PROJECT CAMPING DESIGN (OFF GRID CAMPING) 1

[Alaa1992]

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Wath are the necessary typical circuits, Components and connections in a distribution electrical grid of a project camping located in the desert (OFF GRID SYSTEM), Powered by 2* 50 KVA generators (+ 1*KVA STAND BY generator) constituted by:

-30 Residential cabines (2 persons in each container)
-4 Office cabines
-12 other cabines for restauration, WCs and food storage.

I need, for this, a simplified general layout containning the cabling, especially, between generators/Power supply unit, Transformer and cabines (or at least for one cabine).

Thank you in advance for your help.




Alaa Edine SMAALI
Energy (Oil&Gas) Project Engineer

 

[waross]

This is engineering tips, not comprehensive project engineering.com
It may be time to add an electrical engineer to your project team.
The first step is to determine to load with reference to the appropriate loads and demand factors.
That information is used to size the generators and the standby generator.
Not nearly enough information is given here.
Will the 50 KVA sets run together?
Do you need automatic changeover between the 50 KVA sets?
How do you wish to separate the loads to be serviced by the 1 KVA standby?
I doubt that a 1 KVA set will handle the pumps associated with the WCs.
Is the camp permanent or moveable?
And a lot of other questions.

Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter

 

[itsmoked]

And a lot of other questions.

More like a hundred more questions.

Keith Cress
kcress -

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[catserveng]

There are companies that specialize in these types jobs, like Trinity Power in Canada or Aggreko. As said above, there are a lot of issues that need to be looked at. Safety is of prime importance. Where this site is and who mans it will determine a lot.
A lot of people have been hurt or killed due to poorly designed and installed temp power systems in the years I did it, maybe you should look at getting some experienced help this time around.

MikeL.

 

[itsmoked]

Mike it appears to be Tunisia.

Keith Cress
kcress -

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[catserveng]

Keith,

Does it really matter where in the world it is? Aggreko and others do projects all over the world. I was in Tunisia and other parts of Northern Africa many times for CAT, so it's not like its on the moon.

A sore spot for me, too many times went into camps to find someone had been hurt or killed due to crappy design or install, that someone wanted an easy out and tried to blame the equipment. Doing it right really just means thinking it thru and using good practice, right?

And its a "small" project right, just some cabins and food handling, nothing important, until someone gets electrocuted or a fire starts, not a good thing on a remote work site.

To the OP, if you don't know how to do it DON'T GUESS! Fins a company who can help you do it right, and learn from it. Way too many issues to think about to get answered on a forum, my two cents worth.

MikeL.