SECTION 26 23 00.

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LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR

Power-Zone® 4 by Schneider Electric

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PART 1 - GENERAL

0.1 SUMMARY

A. Scope: Provide labor, material, equipment, related services, and supervision required, including,
but not limited to, manufacturing, fabrication, erection, and installation for Low Voltage Draw-out
Switchgear assembly constructed to ANSI C37.20.1 standards (identified as Switchgear) as
required for the complete performance of the work, and as shown on the Drawings and as
herein specified.

B. Section Includes: The work specified in this Section includes, but shall not be limited to, Low
Voltage Metal Enclosed Switchgear rated 600 V and less, as specified herein and where shown
on the associated schedules and the Drawings.

C. Related Sections: Related sections include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
1. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
2. Applicable general requirements for electrical Work specified within Division 26
Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

0.2 REFERENCES

A. General, Publications: The publications listed below form a part of this Specification to the
extent referenced. The publications are referred to in the text by the basic designation only. The
edition/revision of the referenced publications shall be the latest date as of the date of the
Contract Documents, unless otherwise specified.
1. Equipment shall be designed, tested and manufactured according to the following:
a. ANSI C37.20.1 – Metal Enclosed Low Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear
b. ANSI C37.51 – Testing of Metal-Enclosed Low Voltage AC Power Circuit Breaker
Switchgear.
c. NEMA SG-5 – Power Switchgear Assemblies
d. NEMA 250 – Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
e. UL® 1558 – Switchgear Assemblies
f. UL 50 – Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
g. [Certified to Canadian Standard C22.2, No. 31]

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 2. Main and Feeder Circuit Breakers used in the Switchgear shall be designed, tested and
manufactured to the following:
a. ANSI C37.13- Low Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers Used In Equipment
b. ANSI C37.16- Preferred Rating, Related Requirement And Application
Recommendations For Low Voltage Power Circuit Breakers and AC Power Circuit
Protectors.
c. ANSI C37.50- Testing of Low Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers
d. NEMA SG-3 - Low Voltage Power Circuit Breakers
e. UL1066- Low Voltage Power Circuit Breakers
3. Related Specifications
a. [26 09 13.10 – Energy and Power Management System]
b. [26 09 13.11 – Advanced Metering with Power Control]
c. [26 43 13 – Surge Protection for Low Voltage Electrical Power Circuits]
d. [26 01 20.17 – Low Voltage Power Circuit Breakers]

0.3 SUBMITTALS

A. General: Submit sufficient information to determine compliance with the Contract Documents.
Identify submittal data with the specific equipment tags and/or service descriptions to which they
pertain. Submittal data shall be clearly marked to identify the specific model numbers, options,
and features of equipment and Work proposed.
1. Refer to [Section 01 33 00 - Submittal Procedures] [Section 01300 - Submittals].
2. All deviations from the Contract Documents shall be indicated within a submittal. Each
deviation shall reference the corresponding drawing or specification number, show the
contract document requirement text and/or illustration, and shall be accompanied by a
detailed written justification for the deviation.

B. Product Data: Submit product data specific to each type and rating of Switchgear proposed to
include the following:
1. Manufacturer, supplier, and proposal specific contact information.
2. Manufacturer's catalog data indicating equipment specifications and construction features
including all furnished options, and accessories.
3. Switchboard assembly rated operating characteristics, and electrical characteristics.
4. Enclosure type, NEMA rating, material and finishes.
5. Certification of UL conformity
6. [Electronic 2D dimensional drawing and 3D model CAD files for standard units shall be
provided upon request if not available from the manufacturer’s website.]

C. Shop Drawings: Submit shop drawings for each product and accessory required. Include
information not fully detailed in manufacturer’s standard product data. Shop drawings shall
include, but not be limited to the following:
1. Equipment assembly. Indicate dimensions, shipping section dimensions, weights,
foundation requirements, required clearances, location and size of each field connection,
and mounting and installation instructions.
2. Include elementary and interconnection diagrams for power, signal, control, and
communications wiring. Diagrams shall provide the minimum detail as shown for
drawings in the appendix of NFPA 79. All field terminals shall be identified and updated

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 later within the O&M data to include actual field connection information. Drawings shall
not be typical, but be provided for each Switchgear and Breaker furnished.

D. [Seismic Qualification Certificates: For each Switchgear assembly provide the following from
manufacturer.
1. Certificate of compliance.
2. Dimensioned Outline Drawings of Equipment Unit: Identify center of gravity and locate
and describe mounting and anchorage provisions.
3. Detailed description of equipment anchorage devices on which the certification is based,
and their installation requirements.]

E. [Coordination Drawings: Floor plans, drawn to scale, showing dimensioned layout on which the
following items are shown and coordinated with each other, using input from installers of the
items involved:
1. Required working clearances and required area above and around Switchgear.
2. Show Switchgear layout and relationships between electrical components and adjacent
structural and mechanical elements.
3. Show support locations, type of support, and weight on each support.
4. Indicate field measurements.]

F. Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Manuals: Submit installation, operation and maintenance data
to be included within operation and maintenance manuals. [In addition to items specified in
Section 01 78 23 "Operation and Maintenance Data”], O&M data shall include but not be limited
to the following:
1. [O&M manuals shall be submitted [2 weeks] prior to arrival of equipment on site.]
2. Manufacturer, supplier, support, and repair center specific contact information.
3. Manufacturer’s standard operation and maintenance data assembled for each size and
type of equipment furnished.
4. All construction, installation, schematic, and wiring diagrams updated to an as-installed
and commissioned state. [All submittal information updated to an as-installed and
commissioned state.]
5. All configured settings/parameters for adjustable components updated to an as-installed
and commissioned stated if different from the factory default. Electronic copies of
configuration files shall be provided, on media acceptable to the Owner (e.g. CD, USB
stick, etc.), where these configurations can be saved as an electronic file for future
upload into replaced or repaired components.
6. List of furnished and recommended spare parts.
7. Statement of standard Warranty. [Statement of extended warranty options and costs.]

0.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer Qualifications: Manufacturer shall be a firm engaged in the manufacture of

Switchgear of types and sizes required, and whose products have been in satisfactory use in
similar service for a minimum of fifteen (15) years.
1. The Switchgear manufacturer shall have a valid ISO 9001 certification and an applicable
quality assurance system.

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 2. The Switchgear manufacturer shall have the Environment Certification ISO 14001 for
EcoDesign.

B. Commissioning and Training: Switchgear shall be inspected and commissioned by a factory

trained representative of the Switchgear manufacturer. Switchgear operation and maintenance
training shall be conducted by a factory trained representative of the Switchgear manufacturer
trained in the installation, operation, and maintenance of the Switchgear and Breakers.

C. Regulatory Requirements: Comply with applicable requirements of the laws, codes, ordinances,
and regulations of Federal, State, and local authorities having jurisdiction. Obtain necessary
approvals from such authorities.
1. Without limiting the generality of other requirements of this Section, all work specified
herein shall conform to or exceed the applicable requirements of the following standards;
provided, that wherever the provisions of said publications are in conflict with the
requirements specified herein, the more stringent requirements shall apply:
a. ANSI/NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
b. [CEC C22.1 – Canadian Electrical Code]

D. Single Source Responsibility: Obtain Switchgear, Breakers and required accessories from a
single source with resources to produce products of consistent quality in appearance and
physical properties without delaying the work. Any materials which are not produced by the
manufacturer shall be acceptable to and approved by the manufacturer.

0.5 SPECIAL TOOLS AND SPARE PARTS

A. Spare parts shall be provided for the Switchgear. [Provide the minimum spare parts
recommended by the manufacturer.][Provide at least one complete set of all plug-in replaceable
components of each size and type used. At a minimum the following shall be provided:
1. Power and control fuses
2. Non-LED type indicating lights
3. Other field replaceable components]

B. Any manufacturer specific special tool, not normally found in an electrician’s toolbox, required to
remove and install recommended or furnished spare parts shall be furnished. At a minimum the
following shall be provided:
1. PC-based configuration software tool.
2. Electronic configuration files, in a media format acceptable by the Owner (e.g. CD, USB
stick, etc.), updated to an as-installed and commissioned state.

0.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Prior to delivery to the Project site, ensure that suitable storage space is available to store
materials in a well ventilated area protected from weather, moisture, soiling, extreme
temperatures, humidity, and corrosive atmospheres. Materials shall be protected during delivery
and storage and shall not exceed the manufacturer stated storage requirements.

B. Deliver materials to the Project site in supplier’s or manufacturer’s original wrappings and
containers, labeled with supplier’s or manufacturer’s name, material or product brand name,
and lot number, if any.

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 C. Inspect and report any concealed damage or violation of delivery storage, and handling
requirements to the Contract Manager [Engineer].

0.7 WARRANTY

A. General: Refer to [Section 01 77 00 - Closeout Procedures] [Section 01770 - Closeout

Procedures].

B. Additional Owner Rights: The warranty shall not deprive the Owner of other rights the Owner
may have under other provisions of the Contract Documents and shall be in addition to and run
concurrent with other warranties made by the Contractor under requirements of the Contract
Documents.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

0.1 MANUFACTURERS

A. Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide Power-Zone™ 4

Low Voltage Metal Enclosed Switchgear by Schneider Electric.

B. Acceptable Products: Switchgear specified herein shall be the product of a single manufacturer.
Products and manufacturers specified are to establish a standard of quality for design, function,
materials, and appearance. Products shall be modified as necessary by the manufacturer for
compliance with requirements. Provide the following specified product and manufacturer without
exception, unless approved as a substitute by addendum to the Contract Documents prior to the
bid date:
1. Power-Zone 4 Switchgear from Square D by Schneider Electric
2. {2nd manufacturer}
3. {3rd manufacturer}

C. The Switchgear manufacturer shall provide for repair and service of the equipment with
worldwide support. The manufacture shall provide for expedited 48 hour delivery of repair parts.

0.2 RATINGS

A. The system ampacity is determined by the total combined load distribution of the feeder
breakers System ampacity shall be [1600A] [2000A] [3200A] [4000A] [5000A]

B. Switchgear Rated Voltage shall be 504Vac with Operating Voltage of 480Vac [635Vac with
Operating Voltage of 600Vac].

C. All horizontal bus shall be rated to the full ampacity of the system.

D. The vertical bus shall be rated to the total ampacity of the feeder breakers and prepared spaces
within the given vertical structure per ANSI C37.20.1. [The vertical bus shall be fully rated to the
total system ampacity, equivalent to the horizontal bus]

E. The equipment shall operate at a power frequency of 60 Hz [50Hz].

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 F. The short circuit current rating of the system shall be determined by the available fault current at
the Low Voltage Switchgear. All circuit interruption shall be accomplished by the circuit breaker
and without the aid of limiter fuses. The Short time rating shall also be a function on the desired
selectivity of the electrical system. Short time ratings shall be equal to interrupting ratings for
systems delivering up to 85k amperes available fault current.
[Short Circuit Rating = 42kA, Short Time Rating = 42kA]
[Short Circuit Rating = 65kA, Short Time Rating = 65kA]
[Short Circuit Rating = 85kA, Short Time Rating = 85kA]
[480V, Short Circuit Rating = 100kA, Short Time Rating = 85kA]
[480V, Short Circuit Rating = 200kA, Short Time Rating = 100kA]
[600V, Short Circuit Rating = 130kA, Short Time Rating = 100kA]

G. The equipment bus system shall be braced according to ANSI/IEEE C37.20.1 with a short-
circuit withstand rating of 85,000 [100,000] [200,000] amperes (RMS symmetrical).

H. Storage Temperature: 0°C to 40°C,

I. Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C

J. Relative Humidity: ≤95% relative humidity without condensation for indoor enclosures.

K. Operating Altitude: 3,300 feet/1,000 meters without derating.

L. Any items not specifically mentioned but which are obviously necessary for proper operation are
implied in this specification.

M. [Equipment shall be suitable for use as service entrance equipment and labeled according to UL
requirements.]

N. [Equipment shall be Seismic Qualified and Certified by 3rd party testing to meet ASCE7/IBC.
Equipment capacity shall be determined from tri-axial seismic shake table test results as
defined in the International Code Counsel Evaluation Service (ICC ES) Acceptance Criteria for
Seismic Qualification Testing of Nonstructural Components (AC156). An equipment importance
factor of 1.5 (IP = 1.5) shall be applied for the seismic test.]

O. [Equipment shall have Preapproval (OSP) under California Office of Statewide Health Planning
& Development (OSHPD) Special Seismic Certification program for California Healthcare
facilities.]

0.3 STRUCTURE

A. General
1. Each steel section shall contain one or more individual circuit breakers, or
instrumentation compartments, and a rear compartment for the buses and outgoing cable
connections.
2. Rigid removable steel base channel shall be provided at the front and rear of each
section.
3. The finish shall be medium gray ANSI #49

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 4. [Each vertical structure shall be provided with bus compartment side barriers, cable
compartment side barriers, and rear barriers between bus/cable compartments to provide
increased protection against propagating faults.]
5. [An [overhead lifter] [floor mounted lifter] shall be provided for ease of installation or
removal of circuit breakers.]

B. Dimensions
1. Structure widths shall be 22”, 30” or 36” depending on the size and quantity of circuit
breakers installed.
2. Structures shall have the capability to be a stand-alone structure and maintain ratings.
3. Adequate cable-bending space shall be provided for main and feeder breakers with
terminated conductors of up to 750 MCM.
4. Section depth shall be 60” minimum when using 800A feeders. Additional depth to the
lineup shall be for the sole purpose of additional wire bending and conduit space.
5. Adequate conduit space shall be provided to allow all conductors to exit the structure in
the same vertical direction.

C. Moving and Handling

1. The lineup shall be divided into shipping splits not to exceed 72” wide and shall be
capable of being lifted overhead or by a forklift.
2. Each shipping split shall be provided with removable lifting angles for crane installations
purposes.
3. Removable base channels shall be provided with prying slots for ease of final positioning
at the job site.

0.4 CIRCUIT BREAKER COMPARTMENT

A. Secondary Connections
1. All customer secondary control and communications connections shall be made from the
front of the switchgear lineup.
2. A dedicated wiring area accessible from the front shall allow easy access to all control or
communications terminations.
3. Control Connections shall be cage clamp [optional ring tongue] terminals. All control wire
shall be 14 gauge, type SIS.
4. Customer control wiring shall be provided at the top and bottom of each structure conduit
area, capable of landing up to a quantity of (3) 1 ½” conduits and accessible from the
front.
5. All interconnections between structures at shipping splits shall use locking-pull apart
terminal blocks.
6. All secondary and communication wiring shall be securely fastened to the switchgear
without the use of adhesive backed wire anchors.

B. Instrumentation
1. Where additional space is required for instrumentation, CPTs, metering, etc., a barriered
instrumentation compartment shall be used.

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 2. The instrumentation compartment shall not inhibit the routing of control or communication
wires.
3. Individual component mounting surfaces shall be painted white as standard.

0.5 BUSING AND CABLE COMPARTMENT

A. Busing
1. All bus joints shall consist of SAE Grade 5 hardware and conical spring (e.g. Belleville)
washers to withstand mechanical forces exerted during short circuits. All primary bus
joints shall consist of a minimum of 2 bolts.
2. Busing shall be silver [tin] plated copper along its entire length.
3. Busing shall be braced to withstand the instantaneous interrupting rating of the main
breaker(s) or 85kA minimum (RMS symmetrical).
4. [All bus shall be insulated with bus boots at all joints.]

B. Cable Compartment
1. Feeder Breakers shall have adequate wire bending space regardless of the interrupting
rating. See table below for additional information.

Feeder Wire Bending Requirements

54" D 60" D 72" D 80" D
Maximum Feeder Breaker 800A 4000A 4000A 4000A

2. Conduit area for each structure shall be a minimum of 17” wide and provide adequate
depth for all conduits. Select depth based on the tables below:

Conduit Area Available

Section Depth
Section Width 54" 60" 72" 80"
22" 17" W x 16" D 17" W x 22" D 17" W x 34" D 17" W x 42" D
30" 25" W x 16" D 25" W x 22" D 25" W x 34" D 25" W x 42" D
36" 31" W x 16" D 31" W x 22" D 31" W x 34" D 31" W x 42" D

0.6 POWER CIRCUIT BREAKERS

A. Circuit Breakers
1. The circuit breaker shall be Square D Masterpact NW and/or NT Low Voltage Power
Circuit Breaker and listed to UL 1066.
2. Circuit breakers shall be drawout type.
3. All circuit breaker operating mechanisms are to be two-step, fully-stored energy devices
for quick-make, quick-break operation with a maximum of a five-cycle closing time. Open-
close-open (O-C-O) cycle shall be possible without recharging. Motor operator shall
automatically charge when circuit breaker is closed. Actuation of the operating handle or
an operation cycle of the circuit breaker motor is to charge the closing springs (step one)
and operation of a local "close" button is to close the circuit breaker contact (step two).
Closing the circuit breaker contacts shall automatically charge the opening springs.

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 4. Circuit breakers shall be suitable for the required instantaneous rating without the use of
current limiting fuses.
5. All circuit breakers shall have provisions for field interchangeable electrical accessories
including shunt trip, spring release, electrical operator, auxiliary contacts, and Trip Unit.
6. All secondary connections shall be made directly to the front of the circuit breaker cradle.
7. Each Circuit breaker shall have built in contact temperature and contact wear sensors.
8. Current-carrying components shall be completely isolated from the accessory mounting
area and double insulated from the operator with accessory cover in place.
9. Each phase inside the circuit breaker shall be completely isolated from other phases and
ground by polyester thermoset material.
10. Circuit breaker buttons shall not be isolated or covered, thereby requiring a tool to
operate the breaker.
11. Circuit breakers shall have interrupting, close and latch, and 30-cycle withstand ratings
that meet the application requirements.
12. Circuit breaker interrupting ratings shall be available up to 200 kA RMS amperes without
fuses.
13. Close and latch ratings up to 90 kA shall be available on all frame sizes.
14. Thirty-cycle withstand rating shall be available up to 100 kA to provide maximum
coordination with downstream circuit breakers.
15. Circuit breakers shall be available in 800, 1600, 2000, 3200, and 4000 and 5000A frame
sizes.
16. Each circuit breaker shall be mounted in its own Barriered compartment.
17. Feeder circuit breakers rated 2000A or less shall be capable of being mounted in the
uppermost compartment without derating.
18. Operational buttons on the circuit breaker as well as the trip unit and the display shall be
accessible without opening the breaker compartment door.
19. Prepared spaces shall be completely assembled with provisions for Circuit Breakers.
20. Circuit Breaker and prepared space compartments shall be “keyed” such that a breaker
cannot be incorrectly installed with respect to Interrupting Rating, Frame Size, or
secondary connections
21. Padlocking provisions shall be furnished on the cradle to receive up to three padlocks
when the circuit breaker is in the connected, test or disconnected position.
22. Provisions for up to two key locks shall be furnished allowing locking the cradle in the
connected, test or disconnected position.
23. Located on the face of the circuit breaker shall be an open and close button for operating
the circuit breaker [with lockable clear covers]. There shall also be an indication window
on the cradle showing the current position and status of the breakers contacts. A
separate indicator window on the breaker face shall show status of the closing springs.
Circuit breaker racking system must have positive stops at the connected, test,
disconnected and withdrawn positions. [Mounting hardware shall be installed on cradle
for remote racking device.]
24. Circuit breaker must be equipped with an interlock to discharge the stored energy spring
before the circuit breaker can be withdrawn from its cell.

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 25. Circuit breaker must provide a positive ground contact check between the circuit breaker
and cell when the accessory cover is removed while the circuit breaker is in the
connected, test or disconnected positions.
26. Circuit breaker shall provide long service life. The 3200 A circuit breaker frame and those
of lower ratings must be certified to perform a minimum of 10,000 operations without
maintenance. The 4000 A and 5000 A frame must be certified to 5,000 operations without
maintenance.

B. Trip Units
1. Circuit breaker trip system shall be a Micrologic™ electronic trip unit.
2. All trip units shall be removable to allow for field upgrades.
3. Trip Units shall incorporate “True RMS Sensing”, and have LED long-time pickup
indications.
4. Micrologic trip unit functions shall consist of adjustable long-time pickup and delay,
[optional short-time pickup and delay], instantaneous, [optional neutral protection and
optional ground-fault pickup and delay].
5. Adjustable long-time pickup (Ir) and delay shall be available in an adjustable rating plug
that is UL Listed as field-replaceable. Adjustable rating plug shall allow for nine long-time
pickup settings from 0.4 to 1 times the sensor plug (In). Other adjustable rating plugs
shall be available for more precise settings to match the application. Long-time delay
settings shall be in nine bands from 0.5–24 seconds at six times Ir.
6. [Short-time pickup shall allow for nine settings from 1.5 to 10 times Ir. Short-time delay
shall be in nine bands from 0.1–0.4 I2 t ON and 0–0.4 I2 t OFF.]
7. Instantaneous settings on the trip units with LSI protection shall be available in nine
bands from 2 to 15 times In. [The Instantaneous setting shall also have an OFF setting
when short-time pick-up is provided.]
8. All trip units shall have the capability for the adjustments to be set and read locally by
rotating a switch. [Optional: trip units shall have the capability to electronically adjust the
settings locally and remotely to fine increments below the switch settings. Fine
increments for pickup adjustments are to be one ampere. Fine increments for delay
adjustments are to be one second.]
9. Trip unit shall provide local trip indication [and capability to indicate local and remote
reason for trip, i.e., overloads, short-circuit or ground fault].
10. [Ground-fault protection shall be available for solidly grounded three-phase, three-wire or
three-phase, four-wire systems. Trip unit shall be capable of the following types of
ground-fault protection: residual, source ground return, and modified differential. Ground-
fault sensing systems may be changed in the field.]
11. [Ground-fault settings for circuit breaker sensor sizes 1200 A or below shall be in nine
bands from 0.2 to 1.0 times In. The ground-fault settings for circuit breakers above 1200
A shall be nine bands from 500 to 1200 A.]
12. [Neutral current transformers shall be available for four-wire systems.]
13. [Trip units shall be available to provide additional protection by offering adjustable inverse
definite minimum time lag (IDMTL). IDMTL provides optimized coordination by the
adjustment of the slope of the long-time delay protection.]
14. [Trip units shall be available to provide real time metering. Metering functions include
current, voltage, power and frequency.]
15. [Trip units shall be available to provide harmonic analysis and waveform capture.]

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 16. Trip Units shall have the following functions available:
Micrologic Trip Unit Series
Features Basic A P H
True RMS Sensing X X X X
LI X X X X
LSI O O X X
LSIG/Ground –Fault Trip O O O
Ground Fault Alarm (no trip) X X
Ground Fault Trip and Programming Alarm O O
Adjustable Rating Plugs X X X X
LED - Long-time Pickup X X X X
LED - Trip indication X X X
Digital Ammeter X X X
Phase loading Bar Graph X X X
Zone Selective Interlocking X X X
Communications O X X
LCD Dot Matrix Display X X
Advanced User Interface X X
Protective Relay Functions X X
Thermal Imaging X X X X
Neutral Protection X X
Contact Wear Indication X X
Incremental Fine Tuning of Settings X X
Selectable Long-time Delay Bands X X
Power Measurement X X
Power Quality Measurement X
Waveform Capture X
Data Logging X
X=Standard O=Option

C. [Circuit Breaker Accessories

1. Circuit breakers shall be equipped with accessories shown on the drawings.
2. All accessories shall be UL Listed as field-installable and be interchangeable between
frame sizes.
3. Circuit breakers shall provide isolation from primary power when accessory cover is
removed.
4. A [hand held] [full] test set shall be available to provide automatic function testing of the
circuit breaker. No disassembly of circuit breaker shall be required.]

0.7 [Arc Mitigation and Safety Options]

A. [Arc Flash Limiting Feeder Breakers

1. Feeder breakers shall be Square D Masterpact NW-L1F Low Voltage Power Circuit
Breaker and listed to UL 1066.
2. Circuit breakers shall be suitable for 200kA short circuit rating without the use of current
limiting fuses.
3. Circuit breaker shall have published testing data and IEEE 1584 equations to support the
reduction of arc flash incident energy and flash protection boundary (mm).]

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 B. [Zone Selective Interlocking
1. Shall preserve desired selective coordination between main(s), tie(s) and feeder(s)
protective devices.
2. Shall be a wired connection between relays or protective devices.
3. If a feeder detects an overcurrent condition it sends a restraining signal to upstream
breaker(s). The main (and tie) then follows its normal time-current characteristics and
serves as a backup. However, if the main breaker detects an overcurrent condition
above its short-time (or ground fault) pickup setting, but the feeders do not (e.g., main
bus fault), then the main breaker shall not receive a restraint signal and it shall trip with
no intentional time delay.]

C. [Energy Reduction Maintenance Setting Switch (ERMS)

1. For each [Main] [Tie] [or Feeder] circuit breaker, provide a Maintenance OFF ON selector
switch on the compartment door to switch the circuit breaker instantaneous tripping
characteristics to an alternate setting temporarily during maintenance activity.
2. Provide a lock feature for the ERMS switch so that it may be locked in either the OFF or
ON maintenance mode position.
3. Provide a blue LED indicating light to indicate trip unit is in the ERMS mode.
4. Wire contacts on all ERMS switches to a common alarm input to plant control system.]

D. [Remote Racking Device

1. Remote racking device shall be specifically designed by circuit breaker manufacturer.
2. Remote racking mounts can be ordered pre-installed on all specified NW breaker for PZ-
4 at time of quotation or ordered to be field installed by the customer.
3. The device shall not obstruct view of the front of the breaker during operation, allowing
for the breaker trip indication window to be viewed at all times.
4. The device shall have an ergonomically designed control handle with a selector switch to
change between racking the breaker to the connected-to-disconnected and
disconnected-to-connected states.
5. The device shall rack the circuit breaker between connected, test, and disconnected
positions, stopping at each position before continuing.
6. The control handle shall come with a minimum of 25 feet control cable allowing for the
user to rack the breaker from a distance. Extra control cables should be an additional
option that can be connected in series to allow the user to stand as far as 90 feet away
from the gear.
7. A 120V external power source shall be required to power this device.]

0.8 [Differential Ground Fault Protection

A. 480Y/277V or 600Y/347V, 4-wire, connected equipment having multiple sources shall have a
modified differential ground fault system (MDGF). The manufacturer shall complete the MDGF
design prior to building equipment to insure that the proper main or tie breaker (s) operate
properly during the following occurrences on the main bus.
1. Insure the system shall trip with the occurrence of a ground fault at any location in the
switchgear.

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 2. Insure system shall not trip without ground fault and with normal current flow.
3. Insure system shall not trip due to large single-phase currents.
4. Insure system shall trip with combination of normal current flow and ground fault current
flowing together.
5. Insure system shall not trip with circulating currents through the neutral due to multiple
grounds and sources external to the immediate low voltage power sources.

B. The manufacturer shall be required to include additional CT’s, ground fault relays, interlocks,
wiring, components etc. to insure the ground fault systems operates without nuisance tripping
on the main bus of the switchgear.

C. The manufacturer shall include a wiring diagram of the MDGF system along with a test
procedure using high current injection equipment.]

0.9 [High Resistant Grounding (HRG)

A. Manufacture shall supply complete HRG system integral to the low voltage switchgear with the
following criteria:
1. This system shall be used in [four wire wye] [three wire delta] system. (If three wire delta
is chosen a zigzag delta-wye transformer shall be utilized to give a ground reference
point).
2. Multi tap Post Glover resistor that allows for adjustment of the resistor to minimize the
ground current to 5A.
3. [Digital] [Analog] ammeter shall be provided to measure the charging current and actual
ground fault current when a ground current should occur.
4. [Digital] [Analog] voltmeter shall be provided to measure the voltage drop across the
resistor. The two set point contacts on the relay allow the customer to set the percentage
of voltage drop across the resistor on the upper limit and lower limit to alarm in the case
of a system issue. (Schneider Electric recommends the lower set point be set to 5-10%
higher than the normal charging current. Schneider Electric also recommends the upper
limit be set to 10-20% higher than the maximum voltage drop across the resistor.
5. Three different colored pilot lights shall be utilized to convey the status of the system.
Green shall be used to indicate control power is available and system is operating
normally. Red shall be used to indicate the voltage drop across the resistor is higher than
the customer’s set point. Amber lights shall be installed to indicate the pulse circuit is
being utilized.
6. A three position selector switch shall be provided to allow the system to operate in auto or
manual mode. The third position shall be reserved for reset; to allow the system to be
reset manually after the ground fault is cleared.
7. A second two position selector switch shall be provided to allow the operation to be
changed from normal to pulse, in the instance a ground fault has occurred. The pulse
operation shall allow for momentary pulses of higher current to be let through the resistor,
such that the portable ground fault detector can be utilized.]

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0.10 [Outdoor NEMA 3R Enclosure

A. Outdoor NEMA Type 3R Walk-in Switchgear shall be enclosed in an outdoor walk-in NEMA type
3R enclosure conforming to all applicable requirements of (UL1558), (UL891), (CSA and labeled
cUL).

B. The enclosure shall have a roof sloping toward the front and rear. Outer sections shall be the
same widths as indoor structures. Appropriate spacing using standard equipment and
dimensions shall be made on the left end of the lineup to adapt for the “door swing” of interior
equipment.

C. The interior front aisle depth for walk-in structures shall be 42”, minimum. Access doors shall
be available on both ends of the aisle.

D. The enclosure shall be provided with rear hinged pad lockable doors with wind stops for each
section. Aisle doors shall be supplied with provisions for locking. A steel floor shall be provided
in the walk-in aisle space. Full rear section bottom barriers shall be provided to prevent the
entrance of rodents and vermin. Ventilating openings shall be provided complete with
replaceable air filters. Provide necessary space heaters thermostatically controlled for breaker,
bus and cable compartments of adequate wattage to prevent the accumulation of moisture
within the compartments.

E. Provide panic door hardware on aisle doors at each end of the line-up. External locking of the
aisle doors shall not prevent operation of the panic hardware from the interior of the enclosure.
The construction of the enclosure shall be modular so future sections can be added without
affecting NEMA 3R integrity. Provide interior aisle fluorescent lights, 3-way switches and GFI
protected receptacles.

F. Power for the space heaters, lights and receptacles shall be obtained from a (control power
transformer within the switchgear) (source as indicated on the drawings). Supply voltage shall
be 120 volts AC.

G. An overhead circuit breaker lifter shall be provided in the aisle of the enclosure. Each shipping
section shall be shipped completely assembled.

H. Optional top (busway) (conduit) provisions shall be provided.

I. Optional transformer connection(s) shall be provided.

J. Optional interior exit/emergency lights shall be provided inside over each aisle door.

K. Optional exterior lights shall be provided over the outside of each aisle door.

L. Optional increased interior lighting shall be provided to allow approximate illumination to 150
FC.

M. Optional thermostatically controlled aisle exhaust fan shall be provided.

N. Optional seismic mounting brackets to meet provisions of the 1997 UBC, 2001 CBC,
NFPA5000, IBC, and ASCE7.

O. The enclosure shall be provided with an optional undercoating applied to the underside of the
enclosure.]

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0.11 [Metering and Instrumentation

A. Main Metering
1. Metering requirements that exceed the capabilities of the circuit breaker trip units shall
use the Schneider Electric brand [PowerLogic Circuit Monitor 4000T] [PowerLogic
PM8244 Meter] [PowerLogic PM5563 Meter] [PowerLogic ION7650 Meter] [PowerLogic
ION7550 Meter].
2. CT’s shall be appropriately sized for use on the main.
3. Separate low voltage HMI and display shall be mounted on the same door as the Main
Circuit Breaker.
4. I/O and Ethernet communications card shall be provided as necessary.]

B. [Communications
1. Switchgear lineup shall include an internal interwired communications network for
connection to user’s network for power monitoring, equipment status and alarm
information. The following communications capabilities to the switchgear
communications network shall be provided:
a. A connection shall be available for Building Management System, SCADA system
or software via protocol specified below.
b. Access through a standard web browser shall be available for maintenance review,
troubleshooting and monitoring of each breaker’s embedded web pages.
2. The network communication system shall be pre-configured and tested at the factory with
drawings of the network and device addresses. Final device addressing shall be
configurable by the end user.
3. The network interwiring shall consist of shielded cables with pluggable connectors to
facilitate ease of connection across shipping splits.
4. Documented communications test results including network connections shall be
provided upon request.
5. The switchgear communication system shall consist of the following]
a. [Ethernet Modbus TCP IP connection via daisy-chain architecture to each Stored
Energy, Power Circuit Breaker and Meters. Each Stored Energy, Power Circuit
Breaker shall contain embedded web pages to provide breaker/cradle status,
energy monitoring, historical trending, maintenance indicators/logging, email alerts
and communications diagnostics through a standard web browser. Downloadable
software shall be available to adjust trip/alarm points, display tripping curves and
update firmware]
b. [Modbus RS485 serial connection to each breaker with Ethernet Modbus TCP IP
user interface provided via Ethernet Server. Meters, if any, shall be connected to
the network via Ethernet. The Ethernet Server shall provide webpages for each
Stored Energy, Power Circuit Breaker for breaker/cradle status, energy monitoring,
historical trending, maintenance indicators/logging and communications
diagnostics.]

C. [Software Integration

The switchgear communication system shall be natively compatible with Schneider Electric
Energy and Power Management (EPMS) Software such as StruxureWare Power Monitoring
Expert™ and StruxureWare PowerSCADA Expert™. Native software compatibility shall be fully
factory-tested, and shall include the following characteristics.

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 1. Capability for pre-engineered, interactive graphical display screens to view and analyze
real-time and historical device data from all communicating switchgear.
2. Pre-mapping of registers to standard measurement names without the need for additional
configuration or internal device registers.
3. Automatic upload of all device data (such as onboard data logs, alarms etc.) to EPMS
software without additional configuration.
4. Automatic time synchronization with connected EPMS software without additional
configuration.
5. Breaker Aging Monitoring
a. The EPMS software shall include Breaker Aging Monitoring to provide an estimate
of electrical and environmental aging data to help in preventive maintenance
planning for LV switchgear.
b. The aging algorithm shall use electrical parameters (such as overload and short-
circuit tripping, number of operations etc.) and environmental parameters (such as
ambient temperature, humidity etc.) to estimate aging percentages for supported
breakers.
c. The software shall generate a breaker aging report providing maintenance
information related to electrical aging in percent, environmental aging in percent
and classification of breakers by group and aging status.]

PART 3 - EXECUTION

0.1 INSPECTION

A. A. Examine area to receive switchgear to provide adequate clearance for switchgear installation.

B. B. Check that concrete pads are level and free of irregularities.

C. C.Start work only after unsatisfactory conditions are corrected.

0.2 INSTALLATION

A. [In addition to the requirements specified herein the installation shall be in accordance with
Specification Section [26 00 00][16010] and Drawings.]

B. Install switchgear in accordance with manufacturer's written guidelines, the NEC, and local
codes.

C. Read Instruction Bulletin on energizing switchgear, pre-energizing checkout.

0.3 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Inspect completed installation for physical damage, proper alignment, anchorage, and
grounding.

B. Measure, using a Megger, the insulation resistance of each bus structure phase-to-phase and
phase-to-ground for one minute each, at minimum test voltage of 1000 Vdc; minimum

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 acceptable value for insulation resistance is 1 megohms. NOTE: Refer to manufacturer's
literature for specific testing procedures.

C. Check tightness of accessible bolted bus joints using calibrated torque wrench per
manufacturer's recommended torque values.

D. Physically test key interlock systems to check for proper functionality prior to energizing.

E. Test ground fault systems by operating push-to-test button. [High current injection testing is
required for modified differential ground fault testing.]

0.4 ADJUSTING

A. Adjust all operating mechanisms for free mechanical movement per manufacturer’s
specifications.

B. Tighten bolted bus connections in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.

C. Adjust circuit breaker trip and time delay settings to values indicated. [as instructed by the
Architect/Engineer.]

0.5 CLEANING

A. Touch up scratched or marred surfaces to match original finish.

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