Define an Electrical Area Based Load

With Area Based Load Boundaries in place, you can define Electrical Area Based Loads.

Add area-based loads to define power requirements based on power/area density.

To add or remove an area-based load

1. Click Analyze tab Electrical Analysis panel Area Based Load .
2. Click Edit Area Based Load tab Add Load Area .
3. Select the desired enclosed area, and then click Finish.
4. To set the load type, select the area based load and in the Properties palette, click (browse) for the Area Based Load Type parameter.
5. In the Electrical Analytical Load Type Settings dialog, select an Area Based Load Type and click OK.

   The Load Classification and Power Density are populated. The True Load value is computed by multiplying the Load Density by the Area. The Apparent Load is computed by multiplying the Quantity by the True Load, then dividing by the Power Factor.

6. Add additional area-based loads as needed.
7. To remove a portion of the area, select the area-based load and click Modify | Electrical Analytical Loads tab Edit Area Based Load Remove Load Area .
8. Click Finish Editing to save the changes or Cancel Editing to discard the changes.

With the additional boundaries in place, you can add additional area-based loads for smaller regions. For example, three regions may represent office space, circulation space, and laboratory space, all with unique power requirements.

Tip: When creating an area-based load, you can add multiple regions to create a larger area. For example, you can select two of three regions to create a single larger area-based load. Each region may be added to as many area-based loads as your analysis requires.

In the System Browser, you can right-click an area-based load and delete, select, show, rename, or disconnect the area based load, specify its supply, or view its properties.

You can schedule the Electrical Analytical Load to summarize both area-based loads and equipment loads. You can use standard schedule formatting capabilities to group and sum load totals.