STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE STAND

BY GENERATOR

SITE/DISTRICT: EXPO CITY

Document Name: SEQUENCE OF PROCEDURE – STAND BY GENERATOR
Document Reference Number: EXPO CITY-SMA-SOP-ELEC-1
Trade ELECTRICAL
Asset STAND BY GENERATOR
Issue Date 01-APRIL-2023 Effective Date 01-APRIL-2023
Version 0 Revision 0

PREPARED BY APPROVED BY
NAME ANSELMO DIMELLO NAME AKBAR Ali khan

DESIGNATION ELECTRICAL ENGINEER DESIGNATION FACILITIES MANAGER

SIGNATURE SIGNATURE

REVISION HISTORY

Revision No. Date Description of Changes Revised by Reviewed by Approved by

ANSELMO
00 April 2023 First Draft – Generic Format
DIMELLO

Table of Contents
HSE ACT AT WORK ............................................................................................................................. 3
SAFETY CHECKS .........................................................................................................................................4
FIRST AID MEASURES ................................................................................................................................4
SAFETY INSTRUCTION ...............................................................................................................................5
SPECIAL TOOLS & MATERIALS ..................................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 6
2. SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................... 8

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3. DEFINATION .................................................................................................................................. 8
4. OBJECTIVE ..................................................................................................................................... 8
5. ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 9
6. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE......................................................................................................... 10
7. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................. 23
Stand –by Generator Details...................................................................................................................24
8. OPERATING INSTRUCTION & PROCEDURE .................................................................................... 24
Start up / Shutdown Procedure ..............................................................................................................24
Normal Operation ...................................................................................................................................25
Maintenance & Testing...........................................................................................................................25
Fault finding & Trouble shooting procedure ..........................................................................................25
9. CONTACT DETAILS........................................................................................................................ 26
Manufacturers Contact Details ...............................................................................................................26
Emergency Contact Details .....................................................................................................................26
10. REFERENCE ................................................................................................................................ 26

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HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK ACT

It is the duty of every employee while at work:
 To take reasonable care for the health & safety of himself & of other people who may be affected by his acts or
omissions at work.
 To Co-operate with his employer or any other person so far as is necessary for the provision of the various relevant
Laws to be complied with.
 Be familiar with the electrical hazards associated with your work place.
 Unplug electrical equipment before repairing or servicing it.
 Report all electrical problems, including tripped breakers, broken switches, and flickering lights to the Physical
Plant.
 Do not use an appliance that sparks, smokes, or becomes excessively hot, unless the appliance is specifically
designed to exhibit these characteristics.
 Keep electrical equipment away from water, unless the appliance is specifically designed for use around water,
such as a wet-dry shop vacuum.

Before performing service or maintenance work on panels:

 ISOLATE all electrical supplies before removing any guards, covers or accessories from any panels. Before re-
connecting the electrical supply, ensure that all guards, covers & accessories are correctly replaced.
 DO NOT leave electrical gear live & unattended without a suitable WARNING NOTICE.
 DO NOT attempt maintenance work or adjustment unless wearing suitable PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

WARNING & SAFETY NOTICES

 At all times warning & safety, notices must be maintained & properly displayed & worked to give clear instructions.
 Notices covering First Aid & Resuscitation from Electric Shock must be displayed in all LV Rooms.
 Proper fire precaution must be observed within the LV room.
 Smoking will not be allowed in any LV room. Notices must be displayed stating “NO SMOKING” & “SMOKING
PROHIBITED IN THIS AREA”.
 All firefighting equipment must be clearly marked & available for use.
FIRE PROTECTION / ALARMS
 Fire alarms systems must be regularly checked, & kept in working order. Care must be taken. & adequate
protection provided for opening damper in MCC panels and feedback signal to BMS.

ESCAPE ROUTES
 Periodic inspection of all escape routes & exits should be made to confirm that doors open freely & routes are clear
to obstructions.

IDENTIFICATION LABELS
 All items of LV room are labeled.
LIGHTING
 In all LV rooms, lighting must be maintained at a high level to enable maintenance to be carried out & prevent
accidents due to badly lit areas.

PORTABLE TOOLS & HAND LAMPS

 Where power operated hand held tools or hand lamps are used these items together with their power supply must
confirm to the regulations applying to the use of this type of apparatus.

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
 Where appropriate to the work, protective equipment (e.g. Gloves, Safety shoes etc.) must be provided & used.

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SAFETY CHECKS
 Permit to work (PTW).
 Isolate power source.
 Lock off Tag Out (LOTO).
 De-energize, Test and confirm there is no power source available.
 Ensure Earthing is proper.
 Check for current leakage in conductors.
 Wear P.P.E to the rating and hearing protection (rated rubber gloves, flash proof clothing, rated rubber floor mats
to be included for high voltage installations).
 Use insulated tools.
 Do not wear any jewelry while working with electricity.
 Do not use wet access and access constructed of metal while working near high voltage Electrical sources
 Follow the pocket rule while working on energized systems.
 All power tools used should be of low voltage If possible, the tools should be double insulated with joint free
cables, PAT tested and tagged.
 Ensure rubber mat flooring in front of electrical system.
 Ensure adequate housekeeping on work area.
 Always use non-conducted ladders for electrical system maintenance (use fiber ladders).
 Avoid falling objects while working at height, use tool belt and safe working platform.

FIRST AID MEASURES

1. Call for help. (Emergency Number 800-1-2020)

2. Conduct scene survey and make sure you are safe before touching the victim.
3. Make sure that there are no unsafe electrical power sources.
4. Isolate the supply source if possible or try to release the victim with adequately
Insulated safe material if you are totally safe.
5. Never attempt to give any First Aid unless you are trained. And the scene is totally safe
6. Never attempt to move the victim or administer first aid unless you are sure that the
victim sustains no spinal injuries and the scene is totally safe.
7. Check Air way, Breathing and Circulation and establish if possible Arrest bleeding.
MAKE SURE
8. C.P.R. Mouth to mouth mask and latex gloves to be carried along with first aid provision
9. Administer C.P.R only if you are trained and the victim sustains no spinal injuries.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTION:

1. Prior to any maintenance, shut off the electric power supply and lockout.
2. Ensure that all measuring tools are in good working condition.
3. Any smoke detector inside the electrical room should be covered to prevent false alarm.
4. Record the last condition status before starting the work.
5. Restore back to the last condition status after work completion.
6. Use Electrical Isolation gloves (adapted for electrical works, insulated 500Volts).
7. Before starting the job, inform BMS.

SPECIAL TOOLS/MATERIALS:

1. Insulation Tester Megger (500V)

2. Infrared Camera
3. Earth Leakage Clamp Meter
4. Contact Resistance Megger (Microhmmeter)
5. Air Blower
6. Vacuum cleaner
7. Standard Electrical tool box
8. Electrical Hand gloves
9. CRC contact cleaner
10. Degreaser/Cleaning product
11. Clean Cotton Cloth
12. Hand gloves
13. Mask
14. Warning Signs.
15. Working Trolley
16. Isolation Tags
17. Fuse Puller

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1. INTRODUCTION:

HV SYSTEM:
The HV network serving the site is managed and operated by DEWA and distributes 132kV HV supply up to
the primary substations, and 11kV distribution from the Primary substations to the different areas of the
thematic districts.
The incoming electricity supply to the Opportunity Districts is distributed from PSS - 02.
Each Sector, or half District is provided with two incoming 11kV ring feeders. Each11 – kV ring feeder runs at
high level in the basement and then rises up to the ground floor terminated in DEWA owned and managed
RMU room(s) positioned on the Ground Floor integrated within Multilateral and Services Pavilions.

The RMU rooms are located within the premises according to DEWA guidance for ease of access from the
main roads. From the RMU rooms HV cables drop into the basement and run at high Level in the basement
until connecting to the substation/transformer rooms, which are located in the basement.
Each RMU has got a loop in and loop out from and the outgoings are connected to the primary of up to 2
Nos. transformers.
Both substation and RMU rooms comply with DEWA specific requirements and are approved by DEWA with
regards to wall/ceiling fire - rating, ventilation and cable fire-protection where they are routed through areas
of high fire risk, personnel and plant access etc.
HV cables between the RMU and the Substation rooms are installed in accordance with DEWA specific
requirements.

LV SYSTEM:

LIFE SAFETY SUPPLY

A stand by generator of rating is installed at ground floor level to support the life safety loads and designated
Land lord essential services. The generator is integrated with in the ground floor area .

The generator supplies three dedicated life safety panels located in the basement, which provides sub-main
and final circuitry to the fire/safety and essential loads.

The generator starts its operation automatically by monitoring/sensing the normal incoming supply feeder
status of the Automatic Transfer Switch which then feeds the Essential LV panels.

The life safety systems are served from the dual supplies for continuous operation obtained from the normal
supply via transformer and essential power supplies via standby generator. Automatic Transfer and bypass
type change over devices are provided locally to all life safety equipment.

The generator is contained within an acoustically treated enclosure with sound attenuation provide to the
flue and ventilation systems to limit external noise levels.

The generator is attenuated, and the life safety generator is provided with a bulk fuel storage tank located
at ground level adjacent to the generator and with a capacity suitable to support minimum of 8hours
continuous running of the generator engine at full load.

The bulk fuel oil storage tank is connected to the generator in line with manufacturer’s
recommendations, a break-tank being provided as a part of the generator package should this be necessary
for fuel pressure control. A proprietary fill point is provided to serve the bulk fuel oil storage tank and
shall be complete as a minimum with fuel inlet, vent, earthing connection and fuel oil level indication. A
dedicated exhaust system is provided which is installed to comply with the local authority requirements.
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Oil leak detection is provided within the generator enclosure and within the oil storage tank. The oil leak
detection is monitored by and alarmed to the BMS system.
The tank is double skinned to contain leaks.

The operational status and fault conditions of the generator are alarmed to the BMS system.

GENERAL LV DISTRIBUTION:

The main DEWA LV switchboards (MDBs) are in the basement in a room adjacent to the substation
rooms. These MDBs are constructed to Form 4 Type 6 form of separation, rear access, bottom cable
entry and top exit and as per DEWA requirements. Trenches connect the Substation Rooms with the MDBs
rooms. The MOBs are configured as a single bus-section with all outgoing sub-mains circuits radially
connected to the various load centers.

The MDBs are provided with a provision of Mobile Generator to cater for the power supply in the event of
main power supply failure. The load shedding for Mobile Generators are provided by isolating all the Loads
supported by the standby generator, refer to the respective LV schematic drawings for more details.

All switchboards incorporate a combination of Air Circuit B r e a k e r s (ACB), M o u l d e d Case Circuit Breakers
(MCCB) and f u s e d switch disconnectors (for s u p p l i e s to firefighting and l i f e safety services). ACBs are
withdrawable type and MCCBs are of fixed type.

Remote power factor correction units complete with de-tuned capacitors and electronic surge protection is
provided to the MDB and space provisions are provided as required for any future extensibility. Room space
is provided for future installation of active harmonic filters on the MDB as it may be required to mitigate
the effects of harmonics as a result of inductive loads served. MDBs are p r o v i d e d with Current
Transformers (CT) links to facilitate the installation of the monitoring CTs.

Outgoing cables/busbars from these MDBs servers to L o w Voltage Panels ( LVPs) distributed throughout
the basement and other landlord requirements like mechanical plant.
LVPs are constructed to Form 4 Type 6 form of separation, rear access, top cable entry and top exit. The
outgoing of the LVPs serves the landlord and tenant l o a d s through S M D B s / M C C s .

SMDB/ESMDSs are constructed to Form 2 form of separation top cable entry and top exit. The SMDBs
are positioned at different locations within the basements to minimize the length of sub- main cables
from the SMDB to the different Pavilions.

MCC/EMCCs are constructed to Form 2 form of separation top cable entry and top exit serving
mechanical equipment's with appropriate starters such as DOL, Star Delta and VFDs within the panel.

Sub-mains cables comprise of XLPE/SWA/LSF cabling and appropriate fire-resistant cabling for life safety
applications. These are routed on heavy duty galvanized tray and ladder rack to serve mechanical plant and
other landlord requirements.

Supplies to mechanical plant, vertical transportation terminates into appropriately sized isolators located
adjacent to their respective loads.

A series of Landlords lighting and power MCB distribution boards (DBs) are provided throughout the
site to serve the Landlords "core" lighting and small power requirements, including dedicated DBs for
public realm areas and DBs for basement areas.
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Refer to the electrical schematics for the electrical distribution arrangement for each of the Pavilions.

Distribution boards are 3 phase, 400 V, suitably rated with adequate outgoing ways (including spare
capacity) and of the miniature circuit breaker (MCB) pattern with integral isolator and three phase
and neutral circuit configuration.

Provision for Feeder pillars are provided in the Public Realm areas to feed external lighting, signage and
even spaces.

Surge suppression Devices are provided in distribution boards to prevent ingress voltage transients where
ever applicable.

Multifunction meters are provided to all applicable feeders within different switchboards for reading all
necessary parameters via Modbus to Building Management System.

Earth Leakage Circuit breakers and Earth Leakage sensors areprovided for all final equipment’s with
appropriate ratings as per the equipment application and requirements.

2. SCOPE

This Standard Maintenance Specification covers the procedure of maintaining and servicing of all the incoming and
outgoing Stand by Generator with all safety requirements.

3. DEFINATION:

Stand by Generators is to give emergency power supply in case of main DEWA power supply fail.

4. OBJECTIVE:

This Standard Operation Procedure is for guidance of staff/technicians who will be involved in carrying out the electrical
maintenance works for stand by generator.

 This SOP is to ensure the works will be executed in an efficient and safe manner in accordance with all relevant
contract documents.
 This SOP will, if deemed necessary, be revised and when required to accommodate circumstantial requirements.

5. ABREVIATIONS:

ABREVIATION FULL FORM

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MDB Main Distribution Board

ACB Air Circuit Breaker
LOTO Lock Out Tag Out
PTW Permit to Work
MER Maintenance Evidence Record
SOP Sequence of Procedure
MCB Miniature Circuit Breaker
MCC Motor Control Center
DB Distribution Board
SMDB Sub Main Distribution Board
LVP Low Voltage Panel
RMU Ring Main Unit
DEWA Dubai Electric & Water Authority
DOL Direct On Line
VFD Variable Frequency Device
PPM Planned Preventive Maintenance

STEPS BEFORE STARTING THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE:

 Approved PTW is available for the task to be carried out by assigned person.
 Approved SOP & MER is available for the task to be carried out by the assigned technicians.
 Prepare all the materials that will required to carry out the task.
 Check all the tools are available which are mentioned in the tools list.
 Ensure instruments used are calibrated & valid.
 Assigned personnel is fully competent to carry out the task and aware of the HSE requirement
 Remove all your jewelry, watch, chain etc. before starting the PPM
 Carry out general inspection of LV switch room & ensure area and Equipment are free from obstruction

Prior to Maintenance check of the Stand by generator the following are required to be checked:

 Before installation and operation of the stand by generator, read this instruction manual carefully. Keep it at
the disposal of the people in charge of the installation, operation and maintenance.
 Do not introduce or store any extraneous body in the stand by generator. Take care not to obstruct the
ventilation grids.
 Installation and maintenance must only be carried out by authorized and qualified personnel, in accordance
with current local regulations.
 Isolate the equipment from the power supply before attempting to gain access.
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6. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE:

STEPS DESCRIPTION PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION

 Carry out general inspection of Generator
Room & ensure Area and Equipment are
free from obstruction.

1
 Check coolant level. (top-up as necessary)

2
 Check oil level. (top-up as necessary)

 Check Fuel level in Fuel Tank (top-up as

necessary).

4
 Check to ensure that the generator room
is in good condition to stop water ingress
and contain the noise as much as possible

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7. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Frequent running and testing of stand-by power generation equipment is essential to ensure immediate
availability at time of need. It is recommended that plant should be run on load for a minimum of four hours
on a regular basis or as required by client. A risk assessment should be carried out to see what systems the
generator covers, the type of people who are reliant on the generator system starting and the age and
condition of the plant. The outcome of the risk assessment will define a frequency for all future tests and
length of run. Please refer to the overarching introduction (SFG 00-01) to make sure you are of the correct
skill level as indicated within the task schedule to carry out the described works. Ensure you have read and
understood the manufacturer’s recommendations, carried out risk assessment(s) on each item of plant to
identify the correct frequency of maintenance, identified all safety procedures that need to be applied and
recorded in order to carry out the work in a safe and reliable manner. Notes: Newly installed Medium
Combustion Plants (MCP) such as boilers, engines and gas turbines with a net rated thermal input between
1MW and 50MW must comply with strict emissions limits for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust. In
some cases this can be the aggregated rating of multiple plants below 1 MW. These MCPs must be
registered or have obtained a permit, and they must comply with current emission limit values. The
emissions must be tested within 4 months of registration or grant of permit and subsequently monitored at
a set frequency: Once every three years for 1 to 20MW plants and annually for plants over 20MW. Records
must be kept for at least 6 years to show the results of emission monitoring, the hours run, the quantities
and types of fuel used, and the details of any malfunctions or breakdowns. The limit extends to generators
with a thermal input below 1MW if they have a capacity or balancing service agreement. Generators can
receive an exemption if they operate for less than 500 hours per year when measured as a three-year rolling
average for new plants, and a five-year rolling average for existing plants. Backup generators are exempted if
they operate for 50 hours a year or less and only for emergency purposes, but they lose this exemption if
they enter into a capacity or balancing service agreement.

9. CONTACT DETAILS:
 EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS :

IN EVENT OF CONTACT CONTACT NUMBER

FIRE Fire Brigade 997
ELECTRICITY DEWA 991
NEED FOR AMBULANCE Ambulance HQ 998
MATTER REQUIRING POLICE Police 999
MATTER REQUIRING EXPO EXPO 2020 – Emergency 80012020
PFCU RELATED ABB +971-4-3233373

10. REFERENCE:

 ABB Operation and Maintenance Manual.

 SFG20
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