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Chapter 1 General - TM-5-811-10006
Design Procedures
Figure 1-1. Primary Distribution Arrangements Commonly Used
Design Analysis
Service Conditions
Table 1-1. Service Conditions
Chapter 2 Electrical Power Requirements
Table 2-2. Diversity Factors
load Estimation - TM-5-811-10014
Chapter 3 Voltage Selection
Table 3-2. Nominal System Voltages
Commercial Power for Air Force Installations
Chapter 4 Main Electric Supply Stations/Substations
Station Designation and Elements
Environmental Aspects
Incoming line Switching Equipment
Incoming line Switching Equipment -Cont.
Substation Equipment
Figure 4-2. Example of Sizing Substation Transformer Capacity
Figure 4-3. Single-Line of Primary Unit Substation with Two Transformers
Miscellaneous Station Design Criteria
Table 4-2. Minimum Metering for Metal-Clad Switchgear
Miscellaneous Station Design Criteria -Cont.
Table 4-4. Current Transformer (CT) Accuracy Class Ratings for Outdoor Circuit Breakers
Substation Equipment at Air Force Installions
Figure 4-5. Primary Unit Substation, 46 kV Minimum
Figure 4-6. Main Electric Supply Switching Station, 35 kV Maximum
Substation Equipment at Air Force Installions -Cont.
Chapter 5 Electric Distribution Lines
Voltage Drop
Figure 5-1. Normal Allocation of Voltage Drop
Figure 5-2. An Example of Voltage Drop Calculation
Figure 5-3. Average Energy Savings Example
Table 5-1. Three-Phase Medium-Voltage Circuit Loading Check Values
Pad Mounted Sectionalizing Equipment
Chapter 6 Aerial Distribution Lines
Table 6-1. Conductors Materials-Physical Properties
Table 6-2. Initial Stringing Sags for 200-Foot Spans
Table 6-3. Final Loaded Tensions for 200-Foot Spans
Figure 6-1. An Example of an Aerial Conductor Strength Analysis
Poles
Circuit Configurations
Figure 6-2. Tangent Construction Configurations
Figure 6-3. Armless Configurations
Figure 6-4. Crossarm Configurations
Figure 6-5. Neutral-Supported Secondary Cable Configurations
Guying
Figure 6-6. Ranges of Insulator Dimensions
Table 6-7. Anchors Suitable for Various Soils
Figure 6-7. Expanding Anchor Details
Miscellaneous Items
Figure 6-9. Guy Details
Figure 6-10. An Example of an In-Line Guy Strength Analysis
Figure 6-11. An Example of a Pole Strength Analysis
Air Force Installations
Chapter 7 Underground Distribution Lines
Cable
Table 7-1. Rated Conductor Temperatures
High-voltage cable terminations
Figure 7-1. Fireproofing of Insulated Cables
Duct lines
Manholes, Handholes, and Pullboxes
Figure 7-2. Concrete Encased Duct Details
Manholes at Air Force installations
Direct-Burial Cable Installations
Figure 7-5. A Scale Example of a Cable Installed in a Manhole
Figure 7-6. Typical Double Manhole
Figure 7-7. Manhole Appurtenances
Figure 7-8. Electric or Communication Handhole
Figure 7-9. Pullbox Installation
Figure 7-10. Underground System Marker
Chapter 8 Transformer Installations
Figure 8-1. Cluster-Mounted Transformer Bank Installation
Figure 8-2. Crossarm-Mounted Transformer Bank Installation
Installation of Transmission-to-Distribution Voltage Transformers
Figure 8-3. Pad-Mounted Compartmental Transformer Installation
Figure 8-4. Secondary Unit Substation Transformer Installation
Figure 8-5. Secondary Unit Substation Transformer Installation
Transformer Characteristics
Table 8-2. Daily Allowable Peak Loads for Normal Life Expectancy
Table 8-4. Basic Impulse Insulation Levels
Factory tests
Amorphous Metal-Core Transformers
Chapter 9 Surge Protection and Grounding
Table 9-1. Aerial-Mounted Liquid-Filled Transformer Surge Protective Margins
Underground connections
Figure 9-1. Zones of Protection for Masts and Shield Wires
Ground Electrodes
Grounding Details and Requirements
Figure 9-2. Grounding of a Main Electric Supply Substation
Figure 9-3. Grounding of Secondary Unit Substation Installation
Figure 9-4. Provision of Surge Arresters at a Medium-Voltage Riser Pole
Ground fault return conductor
Chapter 10 Roadway and Area Lighting
Figure 10-1. Typical Roadway Lighting Installation
Figure 10-2. Lateral Lighting Distributions
Area lighting Design
Walkway and Bikeway lighting Design
lighting Control and Wiring System
Grounding
Chapter 11 Security Lighting
Table 11-1. Security Lighting Requirements
Figure 11-1. Application of Required Lighting Intensities
Light Sources
Wiring and Control
Field Measurements
Appendix A References - TM-5-811-10112
Appendix A References -Cont. - TM-5-811-10113
Appendix A References -Cont. - TM-5-811-10114
Appendix A References -Cont. - TM-5-811-10115
Appendix A References -Cont. - TM-5-811-10116
Appendix B Sizing of Distribution Type Transformers for Family Housing Units
Glossary - TM-5-811-10118
Glossary -Cont. - TM-5-811-10119
Glossary -Cont. - TM-5-811-10120
Glossary -Cont. - TM-5-811-10121
Electrical Power Supply and Distribution