Major retail stores

Solution guide

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 Major retail stores
Solution guide

Introduction 1
Guide’s scope of application 1
Organisation geared towards sales 1
The needs of a hypermarket 2
The structure of a hypermarket 3
Analysis criteria for developing a dedicated solution 3

Mastering general electrical distribution 4

Needs 4
Architecture 6
Decentralised electrical distribution 8
Controlling and monitoring electrical power distribution 9
Block diagram showing implementation over a surface of 8 000 m2 10
Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution 12

Mastering sales area lighting 13

The role of lighting 13
Standard technical needs, different commercial needs 13
Schneider Electric solution: Type A 14
Schneider Electric solution: Type B 19
Advantages of Schneider Electric solutions 23

Mastering air conditioning and heating 24

Air conditioning needs 24
General principles 25
Architecture of the Schneider Electric solution 26
Regulation and control 27
Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution 27

Mastering checkout and IT system continuity of supply 28

Needs 28
Architecture of the Schneider Electric solution 29
Controlling and monitoring checkout power supply 29
Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution 29

Mastering laboratory and cold chain power supply 30

Needs 30
Architecture 30
Installation principle and layout 30
Control and monitoring 32
Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution 32

Mastering building automation with Transparent BuildingTM 33

Needs 33
Building automation architecture 34
Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution 36

Appendices: Reference documents 37

Schneider Electric - Major retail stores : Solution guide

Introduction

Guide’s scope of application

■ Hypermarket : any building designed to receive customers,

with the ultimate purpose of selling equipment and services
to individuals and professionals
■ ground sales surface: from 5 000 m2 to 12 000 m2 with car
park
■ 3 000 to 5 000 food product references
■ 20 000 to 30 000 non food product references.
■ The presence and dimension of a food section has a
significant impact on the building’s electrical distribution
needs.

Organisation geared towards sales

Hypermarkets can be found all over the world.

Each hypermarket has its own concepts.
There is nevertheless a standard model comprising five
main zones :
■ sales surface
■ laboratories or workshops
■ checkouts
■ offices
■ storage and delivery areas.

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 The needs of a hypermarket

Guarantee ongoing sales

This can be translated as the need for each utility to operate
continuously.

Several examples :
Utilities Maximum Comments
power cut
duration

Checkouts < 0.1 sec. Sales, stock

management, image
Refrigeration 15 min. Food cold chain
quality
Background 10 to 30 sec. Avoid panic, thefts
lighting
HVAC 1 hour Significant reduction
in comfort after
1 hour
Shelves several minutes Sales
(TV/Hi-Fi, image)

Cost cutting
Owing to the small margins of this sector, much attention
must be paid to investment and operating costs.
For a fast return on the initial investment, it is necessary
to ensure :
■ highly disciplined management of store operating costs
■ reliable management of the cold chain (to minimise loss).

Standard cost distribution :

Investment Operation
(consumption + maintenance)

Structure 3 to 5 Lighting € 180 K

Food reach-in refrigerators 0.6 to 0.8 Laboratories € 150 K
HVAC (~8 rooftops) 1 to 1.5 Food cold chain € 300 K
Electrical equipment + VDV 1.2 to 2 HVAC € 150 K
Decoration 0.7 to 1 Information system
Window displays and and checkouts € 80 K
reach-in refrigerators 1 to 1.2 Miscellaneous
Gondolas 1.5 to 1.8 equipment € 100 to 300 K
Checkouts 0.5 to 0.8
Other 2 to 3
Hypermarket total € M 12 to 18 Yearly total M € 1 to 1.3

Retrofitting takes place every 10 years and a major

extension every 15 years.

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The structure of a hypermarket

The sales surface is divided into 5 sectors :

■ fresh produce
■ household appliances
■ cleaning products
■ hardware
■ clothing.

The laboratories or workshops are areas where products are

made or prepared for sale :
■ bakery and pastry shop
■ butcher’s
■ fishmonger’s
■ catering and takeaway foods.
Some workshops are located in the sales area :
■ cheese section and restaurant.

The geographic breakdown of loads in the store is standard

for each store name and concept.

The reserve is divided up by type of product to be stored :

■ food :
■ fresh, dry, refrigerated, frozen products.
■ other products :
■ clothing, hardware, white and brown products, furniture.

Analysis criteria for developing a dedicated solution

■ Reduction in investment costs

■ target reduction : - 20 %
■ scope of action :
- simplify electrical distribution architecture
- significantly cut back on installation costs
- decrease surfaces occupied by plant rooms
- make costs transparent, broaden competition.
■ Simplify on-site assembly and implementation
■ significantly cut back on wiring and connections
■ use factory-built and standard connection solutions.
■ Reduction in operating costs
■ simple system (Transparent BuildingTM) affording real
energy savings (lighting, HVAC, electricity contract).
■ Continuity of supply
■ distribution architecture considerably increasing continuity
of supply and facilitating maintenance.

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 Mastering general electrical
distribution

Needs

■ Have high quality for much less.

■ Make sure there is a good connection to the distribution
network.
■ Protect against and clear faults to minimise disturbance
to the store’s business.
■ Optimise the energy bill by shedding and monitoring loads.

Electrical energy needs

The total energy need varies according to the country.

It mainly depends on :
■ the surface of the sales area (dominant parameter)
■ the choice of energy for heating/air conditioning
■ the power required for food cold production
■ the type of supply to bakery/pastry shop ovens (electrical
or gas).

According to needs, the installed power P may vary from

1 600 kVA minimum to 3 200 kVA for a surface of 12 000 m2
with maximum equipment.
The power is generally supplied by :
■ 1 MV incoming feeder, 2 MV/LV transformers
■ 1 or 2 back-up Gensets
■ 2 UPS.

This solution ensures operating continuity in case of a

problem on the energy distribution network as well as
management of the electricity contract.
The “generator set” power depends mainly on the quality
of local energy. If the quality is good (blackout of around
several minutes a year), a P/2 Gensets is sufficient.
If not, two P/2 Gensets are installed.

Cases where significant back-up power is required for

electricity contract management reasons are rare and should
remain so. With the liberalisation of the energy market, the
quality of energy has improved and costs have gone down.

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 Energy needs per sector

Example for a shopping surface of 8 000 m2

Subdistribution switchboards Average unit Quantity

installed power

cold generating sets 400 kW 2

laboratories 220 kW 3
lighting 100 kW 5
rooftops 60 kW 7
office air conditioning 175 kW 2
UPS 45 kW 2
power/miscellaneous 20 kW 20

subdistribution
switchboard
lighting

HVAC

cold chain

loads near from PDS

check out

cold chain
subdistribution
switchboard
HVAC
lighting

loads near from PDS

building automation

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 Architecture

■ Supply via the MV ■ double feeder : in series. Overall ■ The Power loads (cold, lighting,
distribution network the substation is fed protection is provided Distribution UPS) are fed by the
Depending on the by two underground by a fuse-switch or Satellites : PDS1 2 PDS at the same
structure of the MV cables, by two circuit-breaker and PDS2 time.
network, the main incoming feeders in ■ MV metering Each PDS transmits Non-critical loads are
supply layouts are : automatic transfer cubicle to house 50% of the total store fed by one or other of
■ single feeder mode. voltage sensors power. The critical the PDS.
(radial network) : Overall protection is ■ transformer
the substation is fed provided either by protection is provided
via an incoming a fuse-switch or by a fuse-switch or
cubicle and overall circuit-breaker circuit-breaker.
protection is provided ■ open ring:
by a fuse-switch or the substation supply
circuit-breaker is inserted in this line

Transformer 1
protection

Overall protection

MV ring main unit MV metering PDS 1

PDS 2

Radial or Double or Open

network feeder ring

■ Uninterrupted scales and machines, Transformer 2

power supply building and energy protection
2 UPS in a management PLC’s,
redundancy scheme, heating and food cold
each 60 KVA, chain, video
mounted in series and surveillance and
fed by the 2 PDS, for access control
the supply of equipment.
checkouts, office UPS
connectors, weighing

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 ■ Generator sets sufficient in this ■ the quality of the ■ Supply of
The installed power case). electrical energy is workshops and
will be smaller than The Genset provides bad : the Genset laboratories
or equal to the total the following back-up : provides back-up for Non-critical loads.
power. ■ 50 to 100 % lighting all loads (2 Gensets The subdistribution
2 possible cases : and 100 % office may be necessary). switchboards are
■ the quality of the lighting nearby.
electrical energy is ■ the reach-in They can be load-
good : back-up is refrigerators shed and are split
provided for vital ■ the safety Laboratories between one or other
functions and may equipment Kitchen of the PDS.
help to optimise the ■ the UPS Bakery
electricity contract
(one Genset is

HVAC

■ Supply of air
handling units :
HVAC, rooftop
Split over store roof
and connected to the
main power lines.
Cold generating
set 1

Lighting ■ Supply of sales

area lighting :
feeding split equally
Genset between each PDS
for better continuity.

Reach-in
refrigerators
■ Supply of reach-in
refrigerators :
located in fresh
Cold generating produce areas, this
set 2 equipment is fed by
one or other of the
PDS.

Checkouts

Offices

UPS

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 Decentralised electrical distribution

This uses two PDS (Power Distribution Satellites) and

busbar trunking systems for power and lighting distribution.
Near each power use centre (lab, butcher’s, bakery, reserve,
etc.), there are subdistribution cubicles and enclosures.
These are directly connected to the nearest busbar trunking
system.
The biggest loads located in the immediate vicinity of the
PDS are directly connected to them via a cable link.

PDS1 PDS2
Canalis 2.1

Main traffic aisles

Fresh Groceries Textile

produce

Fresh Groceries Textile

produce

Canalis 1

Checkouts

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 Essential parts of the architecture :
■ splitting of all subdistribution switchboards in the store
■ power distribution to these cubicles split via Canalis
(straight sections only)
■ division of the conventional main low voltage switchboard
busbar in two, each being fed by a transformer
■ an optimised protection layout
■ definition of PDS functions (supply of Canalis and several
nearby direct loads, compensation capacitors, energy
measurement)
■ strict use of standard equipment, present all over the
world.

Controlling and monitoring electrical power distribution :

Transparent BuildingTM solution

A standard electrical need results in the use of a standard

To know more on Transparent BuildingTM solutions, control and monitoring solution.
see page 33.

■ Pre-programmed module built in each PDS and

subdistribution cubicle
■ can be configured without programming or specific tools.

■ Energy contract management

■ entry of pricing scheme using a standard template
(i.e : Excel © spreadsheet)
■ measurement of power consumption
■ estimation of energy used at the end of a period
■ preparation of load-shedding/re-connection orders
with 5 levels of priority to guarantee optimal use of
the contract
■ load-shedding/re-connection orders are executed by
the area modules according to the orders issued and load
Hardware requirements
Tableware ■ alarm, Event Logging, viewing via HTML pages.
EPCS
■ Operation using generator sets
■ when the Genset is feeding the installation, rate-based
load-shedding is interrupted, the information is transmitted
via the ETHERNET communication network and the area
modules feed the loads according to the parameters set.
TV
Hi-Fi

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 Block diagram showing implementation over a surface
of 8 000 m2

MV supply substation

QM 20kV-50Hz-630A-15kA-1s QM DM2 CM IM IM

200A F51N 200A F51N 630A 630A 50A 630A 630A

50A 50A P1 6,3A

630A F50N/51N
10A/5A

SM6 supply substation

1250kVA
PDS1 PDS2

TR1 TR1
20kV 20kV
1000kVA 1000kVA
6% 6%
0.41kV/D237kV 0.41kV/D237kV

F27 M16N1 F27 M16N1

M16N1 1600A M16N1 1600A
1600A 2000A/5A 1600A 2000A/5A
l/L l/L
kWh 400V-50Hz-2000A-24kA kWh 400V-50Hz-2000A-24kA

NS630N NS630N NS630N NS630N NS630N NS250N NS630N

400A 400A 400A 400A 400A 600A 600A

P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1
1000A 1000A l/L 1000A l/L l/L
l/L 270kVar l/L 1000A l/L l/L l/L 270kVar
/5A
kWh /5A kWh /5A kWh kWh kWh kWh /5A kWh kWh

Canalis Canalis
400A 400A
or 500A or 500A UPS

Cold storage rooms

LDKV*

LDKV* LDKV*

Laboratories LDKV*

Lighting
enclosures
Canalis KBB
40A Lighting
enclosures
Checkouts, Reach-in Rooftop
information system, refrigerators
VDV, regulation Canalis KBB
40A

*LDKV: direct derivation from Canalis

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 Reminder of conventional architecture

In conventional architecture, loads are fed by the main low

voltage switchboard via the subdistribution cubicles. All the
energy travels via the cables feeding the subdistribution
cubicles from the main low voltage switchboard.
The electrical supply functions (main low voltage
switchboard) and control functions (via circuit-breakers and
contactors), and the main subdistribution cubicles are
grouped in the electrical equipment room.
… This means kilometres and kilometres of cable,
considerable time to install, a highly complex system and
supply that is sensitive to common mode failures.

MSB

Main traffic aisles

Fresh Groceries Textile Hardware

produce Tableware
EPCS
72 m

Fresh Groceries Textile TV

produce Hi-Fi
6m

Checkouts

40 m

130 m

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 Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution
for large stores

■ Standard design
■ standard specifications and solutions
(Cf : specification and recommendation documents listed
in the appendix)
■ standard design aid tools
(Cf : 4KVA.xls Canalis sizing aid tool).

■ Standard equipment and devices, present all over the

world
■ factory-built : costs, quality, delivery times
■ less product references (Prisma, Canalis)
■ products available throughout the world
■ local service
■ PDS manufactured by contractor or local panelbuilder.

■ Simpler and cheaper to install

■ 1/5th of the usual labour time
■ proven smaller investment, around a 13 % saving
■ fewer and simpler product references used
■ no specific components (e.g. : link between main power
busbar trunking and PDS via cables).

■ Better performance through decentralised distribution

■ supply availability increased by a factor of 2 to 24
depending on the type of load
■ easier maintenance without necessarily having to shut
down the power system, better connections using
factory-built industrial solutions
■ less stringent short-circuit current related equipment
requirements
■ direct connection of subdistribution switchboards to busbar
trunking system via an LDKV enclosure (no switchgear)
(Cf doc : LDKV design.doc)
■ greater choice of location in small premises and for
retrofitting thanks to smaller dimensions of PDS.

■ Transparent BuildingTM standard control and

monitoring
■ can be locally configured for energy saving and quality
applications, without requiring any specific skills.

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Mastering sales area lighting

The role of lighting

■ Besides its purely functional role, lighting has to :

■ make customers feel comfortable
■ ensure the safety of persons.

■ Economic requirement :
■ be managed on a time basis to provide energy savings.

Standard technical needs, different commercial needs

Implement the store’s commercial policy

The basis of the lighting policy of a store is the following :
■ background lighting
■ emphasis lighting
■ service lighting
■ energy management.

Ensure the safety of persons

■ indicate and mark
■ prevent people from panicking if there is a power failure
■ avoid maintenance at a height.

Minimise operating costs

■ lighting accounts for up to 30 % of the electrical energy used
■ areas with dimmed lighting when there are no customers
(maintenance, loading, stock-taking)
■ the lighting load CANNOT be shed but it is adjustable.

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 Schneider Electric solution : Type A

Technical definition of the solution

■ General principle
■ provide uniform background lighting with a high level
of comfort over the entire sales area and emphasis lighting
for specific needs. Service lighting is provided by decreasing
background lighting area by area.

Main traffic aisles

Fresh Groceries Textiles

produce

Checkouts

Emphasis lighting Emergency lighting

areas. according to local
To make products regulations.
stand out :
All fresh produce ;
TV, Hi-Fi, hardware,
textiles : specific
points on gondolas.

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 ■Background lighting :
■provided by parallel lighting lines (trollers) throughout the
whole length of the store.

■ Emphasis lighting :
■ provided by sodium vapour or halogen lamp supports
(fresh produce area)
■ products made to stand out using halogen spots (70 W).

■ Emergency lighting :
■ according to local standards.

■ Service lighting :
■ provided by background lighting set at 25 %.

■ Zoning :
■ possibility of lighting 1 to 4 areas separately
■ each area can have a different illumination level.

■ Illumination level :
■ emphasis : 0 – 100 %
■ background : 0 – 25 – 50 – 100 %.

Technical bases
Hardware, Tableware,
PCS, TV, Hi-Fi ■ Lighting lines :
■ copper 1.5 mm2 five-wire cabling
■ strip made up of 3 metre components (2 x 58 W tubes)
fed by electronic ballast using 108 W.

■ Emphasis lighting :
■ by lighting supports.

Lighting lines (trollers)

for high comfort
illumination
(800 to 1 200 lux at
ground level).
Service lighting
(200 lux).

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 Illumination level control :
0, 25, 50, 100 %

Illumination levels

■ 100 % : for total lighting

■ 50 % : for lighting 1 strip out of 2 for each line

(i.e. one tube out of 2, in a continuous line)

■ 25 % : by lighting one strip out of 2 for one line out of 2

To use the power channelled in the lighting Canalis as best

as possible and split the load over the 3 phases :
■ half of the lighting lines connected to a lighting Canalis are
fed by one phase (L1)
■ the other half are fed equally by the two other phases
(L2 and L3).
To balance out the entire lighting over the three phases, a
phase rotation is performed in the lighting Canalis supply.

Each lighting line is protected (against overloads and short

circuits) by fuses in the branch connectors on the lighting
busbar trunking system.
Each lighting busbar trunking system is protected (against
overloads and short circuits) by a circuit-breaker (40 A C60,
C curve) at the incoming end. The NS 160 circuit-breaker at
the incoming end of the lighting enclosure ensures selectivity
with the 40 A C60 circuit-breaker and isolation (including the
neutral) for maintenance operations (servicing, repairs, etc.).
A dedicated outgoing feeder supplies the emphasis lighting.

By mean of trollers cabling and lighting control modification,

the solution allows other illumination level like : 0, 33, 66,
100 %.

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 Type A lighting distribution architecture

Power Canalis

Troller supply lines :

KBB Double strand
(single reference for
entire sales area
surface).

PDS1

PDS2

Supply split between Trollers : Standard lighting

PDS1 and PDS2 to ■ single line failure enclosures : one type,
ensure the best confinement whatever the number
lighting continuity ■ easy maintenance of areas and levels
(e.g. loss of a PDS). ■ reduced hindrance ■ provides control
thanks to interlacing ■ either manually via
■ sales area lighting a push-button
continuity. ■ or automatically via
a pre-programmed
PLC
■ ensures protection
■ possibility of local
cut-off
■ proximity of
enclosures/loads.

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 Lighting control and monitoring :
Transparent BuildingTM solution

Standard needs, like energy savings through modulable and

flexible time programming, can be met with standard control
and monitoring solutions :
■ on-board pre-programmed module in each lighting
enclosure
■ can be configured with standard tools.
■ features :
■ time programming, on a weekly basis
■ illumination level management
■ alarm functions, HTML page viewing with a standard Web
browser (Internet Explorer © , . . .).

Type A solution implementation rules

■ Lighting line lengths fed by each KBB are defined in

relation to :
■ the store’s dimensions
■ the tripping curve of the Canalis incoming protection.

■ The lighting line length is defined to

■ optimise the use of the Canalis (I = 0.8 In)
■ meet the voltage drop requirements in the lighting lines.

■ Example
■ 64 m x 114 m sales area surface (8 000 m2)
■ lighting lines as defined in the “Technical Bases” paragraph
■ centre distance of lines : 4 m.

Solution, lighting distribution

■ Double strand 40 A KBB
■ 5 areas fed by 10 KBB
■ length of lighting lines : 24 m.

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 Schneider Electric Solution : Type B

Technical definition of solution

■ General principle
■ ensure minimum background lighting of entire sales area
surface and generalised emphasis lighting to make products
stand out, lighting of stalls and main aisles.
Service lighting is provided by background lighting.

Main traffic aisles

Fresh Groceries Textiles Hardware, tableware

produce PCS, TV, Hi-Fi

Checkouts

Generalised Emphasis lighting Emergency lighting Reduced background

emphasis lighting in several sales area according to local lighting over the
over all areas, either aisles. regulations. entire surface via
via fluorescent light fluorescent light
fittings or discharge fittings.
lamps. Also provides service
lighting.

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 Technical bases

■ Background lighting :
■ provided by light fittings arranged in parallel discontinuous
lines over the entire length of the store. Simple starting low
luminance dual-connected light fittings with 2 x 54 W
fluorescent tubes.

■ Emphasis lighting :
■ for horizontal or semi-vertical gondolas, provided by
suspended light fittings with sodium discharge lamps
■ for gondolas or vertical window displays and freezers,
provided by low luminance single-connected fluorescent light
fittings with 2 x 54 W fluorescent tubes in a line
■ for main aisles, provided by discharge lamp fittings
arranged in a continuous line following the same axis as the
main aisle
■ for decorative lighting of stalls, provided by low luminance
single-connected light fittings with 54 W fluorescent tubes
arranged in a discontinuous line.

■ Emergency lighting :
■ according to local standards.

■ Service lighting :
■ provided by background lighting.

■ Zoning :
■ none.

■ Illumination level :
■ emphasis : 0 – 100 %
■ background : 0 – 100 %.

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Lighting control

There is only 0-100 % control based on the weekly program.

Control is carried out by the Transparent BuildingTM modules
installed in the lighting enclosures. The dedicated outgoing
feeders in lighting enclosures provide separate control of
the different light fittings.

Example of operating mode :

■ Background lighting
■ ON during public opening hours and during service hours
outside of public opening hours
■ in back-up mode (Genset operation) : OFF (except for
emergency lighting).

■ Gondola and window display emphasis lighting

■ only lit during public opening hours
■ in back-up mode : kept in operation.

■ Lighting of main aisles and stall decorations

■ only lit during public opening hours
■ in back-up mode : OFF.

Supply, protection

■ Lighting is split between the three phases to balance

the load.
■ Each lighting line is protected (against overloads and short
circuits) by fuses or circuit-breakers located in the branch
connectors on the lighting busbar trunking system.
■ Each lighting busbar trunking system is protected (against
overloads and short circuits) by an incoming circuit-breaker
(25 A C60).

Assembly

■ Background lighting
The light fittings are line-mounted on a single-phase KBA-25
Canalis busbar trunking system and supplied via Canalis KN
(making sure that phases are balanced).

■ Emphasis lighting
The light fittings are fed by KBA-25 Canalis busbar trunking
system.

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 Type B lighting distribution architecture

Supply split between ■ Possibility of local Single-phase 25A Single line failure
PDS1 and PDS2 for cut-off. KBA Canalis supply confinement.
better lighting ■ Proximity of line (single reference) Easy maintenance.
continuity. enclosures/loads. Separate lighting
control.

PDS1

Background
(service) lighting

Emphasis
lighting

Gondola head
lighting

PDS2

Standard lighting control and monitoring :

Transparent BuildingTM solution

Standard needs, like energy savings through modulable and

flexible time programming, can be met with standard control
and monitoring solutions :

■ On-board pre-programmed module in each lighting

enclosure
■ can be configured with standard tools.

■ Features
■ time programming, on a weekly basis
■ alarm functions, HTML page viewing.

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 Advantages of Schneider Electric solutions
for large stores

■ Use of busbar trunking systems for lighting :

Canalis
■ standard electrical distribution busbar trunking
■ fewer product references (40 A KBB or 25 A KBA + KN).

■ Standard protection and control enclosures :

■ single reference layout
■ pre-defined configuration for allocated I/O
■ use of standard products available all over the world
■ local implementation and maintenance possible.

■ A design able to cover all types of layout :

■ number of areas controlled
■ illumination level
■ emphasis, sales area surface with a single reference.

To know more on Transparent BuildingTM solutions, ■ Transparent BuildingTM standard control :

see page 33. ■ can be locally configured, without any specific skills.

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 Mastering air conditioning
and heating

Air conditioning needs

■ Ensure customer comfort

■ this depends on how much time customers spend in
the store (1 to 2 hours)
■ they keep their coats on and travel around the aisles
■ the atmosphere felt reflects on the store’s image.

■ Ensure hygiene
■ air filtering
■ fresh air renewal.

■ Minimise operating costs

■ the air conditioning accounts for up to 20 % of the
energy used
■ this load can be shed.

Rooftop

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 General principles

There are two types of machines used in large stores for

air conditioning and heating: rooftops (RT) and Air Handling
Units (AHU).

Standard rooftop solution

This comprises compact and autonomous units placed
on the roof.
The rooftop only needs electricity supply to operate.
Installation is thus very simple. The standard power
requirement is 60 KW per rooftop.
6 to 10 rooftops are needed for a store of 8 000 m2.
These loads can be easily shed using the ON/OFF functions
or by widening the regulation window.

Hot batteries Cold compressors

Filtering
Electrical supply
(e.g. 60 kW)
Fresh air

Inside air Conditioned air

Air Handling Unit (AHU)

■ centralised hot and cold water generators are located
outside the store
■ they supply the air handling units placed throughout
the store with the heat or cold necessary via a water circuit
■ a network of water pipes is necessary, as well as an
electrical supply
■ it is difficult to load-shed the system.

Winter: hot water

AHU
Summer: cold water

Electrical
Condensation
supply

Hot water Cold water

generator generator

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 Architecture of the Schneider Electric solution

Water pipes Connection

boxes

PDS1

PDS2

Cold or heat Air Handling Rooftop

generators for the Units (AHU)
AHU fed directly
by one or other of
the PDS
The rooftops and trunking systems. AHU is integrated
AHU are directly The protection, in the built-in branch
connected by a cable regulation and control unit.
to the power busbar of each rooftop or

The power distribution architecture is particularly well

adapted to the RT or AHU supply on the store roof.

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 Regulation and control : Transparent BuildingTM solution

■ Because the RT/AHU are standard it is possible to

implement a standard automatic control and regulation
system only requiring configuration (no programming).
■ Built-in pre-programmed module using open controllers
for the RT/AHU.
■ Functions :
■ ventilation management, compressor management,
regulation, management of additional sources,
load-shedding, alarm, status viewing.

Implementation
Only requires configuration of the RT or AHU characteristics.

Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution

for large stores

■ Simple to install :
■ supply via power Canalis
■ built-in control in the RT and AHU.

■ Standard Transparent BuildingTM control :

■ can be configured locally, without requiring any specific
skills.

■ Products available locally :

■ world-wide service guaranteed.

■ Features :
■access to RT/AHU information (maintenance . . .) through
To know more on Transparent BuildingTM solutions, HTML pages viewing with a standard Web browser (Internet
see page 33. Explorer © , . . .).

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 Mastering checkout and
information system continuity
of supply
Needs

The checkouts are vital to the business of a large store:

■ checkout and information system interruption time = 0
■ permanent data transmission.

NO power failure possible : UPS with sufficient autonomy

must be used.
It is preferable to have “2 on-line, isolated redundant UPS”.

Checkouts data network class D :

■ cabinets/cubicles : active components (hubs, switches),
Cat 5e FTP patch cables and RJ 45 patch panel
■ distribution network : Cat 5e FTP copper cables and RJ 45
terminal outlets.

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 Architecture of the Schneider Electric solution

Block diagram of the power supply to the checkouts and

information system, using 2 Galaxy UPS.

Direct Transparent Power supply split Back-up Genset. 60 kVA Galaxy type Checkout lighting
Ready Supervision between the 2 PDS. UPS with 15-minute (normal).
of UPS via HTML autonomy. Power supply from
pages. lighting Canalis.

PDS1

PDS2

Static contactors Canalis KBA Checkout power supply

Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution

for checkout power supply

To know more on Transparent BuildingTM solutions,
see page 33.
■ Installation reliability
■ direct power supply on the 2 PDS.
■ Standard Transparent BuildingTM control and
monitoring
■ can be locally configured, without requiring any specific
skills
■ built-in control and monitoring in GALAXY UPS through
direct reading of on-board HTML pages.

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 Mastering laboratory
and cold chain power supply

Needs

Supply with sufficient power to ensure continuous

production.
Contribute to energy management.
Regulate and control food cold production.

Architecture

Double power supply.

Easy maintenance.
Food traceability.

Installation principle and layout

Subdistribution switchboards are located as close

as possible to the energy needs :
■ laboratories/workshops
■ reserves
■ vehicle battery charging room
■ compression room
■ cold storage rooms.

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 Cold chain supply layout

Reach-in refrigerators
directly connected to
power Canalis.

Food cold generating

sets.
Power supply split PDS1
between 2 PDS.

Laboratories
and annexes

Cold storage rooms

PDS2

Laboratories and annexes supply layout

PDS1
Cold generating sets

Laboratories :
■ Pastry shop
■ Bakery
■ Butcher’s

Reach-in refrigerators

Cold storage rooms

PDS2

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 Control and monitoring : Transparent BuildingTM solution

Built-in pre-programmed module in subdistribution cubicles

and reach-in refrigerators.

■ For electrical distribution in laboratories :

■ manage loads according to weekly program, local override
■ optimise consumption (kVA, kWh, cos Phi) and energy
contract
■ alarms, logs, viewing on HTML page.

■ For the “cold chain” :

■ control and regulate production
■ control reach-in refrigerators (defrosting, regulation,
load-shedding)
■ ensure traceability of temperature variations
■ alarms, log, viewing on HTML page.

Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution

for large stores

■ Simple to install :
■ supply via power Canalis
■ excellent continuity of supply of the cold chain.

■ Simple to implement :
■ products available locally
■ world-wide service guaranteed.

■ standard Transparent BuildingTM control :

■ built-in control
■ can be locally configured, without requiring any
specific skills.

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Mastering building automation with
Transparent BuildingTM
Web-enabled Power & Control

Satisfy operators needs

■ Reduce the operating costs of the various electrical

systems in order of importance :
■ lighting (optimisation of lighting periods and levels)
■ electricity contract (optimisation of type of contract)
■ HVAC (integration in contract management)
■ laboratories (integration in contract management)
■ food cold production
■ office air conditioning (optimisation of lighting and heating
periods).

■ Get simple and immediate access to the information :

■ access to monitoring and control information using an
Internet Explorer © type tool
■ the right information at the right place.

Provide simple tools/products for system integrators and

electrical contractors

■ re-use of tools and conventional Web architectures : no

specific tools
■ implementation of our solutions doesn’t require any specific
training.

Contribute to the continuity of supply of the sales area

■ lighting management and time-based programming

■ load-shedding management to optimize the energy cost
■ authorisation and user-friendliness of override system.

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 Web
browser

Cold rooms Lighting

Freezers and
refrigerated areas ■ Controllers
extensive range of
controllers from local and
simple applications to the
most complex distributed
ones

Embedded Office area

Web server regulation
and control

■ Controllers
Configurable
zone controllers
for optimization
of running costs
and indoor
comfort

Example of fan
coil unit control

Building automation architecture

The best architecture to meet the needs of Hypermarket type

building automation is distributed as it provides control and
monitoring of each type of utility (HVAC, background lighting,
etc.). Each application can be installed, maintained and
supervised independently of the others. Architectures with
central controller are better suited to smaller size buildings.

Features of the Schneider Electric solution

Based on high modularity

■ One separate module for each function. The modules
integrate all the control, monitoring and local archiving
functions as well as a Web server for equipment diagnosis and
supervision via on-board HTML Web pages.

Hypermarket Transparent BuildingTM modules are the following :

■ energy saving
■ lighting and alarm management
■ HVAC management (rooftops, AHU)
■ food reach-in refrigerator management
■ area management (laboratories, reserves, etc.)

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 ■ Human machine
interface
Web
browser
The embedded Web Web
servers enable users
to operate directly via
their Web browsers Web
browser
Ethernet TCP / IP

HVAC Food
preparation area
■ Gateway ■ Gateway
Web server Web server
for LonWorks® for Modbus
network Embedded network
Web server

Embedded
Web server

Lon Modbus

■ Controllers
Programmable
controllers for heating
and ventilation control

■ Protection and ■ Control unit ■ Power monitoring unit

control relay low voltage distribution multi-functional
universal communicating control, switchgear with measurement, compact,
Example of rooftop
relay built-in automatic control easy of view, easy to
control (there may be
operate, modular and
between 6 and
scalable
10 rooftops in an
8 000 m2 hypermarket)

Based on world-wide standards : TCP/IP Ethernet, HTTP

servers . . .
■ one Web server per module/application. E.g. one server
per PDS, one server for the lighting function
■ one fixed IP address per Web server. No specific
configuration
■ information on the function being controlled and monitored
is contained in HTML pages on-board in each server
■ direct access to information, application by application,
from any PC connected to the building LAN, via a standard
Web browser (Internet Explorer © . . .)
■ user can customise Web pages using standard tools
available on all PC’s (Front Page)
■ these pages will either be permanent in the equipment
(factory programming), or programmable and downloadable
by the system integrator using standard (Front Page) tools
■ data available via Internet (ad hoc gateway needed on
store LAN), for example, to centralise information about the
energy expenditure of several stores.

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 Advantages of the Schneider Electric solution
for large stores

■ Accessible by any non-specialist system integrator

■ the use of universal tools, protocol and mechanisms
means that any non-specialist system integrator can be in
charge of this type of application
■ during the implementation phase, no specific skills or
training are necessary. Knowledge of basic PC technologies
is sufficient.
■ “World-wide” access to information to facilitate
equipment maintenance
This architecture is ready to receive the maintenance
information for the various machines installed in order to
make it available to operators or service providers (either
locally or remotely).
■ HMI adapted to hypermarkets
■ during operation : the operator is only provided with the
necessary information for operations to be carried out
efficiently. Several levels of access rights can be defined.
■ the specific supervision needs of a hypermarket operator
can be covered by simply developing Web pages (HTML)
on-board in the servers. This solution is simple, low cost,
and fully covers operators needs.
■ Simple to install
■ no specific wiring needed, standard Ethernet network
wiring used (RJ 45 connectors).
■ Flexible, upgradable, open
■ it is easy to integrate additional functions without having
to rework the whole system (e.g. addition of a rooftop, store
extension)
■ it is possible to integrate the equipment of third parties in
the HTML TCP/IP standard tool (e.g. supervision of other
machines).

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 Appendices :
Reference documents

Titles References

Sizing the derivation cables Method LDKV Design.doc

51112824-57

Sizing the derivation cables fast method Abaque KVA50.doc,

for KVA 500 A, 630 A 51112824-64
Abaque KVA63.doc
51112824-65

LDKV panel specification Specif_LDKV_cpanel_EN.doc

51112824-61

Power Distribution Satellite Specification Specif_PDS_EN.doc

51112824-62

Electrical distribution base Specifications Specif_DE_base_FR.doc

51112824-51

Presentation of the principles of electrical Large_Retail_ED_solution_

distribution for large retail centres presentation_DJH.zip

Lighting Specification Specif_lighting_EN.doc

51112824-59

Lighting panel Specification Specif_lighting_panel_EN.doc

51112824-60

Design tool for electrical distribution 4KVA.xls 51112824-63

Leaflet Transparent BuildingTM TRAED101025EN

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