Standby power

> Case History New Edith Cavell For the Stamford & Foundation Trust

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Where: Cummins Power Generation provides round the Peterborough, clock power protection for Stamford and Peterborough Hospitals Foundation Trust What: Three generator sets – model C2250D5 at 11kV PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK – The Greater (total 2,680 kW). Peterborough Health Investment Plan (GPHIP) is a £335 One NER with three contactors. million project to build Peterborough City Hospital, the City DMC300 Digital Master Control System with hot plc standby Care Centre and the Cavell Centre (mental health unit) in and full BMS (Building Management Service) interface. Peterborough by 2010. The joint venture is being led by PFI Three sets of inlet and discharge attenuation. consortium Progress Health. Three day tanks and connective fuel systems. Purpose: Due to open in 2010, the hospital is being built on the site of Provision of reliable source of stand-by power to ensure the original Edith Cavell Hospital and will include 612 inpatient Edith Cavell Hospital remains 100% operational in the event beds, an emergency care centre, high-tech diagnostics unit, of a power blackout. women and children’s unit, specialist rehabilitation unit, renal dialysis and a multi-disciplinary training centre. Following the Primary choice factors: opening, the existing Edith Cavell Hospital will be demolished. • Cummins Power Generation products’ ability to get on line and take critical building load within the 15 seconds C44 Hospital Specification requirement • Established technical expertise/ access to technical support team. • Cummins Power Generation’s ability to achieve short lead time and deliver a system capable of future expansion. View of plant-room where generator sets are lined up three abreast DMC300 digital master control system with in-line inlet and discharge splitters with exhaust system in the roof space.

On the same site, the hospital’s 102 bed mental health unit, Cummins additionally supplied: run by the Trust includes adult acute, psychiatric intensive • Fuel systems, fire and leak detection with a ‘double knock’ care and a special unit for people with learning disabilities, fuel safety system to prevent and minimise any fuel centralised dining area, fitness, recreational, staff facilities and spillages. garden areas. When both projects are completed the Edith • Air inlet and discharge systems Cavell Hospital site will become known as the Edith Cavell • Exhaust gas silencer systems and flues Healthcare Campus. • Main power, small power and communications cabling work running equipment and distribution systems. Installation The risk of a mains power failure represents a major hazard Cummins Control System Solution for any hospital, particularly those offering critical health For this application Cummins delivered a user-friendly, highly services such as operating theatres and intensive care units, resilient and re-configurable system that fully accommodates as in the case of Edith Cavell Hospital. In order to meet the the specific design requirements for the site. The complete needs of the project Cummins UK worked closely with the operation is controlled by a Cummins Power Generation DMC client and consultant to develop a system to meet the 300 Digital Master Controller which can be programmed to exacting criteria of this project. The new standby power provide automatic mains paralleling, distribution breaker solution by Cummins will ensure that essential care is control, load management control, touch screen manual unaffected by any interruptions to mains power. interfacing/data logging/ recording, and exercising of the units in parallel with mains supply. Each generator set has its own As soon as a power blackout occurs, the standby system on-board synchroniser and controller enabling it to also kicks in automatically with the generators being synchronised operate on an autonomous basis. to produce full load power for the entire premises within the 15-second hospital specification requirement. When it came to came to the selection process, Cummins Power Generation was chosen for its superior products, Cummins supplied generators capable of taking 100% load service and technical solutions. This resulted in the transient and not stalling. With the AmpSentry alternator emergency power protection for the hospital being taken care protection system, the first generator set online is able to of 24/7 using Cummins Power Generation equipment. energise the whole 11kV ring while the other two units are synchronising with the first unit and still keep within the For more information about integrated standby power 15-second requirement. systems, contact your local Cummins Power Generation distributor or visit www.cumminspower.com

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