Strand Lighting Specifications
PART 1 GENERAL
a) INTRODUCTION
The work covered in this section is subject to all of the requirements in the General Conditions of the Specifications.
Contractor shall coordinate all of the work in this section with all of the trades covered in other sections of the specification to provide a complete and operable system.
1.02 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Install a lighting control system consisting of control panel(s), control switches, photocell and other controlling devices connected by low voltage and network wiring. The general operation of lighting and controlled loads shall include:
Interior lighting – manual switch control on/off with automatic time scheduled shut off for each space
Exterior lighting – photocell or astronomic on/time off, time on/photocell or astronomic off.
Requirements are indicated elsewhere in the specifications for work including, but not limited to, raceways and electrical boxes and fitting required for installation of control equipment and wiring.
1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE
Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in the manufacture of lighting control equipment and ancillary equipment, of types and capacities required, whose products have been in satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 5 years.
Component Pre-testing: All components and assemblies are to be factory pre-tested prior to installation.
System Support: Factory applications engineers shall be available for telephone support.
NEC Compliance: Comply with NEC as applicable to electrical wiring work.
NEMA Compliance: Comply with applicable portions of NEMA standards pertaining to types of electrical equipment and enclosures.
UL Approvals: Remote panels are to be UL listed under UL 508 Industrial Control Panels.
FCC Emissions: All assemblies are to be in compliance with FCC emissions Standards specified in Part 15 Subpart J for Class A application.
1.04 SUBMITTALS
Shop Drawings: Submit dimensional drawings of all lighting control system components and accessories.
One Line Diagram: Submit a one-line diagram of the system configuration proposed if it differs from that illustrated in the riser diagram included in the contract drawings.
Typical Wiring Diagrams: Submit typical wiring diagrams for all components including, but not limited to, lighting control panels, relays, contactors, photocells, switches, and computer based lighting controls.
1.05 MANUFACTURERS
The basis of the specified system is the Automatic Control Panel and Automatic Relay Pack system manufactured by Strand Lighting. Any other system wishing to be considered must submit descriptive information 10 days prior to bid. Prior approval does not guarantee final approval by the electrical engineer. The contractor shall be completely responsible for providing a system meeting this specification in its entirety. All deviations from this specification must be listed and individually signed off by the consultant.
PART 2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
2.01 LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHING CONTROL PANELS
1) Description
a) Lighting Control Panels shall be UL listed and consist of the following:
i) Enclosure/Tub: NEMA 1 sized according to project requirements.
ii) Cover: Surface or Flush as required, hinged, lockable configuration. (other custom covers available as project specifications require)
iii) Interior: Barrier for separation of high voltage (class 1) and low voltage (class 2) wiring. Intelligence boards, power supply, control relays and contactors.
2) Features
a) Relays shall be individual latching relays with 20 Amp load contacts for ballast (including HID, magnetic or electronic type ballasts), tungsten, general use and rated for 200,000 operations at full load. Provide isolated auxiliary contacts for pilot light switching. Relays shall use quick connectors and be individually replaceable to facilitate ease of use.
b) The Strand Lighting relay control panel shall be able to house multi-pole contactors for control of multi-circuit or multi-phase loads. Contactors shall be rated for 20 Amps tungsten, 30 Amps for ballast or general use and shall be compact, rail mount style for easy installation and use.
c) Lighting control panels shall provide a stagger up delay, override push buttons, pilot light outputs, and LED status light indicators for each relay.
d) Standard switch inputs shall have a one-for-one default assignment to relays. Master inputs shall be unassigned.
e) Switch inputs shall be self-configuring and shall not require programming to accept momentary on/ momentary off, push button (cycling), maintained or 3 to 24VDC signal. Using any of these switch types shall not sacrifice the number of switch inputs available. Switch inputs shall allow switch wiring distances of up to 5000 feet on 20 gauge wire.
f) All Relay racks shall support a standard DMX512 digital control input. Each relay in the panel is controlled by one DMX control address. A channel level greater than 50% will turn the relay on and a level below 50% will turn the relay off. Local override is accommodated via the low voltage switch terminals on the relay driver cards. Direct wired override switches connected to the driver cards will always have priority to control the relay ON/OFF regardless of the state of the DMX control signal.
g) Relays that are controlled by both a DMX channel and a group switch will operate in accordance with a predefined override priority scheme. Relays that are controlled by both DMX and either a group switch or individual switch will respond to control based on the following override priority system:
DMX level ≧75% = relay ON, ignore override
DMX level <75% but >50% = relay ON, accept override
DMX level >25% but ≦50% = relay OFF, accept override
DMX level ≦25% but > 0 = relay OFF, ignore override
DMX level 0 = DMX NULL, accept override
h) A ShowNet Ethernet Network control interface shall also be available providing similar features to the DMX control input. Systems not offering these features shall not be acceptable.
2.02 LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHING RELAY PACKS
1) Description
a) Automatic relay packs shall be UL listed and consist of the following:
i) Enclosure: NEMA 1 rated with ½” conduit nipple for connection to junction boxes and concentric knock out pattern for wire entry into low voltage section.
ii) Cover: Screw cover for low voltage wiring section.
iii) Interior: An integral controller board with all electronics, power supply and load controller relays in a sealed compartment. A low voltage compartment with terminals for connection of switches, occupancy sensors, network wiring and other control components.
3) Features
a) Relay pack shall provide a stagger up delay, 24VDC pilot output voltage, and LED status indicator for each relay. Each relay shall have a default assigned switch input that self configures to accept momentary on/ momentary off, push button (cycling), maintained or 3 to 24VDC switching signals. Multiple switch inputs may be wired together for simultaneous operation. Switch inputs can support wiring distances up to 5000 feet using 20 gauge wire.
b) Relay packs shall provide an external power supply of 200 mA @ 24VDC with self resetting fused protection for powering external devices such as occupancy sensors, light sensors, etc.
2.10 APPROVED MANUFACTURERS
1) Strand Lighting or approved equal.
a) The contractor shall be completely responsible for providing a system that meets this specification in its entirety. All deviations from this specification must be listed and individually signed off by the consultant.
PART 3 EXECUTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
3.01 INSTALLATION
All switches, occupancy sensors, photocells, low voltage relay pack, etc., shall be mounted as indicated on the Reflected Ceiling Plans. All wiring shall be labeled clearly indicating which lighting control panel or device it connects to. Use only properly color-coded, stranded wire as indicated on the drawings. All relays, and switches shall be tested after installation to confirm proper operation, and all connected loads shall be recorded on the lighting control schedule for each panel.
The lighting control panels shall be mounted in electrical closets as indicated on the drawings. Low voltage relay packs are generally located in the ceiling of the space they control, typically above the switches connected to the relay pack. The devices shall be wired to control the power of each load as indicated on the Lighting Control Panel Schedules included in the drawings. All power wiring will be identified with the circuit breaker number controlling the load. If multiple circuit breaker panels are feeding into a relay panel, wires shall clearly indicate the originating panel’s designation.
3.02 CONTRACTOR PROVIDED INFORMATION
1) Contractor shall provide system documentation after the equipment has been installed:
a) Lighting control panel schedule.
b) Lighting operation Schedule
c) System Installation and Operation Manual shipped with lighting control system shall be provided to the owner.
3.03 SYSTEM Commissioning
Manufacturer shall provide a factory authorized technician to confirm proper installation and operation of all system components.
3.04 TRAINING
Manufacturer shall provide factory authorized application engineer to train owner personnel in the operation and programming of the lighting control system.
3.05 DOCUMENTATION
1) Manufacturer shall provide system documentation including:
a) System 1-line diagram showing all panels, number and types of switches and sensors.
b) Lighting Control Panel Schedules
c) Lighting Channel Schedule
d) Typical wiring diagrams for each component.
3.06 WARRANTY
Manufacturer shall provide a 1 year warranty for all system components.
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