VACON® Drives Sweden's Biggest Stadium

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VACON® drives Sweden’s biggest stadium

Friends Arena is Sweden’s national which have been specially developed Safety first stadium and one of the most modern for heating, ventilation and air condi- Safety issues are of great importance in multifunctional arenas in the world. tioning applications, were chosen to this kind of venue. VACON® 100 HVAC With the goal of minimizing energy provide energy control for the pumps includes a fire mode feature which has consumption, Vacon provided its and fans in the arena. been developed to assist in emergen- systems integrator with VACON® 100 cies and help save lives in case of a fire HVAC drives that cleverly use the Using VACON® AC drives to control the hazard. The fire mode in the VACON® 100 product’s I/O capability and Modbus speed of a pump or fan according to HVAC overrides faults and allows it to support. actual needs enables significant energy operate effectively in case of fire. savings to be achieved, resulting in Another important factor is that the Friends Arena is located in Solna, just a short payback time, in some cases VACON® 100 HVAC complies with the north of Stockholm city centre, and less than a year. Speed control also im- IEC/EN 61000-3-12 harmonics standard. was officially opened on 27 October proves process control and operational This means that, thanks to integrated 2012. In 2011–2012 Vacon AB, which reliability. “VACON’s AC drives were EMC/RFI filters and harmonic chokes, is based in Solna, delivered a total of chosen for the Friends Arena project to the drives do not interfere with other 200 VACON® 100 HVAC drives with a provide the right amount of air at the devices and can even be installed in power range up to 37 kW to its system right time. With this goal in mind, they the vicinity of sensitive equipment. integrator partner Indoor Energy are working perfectly,” states Jan-Olov Control Sweden AB, the main contrac- Josefsson, CEO, Indoor Energy Control Cost and space savings tor for the building automation system Sweden AB.* The VACON® 100 HVAC drives supplied at the arena. VACON® 100 HVAC drives, to Friends Arena are IP54 class. This

drives.danfoss.com makes installation easier as the IP54 enclosures can be installed directly on the wall and mounted side by side. This generates cost and space savings for the customer.

Improved supervision VACON® 100 HVAC drives have the Modbus fieldbus communication protocol available as standard. The Modbus fieldbus communicates with an upper-level control system which allows improved supervision options. The built-in fieldbus connections also bring savings in investment costs.

Friends Arena also uses VACON® 100 HVAC drives as a distributed I/O. This offers a wide range of options for input and output signals, which brings benefits such as flexibility and savings in cabling and device costs. I/O options are also used for the flexible control of They select suppliers that best meet technology and a retractable roof, dampers. their requirements regarding quality, and offers excellent support services. functionality and usability. It is home to Sweden’s national men’s Long-term partnerships, football team and Stockholm-based local support *Indoor Energy Control is part of Allsvenskan football club AIK. Friends The Friends Arena project set high Indoor Energy Group and focuses Arena is located in the emerging Arena demands on technological solutions. on ventilation, heating, cooling and district in Solna municipality. The Mall In engineering and design as well as energy control. Indoor Energy Control of Scandinavia – the largest shopping in selecting partners and suppliers, specializes in building automation centre in Scandinavia – is located next Indoor Energy Control believes in engineering, project management, to the arena and will open in 2015. cooperation and long-term solutions. programming and commissioning. Photo courtesy of Friends Arena. Photo by Jason Strong. The VACON® 100 HVAC drives supplied “We chose Vacon as our AC to Friends Arena are IP54 class. This drives supplier not only because makes installation easier as the IP54 they have an excellent product, enclosures can be installed directly on This case story was originally but also for the local support the wall and mounted side by side. This released before the merger of provided. In case of drive generates cost and space savings for Vacon and Danfoss Power failure, it is essential for the end the customer. Electronics was fully completed customer that spare units are on 15 May 2015. As a result, Vacon available quickly and easily. Cover photo: Friends Arena is named as a company brand no longer Vacon AB’s local head office in after Friends, an anti-bullying organiza- exists and contact persons Solna itself is able to provide tion, Friends Arena has a total capacity mentioned in the story may have the highest levels of service and of 65,000 and can be adapted for all changed. Future case stories on support for the customer,” sorts of large-scale public events, from VACON® products will be released says Jan-Olov Josefsson, business meetings and conferences to on behalf of the new organization Indoor Energy Control. major sporting events and concerts. – Danfoss Drives – which is part The arena provides a clear view from of the Danfoss Group. all seats, has the latest communication

Danfoss VLT Drives, Ulsnaes 1, DK-6300 Graasten, Denmark, Tel. +45 74 88 22 22, Fax +45 74 65 25 80, www.danfoss.com/drives, E-mail: [email protected]