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Chapter D

MV and LV architecture selection guide for buildings

• Stakes of architecture design
• Simplified architecture design process
  • The architecture design
  • The whole process
• Electrical installation characteristics
• Technological characteristics
• Architecture assessment criteria
• Choice of architecture fundamentals
  • Connection to the utility network
  • Internal MV circuits
  • Number and localisation of MV/LV transformer substations
  • Number of MV/LV transformers
  • MV back-up generator
• Choice of architecture details
  • LV distribution - centralized or distributed layout
  • Presence of LV back-up generators
  • Presence of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
  • Configuration of LV circuits
• Choice of equipment
• Recommendations for architecture optimization
• Glossary
• Example: electrical installation in a printworks

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