DELHI METRO RAIL

CORPORATION LTD.
E&M AND FIRE PROTECTION
SYSTEMS
A.K.Gupta
DE

Overview
E&M systems broadly means Electrical and
Mechanical equipments of Metro Network for
lighting, air-conditioning and ventilation requirements
of stations and tunnels at voltage levels up to 415V.
These can be broadly classified into two groups:
1.

2.

Rail Corridors
Metro corridors
The E&M equipments of RC and MC differs in layout and capacities.

E&M EQUIPMENTS
Equipments

Rail
corridor

Metro
Corridor

MV PANELS (MDB, ECP etc.)

UPS & BATTERY BANKS

LIGHTING

SEEPAGE & SEEWAGE SYSTEM

ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (ECS)*

TUNNEL VENTILATION SYSTEM (TVS)

BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BMS)#

DG SETS

* In RC Only Split ACs are provided

# In RC only L&E control provided.

Typical Layout of MV System

MV MDB Panel

Load Classification
A Classification

Loads with UPS , DG & ASS

Backup Supply

B Classification

Loads with DG & ASS

Backup Supply

C Classification

Loads with Only ASS Backup

D Classification

Normal Loads

Class A-EMERGENCY SYSTEM

Equipment coming under this section are

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

FIRE DETECTION
ALARMS
CONTROL CIRCUIT
BMS
EMERGENCY LIGHTING
Tunnel lighting.

Class B-ESSENTIAL SUPPLY

Equipment coming under this section are

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Fire Fighting Hydrant System

Ventilation & Air conditioning
Lifts
Emergency exhaust/ smoke extraction fans
Seepage system
Air conditioning.

Class C-SEMI ESSENTIAL

Equipment associated with this service is

1.
2.

Station & tunnel drainage plant

Escalators.

Class D-NORMAL SYSTEM

Equipments coming under this section are-1.

2.
3.

4.

Normal lighting
Chillers & Cooling towers
Normal supply fans & exhaust fans
Sewage system

Highlights of MV POWER SYSTEM

Electrical supply to whole of the station is from MDB

located in SS rooms.

MDB receives power from 33KV/415V transformer

located in ASS rooms.

This MV power is distributed to whole of the station at

415V, 3phase & neutral/240V, 1phase & neutral as per
utility.

DG SYSTEM

Diesel Generating Sets are provided in every

station of rail and metro corridors:
Typical rating of DG Set at Metro corridor
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2 X 850 KVA

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2 X 1000 KVA

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2 X 1250 KVA

Typical rating of DG Set at Rail corridor

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1 X 100 KVA

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1 X 125 KVA
1 X 160 KVA
1 X 200 KVA
1 X 250 KVA

Highlights of DMRCs DG Sets

1.

2.
3.

In case of U/G metro, it is provided at a separate

building called ancillary building.
DG sets start automatically whenever power supply fails.
DG set is suitable for continuous run for 8 hours in even
cold condition and is able to take full load within 30
seconds at all conditions fulfilled.

UPS & BATTERY SYSTEM

Typical rating of UPS in DMRC are:

1.
2.

At Metro Corridor
2x60 and 2x80 KVA
At Rail Corridor (Line-1) 2x20 and 2x40 KVA

3.

UPS is parallel redundant & ONLINE type.

4.

UPS is sized to power emergency loads for 30

minutes of autonomous operation time.

5.

No UPS is provided in Line-3. Internal battery

back-up is provided with 25% of lights.

LIGHTING SYSTEM
Following Lux Levels are Maintained by DMRC at
various locations:

Location/Areas

Emergency
Average Level

Normal Level

30-45 lux

200 lux

30 lux

150-200 lux

Electrical Plant Rooms & Traction

Substations

30-45 lux

200-300 lux

Stairs and Escalators

37.5 lux

250 lux

75 lux

500 lux

8-10 lux

20 lux

Platforms

30-37.5 lux

200-250 lux

Concourse

37.5 lux

250 lux

15-22.5 lux

150 lux

ECS/Ventilation Rooms

Toilets

Operations/Control Rooms
Underground Track Area & Cable
Galleries

Stairs/Escalators

LIGHTING SYSTEM

Following Lamps are Used by DMRC at various locations:

Type of Lamp

Incandescent Lamps
Fluorescent Lamps

T12

Average
Lumens/Watt

Color Rendering
Index

Typical Life
(Hours)

Used/Not Used in
DMRC

14

Excellent

1000

Not Used

50

Good w.r.t. Coating

5000

T8

Good w.r.t. Coating

Used

T5

Good w.r.t. Coating

Used

Compact Fluorescent (CFL)

60

Very Good

8000-10000

Used

High Pressure Mercury

Vapour (HPMVL)

50

Fair

5000

Not Used

Halogen Lamps

20

Excellent

2000-4000

Not Used

High Pressure Sodium

Vapour (HPSVL) SON

90

Fair

6000-12000

Used
(Parking Areas)

Low Pressure Sodium

Vapour (LPSVL) SOX

150

Poor

6000-12000

Not Used

SEEPAGE & SEEWAGE SYSTEM

This system is required to drain out the water

from pit where the water comes as seepage from
different location of the station and seewage
water( the same water which comes from toilet)

This system is having submersible pumps

submersed in pit whose electrical supply is
through MCC.

Environment Control System (ECS)

Consists of
Ventilation of Tunnel
Air Conditioning of Stations
Mechanical Ventilation for Plant Rooms
Smoke Control and Extraction

Equipments of ECS
1.

2.
3.

TEF
AHU
Centralized AC plants Its different assemblies
are as

4.

5.
6.

Screw Type Chillers

Cooling Tower
Chiller Water Pump
Condenser Water Pump

Split AC
FCU
A Large number of different types of dampers.

Air conditioning in underground system

AHU
TEF

Fresh or Cool Air

Hot Air
Damper Open
Damper Closed

TEF Functions

Track way Exhaust Fan suck the air of platform level

through UPE & OTE duct and send this air to AHU where
air is cooled and filtered .

TEF rotates in a single direction and has an axial flow of air

through it .

TEF (about 08 to 12) in numbers are located in each

station.

Various Heat Transfer loops of AC

System

AHU
Chiller unit

Highlights of DMRCs
CHILLERS Plants

Type of Chillers

Screw type

Refrigeration Gas used

R134a
(Ozone friendly)

Main Makes

Trane and York

Typical Ratings

350, 280 Tr each

Typical AC Load

1000 Tr per station

Split AC & FCU

Split AC are required for the system having intense

requirement for its proper functioning as such
chiller plant has to be shut down at non revenue
hours. These Split AC are powered through
SOCKETS which is connected to POWER
SOCKET DB.

Fan Coil Unit is the same system associated with

chiller unit we call it as a smaller version of AHU
used in place of Split AC its power supply is also
through POWER SOCKET DB

Tunnel Ventilation system (TVS)

Provide required ventilation for different operations

inside tunnel include
Normal Operation
Congested Operations
Fire Emergency Operation.
Maintenance mode

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Equipments of TVS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.

TVF
TBF
NOZZLE
DRD
SRD
TVD
FID
Actuators configured with pneumatic and electric system.
Air Compressor

Air Compressor Box

Highlights of TVS

Huge size of fans are installed at each station at both the extreme ends
of station from where tunnel starts.

These fans are having bidirectional feature for its rotation as per
requirement i.e. the fan can rotate in either supply mode or exhaust
mode.

Direction of its rotation is decided as per the location of fire. If one

station TVF is in supply mode another station where in between fire is
there will run in exhaust mode for quick overcome on smoke and fire.

Emergency Mode Operation

Emergency
Mode Operation

Fresh Outside Air

Hot Smoke

BMS

Building Management System is heart of

E&M System of the Station. Almost all the
electrical equipments are controlled &
monitored through BMS.

BMS Layout
ECS
System
Seepage
and Sewage
System

TVF
System
Building
Management
System

Fire
Detection and
Suppression
System

Hydraulic
System

Lighting
System

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