Section 5 Control and monitoring and electrical power arrangements
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Section 5 Control and monitoring and electrical power arrangements

5.1 General

5.1.1 Control engineering arrangements are to comply with Pt 6, Ch 1 Control Engineering Systems as applicable.

5.1.2 All cooling and secondary refrigerant pumps are to be provided with an indication of discharge pressure and a low discharge pressure alarm at each control station.

5.1.3 The power to all independently driven ventilation fans is to be capable of being stopped from position(s) outside the fire boundary which will remain readily accessible in the event of fire occurring in any space, as well as from the local control panel.

5.1.4 Electrical engineering arrangements are to comply with Pt 6, Ch 2 Electrical Engineering.

5.1.5 Refrigeration compressors are to be provided with the following instrumentation and automatic shutdowns:

  1. Indication of suction pressure (saturated temperature), including intermediate stage when applicable.

  2. Indication of discharge pressure (saturated temperature), including intermediate stage when applicable.

  3. Indication of lubricating oil pressure.

  4. Indication of cumulative running hours (screw compressors).

  5. Automatic shutdown in the event of low lubricating oil pressure.

  6. Automatic shutdown in the event of high discharge pressure, see also Pt 7, Ch 15, 5.1 General 5.1.13.

  7. Automatic shutdown in the event of low suction pressure.

5.1.6 For refrigeration compressors greater than 25 kW, the following instrumentation, additional to that required by Pt 7, Ch 15, 5.1 General 5.1.5, is to be provided:

  1. Indication of lubricating oil temperature.

  2. Indication of condenser cooling water outlet temperature.

  3. Indication of cumulative running hours (reciprocating compressors).

  4. Indication of suction and discharge temperatures.

5.1.7 Alarms are to be initiated in the event of the following fault conditions with refrigeration compressors:

  1. High discharge pressure.

  2. Low suction pressure.

  3. Low oil pressure.

  4. High discharge temperature.

  5. High oil temperature.

  6. Motor shutdown.

5.1.8 Refrigeration plants are to be provided with the following alarms as applicable:

  1. Failure of condenser cooling water pumps.

  2. High condenser cooling water outlet temperature.

  3. Failure of air cooler fans.

  4. High and low refrigerated air delivery temperatures.

  5. High secondary refrigerant temperatures.

  6. Failure of secondary refrigerant pump.

  7. Low level in secondary refrigerant header tank.

5.1.9 Where the air-conditioning/refrigerating system is fitted with automatic or remote controls, so that, under normal operating conditions, no manual intervention by the operators is required, it is to be provided with the alarms required by Pt 7, Ch 15, 5.1 General 5.1.6to Pt 7, Ch 15, 5.1 General 5.1.8 in accordance with the relevant requirements of Pt 6, Ch 1 Control Engineering Systems.

5.1.10 Where more than one compressor is fitted, the control sequence is to be such as to allow one machine to stop in the event of a reduction in cooling duty. Provision is to be made to allow selection of the lead machine to equalise running hours.

5.1.11 To allow the equipment to be isolated from the power supply in the event of a failure or refrigerant leak, refrigeration compressors and AHUs are to be fitted with local emergency stop switches.

5.1.12 AHUs are to be provided with the following instrumentation as a minimum:

  1. Indication of primary refrigerant outlet pressure and temperature; and

  2. Indication of outlet air temperature.

5.1.13 Compressors are to be provided with automatic shutdown in the event of high discharge pressure. For refrigeration systems where the maximum working pressure is less than or equal to 4 MPa, the automatic shutdown is to operate at a pressure in excess of normal operating pressure but no greater than 0,9 of the maximum working pressure. For refrigeration systems where the maximum working pressure is greater than 4 MPa, the automatic shutdown is to operate at a pressure in excess of normal operating pressure but no greater than 0,95 of the maximum working pressure.


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