RULE XIII
ELECTRICAL AND
MECHANICAL REGULATIONS
SECTION 1301. Electrical Regulations
All electrical systems, equipment and
installations mentioned in the Code shall
conform to the provisions of the Philippine
Electrical Code Part 1(PEC-1) and Part
2(PEC-2), as adopted by the Board of
Electrical Engineering pursuant to
Republic Act 7920, otherwise known as
the Philippine Electrical Engineering Law
Over Head Entrance
In Subdivisions, Housing Projects,
Commercial and Industrial Buildings,
overhead transmission
and distribution voltages are required to
supply power source including
transformers, poles and
supporting structures.
Attachments on and Clearances from
Buildings
An Attachment Plan approved by
professional electrical engineer shall cover
power lines and cables, transformers and
other electrical equipment installed on or in
buildings and shall be submitted to the
local Building Official.
Open Supply Conductors Attached to Buildings
Where the permanent attachment of open supply
conductors to any class of buildings is necessary for service
entrance, such conductors shall meet the following
requirements:
a. Conductors of more than 300 volts to ground shall not
be carried along or near the surface of the building unless
they are guarded or made inaccessible.
b. To promote safety to the general public and to
employees not authorized to approach conductors and
other current-carrying parts of electric supply lines, such
parts shall be arranged so as to provide adequate
clearance from the ground or other space generally
accessible, or shall be provided with guards so as to isolate
persons effectively from accidental contact.
Conductors Passing By or Over Buildings
[Link] or accessible supply conductors
carrying voltages in excess of 300 volts may be either
beside or over buildings. The vertical or
horizontal clearance to any buildings or its shall be
as listed in Table XIII.1. The horizontal clearance
governs above the roof level to the point where
the diagonal equals the vertical clearance
requirements
[Link] conductors of 300 volts or more, when
placed near enough to windows, verandas, fire escapes,
or other ordinarily accessible places, shall be properly
guarded by grounded conduit and barriers.
[Link] the required clearances cannot be
obtained, supply conductors shall be grouped or
bundled and supported by grounded messenger wires.
Clearance of Service Drops
a. Service drop conductors shall not be
readily accessible and when not in excess of 600
volts, shall conform to the following:
i. Conductors shall have a clearance of not
less than 2.50 meters from the highest point of
roofs over which they pass with the following
exceptions:
Where the voltage between conductors
does not exceed 300 volts and the roof has a
slope of not less than 100 millimeters in 300
millimeters, the clearance may not be less than
1.00 meter.
b. Conductors shall have a clearance
of notless than 3.00 meters from the
ground or from any platform or projection
from which they might be reached.
[Link] shall have a horizontal
clearance of notless than 1.00 meter from
windows, doors, porches, fire escapes, or
similar locations and shall be run less than
1.00 meter above the top level of a window
or opening.
Wiring Methods
Service entrance conductors extending along the
exterior or entering buildings or other structures shall
be installed in rigid steel conduit or concrete encased
plastic conduit from point of service drop to meter base
and from meter base to the disconnecting equipment.
However, where the service entrance conductors are
protected by approved fuses or breakers at their
terminals (immediately after the service drop or lateral)
they may be installed in any of the recognized wiring
methods as provided by PEC-1.
[Link] lines and/or portions of lines no
longer required to provide service shall be removed.
[Link] pole, lines, service drop and other line
equipment shall be free from any attachment for
antennas, signs, streamers and the like.
Transformers
[Link]-insulated transformers rated
more than 15 kV between conductors shall
be installed inside a transformer vault.
[Link]-type and other transformers
with non-flammable insulation shall be
installed in a transformer room.
Provision for trasformer vault
a. A transformer vault when required,
shall be constructed in accordance with
PEC-1 latest edition.
[Link] and transformer vaults
shall be accessible only to qualified
personnel for inspection and maintenance.
[Link] ventilation shall be
provided for the transformer vault.
Capacitor
This applies to installation of capacitors on
electric circuits in buildings.
Capacitors shall be protected from
physical damage by location or by suitable
fences, barriers or other enclosures.
Capacitors shall be provided with non-
combustible cases and supports.
Emergency Power System
Shall provide electric power for the
safety to life and property when normal
electric power supply is interrupted.
Shall have adequate capacity for the
operationof the emergency load.
For hospitals, the transition time to
transfer power supply from the instant of
interruption of normal power supply to the
emergency supply shall not exceed 10
seconds.
Electrical Room
An adequate space or area shall be
provided at loadcenters where panel boards,
breakers, switchgears and other electrical
equipment are installed.
Service Equipment
An adequate space or area shall be
provided for theservice equipment that shall be
located in a readily accessible area, either
inside or the outside walls of the building.
Metering Facilities
Metering Vault, when required for
primary service, shall be provided with
natural or artificial ventilation.
Metering space shall be provided for
single metering or multi-metering centers
for secondary service
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