phi c kim tra v di s chng kin

witnessed in the presence of the Engineer or

ca Qun l K thut hoc i din Qun l k

his Representatives. The testing results shall

be presented to the Engineer for approval and

thut. Kt qu kim tra s c trnh Qun l k

thut ph duyt.

must have certificate by power company.

Earthing leads shall be thermal weld to the

Dy dn chnh tip t s c kp cht vo in

earth electrode by bolted clamps as approved

cc tip a bng kp sit bng bulong nh c

and

electrode

duyt v do nh sn xut cc tip t cung cp.

manufacturer. The method shall allow the

disconnection and testing and remaking as

Phng php cho php ngng kt ni, th

nghim v nh du nhiu ln khi cn thit.

supplied

by the

earthing

many times as necessary.

For

each

earth

electrode

the

clamping

i vi mi cc tip t, cc kp s c b tr

arrangements shall be contained within a small

trong h lt b tng nh vi np bng b tng d

concrete lined pit with an easily removable

concrete lid to enable inspection at will.

dch chuyn to thun li cho vic kim tra.

All earthing electrodes forming a system shall

Tt c cc cc tip t to nn h thng s c

be linked together by means of a PVC

insulated tinned copper earthing tape of the

kt ni vi nhau bng dy tip t bng ng thic

cch in PVC c kch thc nh nu trn.

dimensions indicated above.

At the earthing terminal, a permanent label

Ti u u ni tip t, nhn hiu c nh c in

"SAFETY

ch " SAFETY ELECTRICAL EARTH - DO NOT

ELECTRICAL EARTH - DO NOT REMOVE" in

REMOVE" (c ngha l "Tip t h thng in an

English shall be permanently attached to the

final earthing leads connection.

ton khng c tho b") c vit bng ting

Anh s c lp c nh vo dy chnh tip t.

marked

with

the

words

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