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Electrical Room cooling load

Electrical Room cooling load

Electrical Room cooling load

(OP)
Does anyone know of published data for sizing electrical rooms cooling loads (heat from switch gear equipment and tranformers), besides the 2% rule (some say 1.5%) of total load (KW) is heat radiated to the room.
Others will say use 50 btu per KVA for enclosed transformers (dry type).
We typically oversize cooling equipment (for large swicth gear rooms) for future expansion.
If it is a main electrical room, we provide an AC unit for operation above 80F ambient and an exhaust fan for operation below 80F ambient. Energy savings and redundancy are thus accomplished. For small electrical closets, we provide an exhaust fan only.

What do you guys use to estimate your electrical room cooling loads?

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

I usually try to get the exact numbers from the electrical engineer, preferably written down.

The 2% rule hold fairly close as most transformers seem to be rated at 98%.

You can also ask the electrical engineer about operating temperatures, some equipment will allow a higher ambient, some lower.

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

I think the 50 btu rule is the same as 1.5%.

Equipment room is a big sensible load anyways, 2% on a transformer is pretty good.

Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

(OP)
Glad to see that we are with the industry practice. Good to have confirmation from your peers.
Thanks

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

And I doubt those those transformers are loaded much more than 70%.

Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

What about the cooling load for a MCC BUS 1200 AMPS 277/480 VOLTS?

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

IGNORE THE ABOVE REPLY. I USED 98% EFFICIENCY.

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

Single Phase Transformers
KVA     Watts Full Load Loss
3       158
6       246
9       292
15      455
Three Phase Transformers
KVA     Watts Full Load Loss
15      852
30     1675
45     2188
75     3379
112.5  4023
150    5090
225    6394
300    8700
400   10800
500   13000
750   15650
1000  18720
1500  27400
2000  32000
2500  38000
Locate exhaust high above the transformers. blow supply down at the floor.

RE: Electrical Room cooling load

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