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Preparing the schedule requires a list all the equipment or loads together and all
associated ratings and parameters.
Consumed load
Consumed load: this is the amount of power equipment is expected to consume.
The active and reactive power is calculated from the formula:
This can be done according to the load duty to find out the individual and total
consumed load during intermittent, standby and continuous load.
Operating load
Operating load refers to the expected power consumption during the normal
operations and calculated from:
Peak load
This is the expected maximum load that may occur during the normal operations. It
usually lasts for a short duration, such as when standby loads are operated during
testing of the systems, changing over machines or any other scenario that puts
more stress on the installation.
Design load
The design load is what is used for electrical studies, equipment sizing and
calculated from whichever is the larger of the following
The design load is intentionally made larger to accommodate errors that may have
occurred during load estimation, or due to additional unforeseen load which may
not have been included during design phase. The design load should also be higher
to cater for future load growth. This results to over-sized equipment to take care of
the extra load. The peak load may sometimes be used for design purposes; in such
as case, the design load is calculated from DL = 1.2 X PL.
Allows the design to include provisions for additional load or at least advise
building owners of requirements to accommodate any extra load or expansion
With proper management, it not only brings down the electricity bill charged
at the peak times, but also benefits the generating company who now can
generate less energy.
The estimate helps in selecting the collect size of conductors, conduits and
control and protection gear.
A load schedule for different operating scenarios will show when peak consumption
occurs and provide an opportunity to find out if all the high loads must operate at
this time. Analyzing the process and non process loads can help design a power
management scheme where only what is critical for the efficient operation is
powered on during peak tariffs. The loads which can be scheduled to run during
the off-peak tariff or when the total load is not as high can then be configured to do
so as long as they do not impact on the production. This helps in spreading out the
energy use and saving on the electricity bills.
Conclusion
Preparing a load schedule helps in determining the amount of power required for
an installation. The load schedule helps electrical engineers to properly size
conductors, conduits and protection systems.