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Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has announced that it now offers a comprehensive family of medium voltage products for use in distribution networks, infrastructure and industrial applications at up to 24 kV. The announcement follows the launch of three new products in Eaton’s Electrical Sector’s Medium Voltage range – FMX single-busbar switchgear, W-VACi vacuum circuit breakers and Unitole UX withdrawable switchgear. The new products build on Eaton’s long and proven experience in the MV sector and complement the organisation’s existing MV switchgear products. Many of these, including the recently introduced Xiria 24kV ring main units, were formerly supplied in the UK under the Holec product series.

The core technologies that underpin Eaton’s MV products include vacuum switching, which offers reliable maintenance-free operation over a long working life, and cast resin insulation, which provides excellent control of electric fields and eliminates the risk of open arcs. The products provide an attractive and viable alternative to SF6 switchgear and, by eliminating the high maintenance requirements of SF6 equipment as well as the environmental issues associated with use and ultimate disposal of SF6 gas, they offer significantly reduced life-time costs.

A key addition to the Eaton family of MV products, the FMX units offer metal-enclosed single-busbar solid- and air-insulated switchgear for use at up to 24 kV and 2,000 A. Tested in accordance with the latest IEC 62271 standard, the FMX range is based on vacuum switching technology. It provides compact, environmentally friendly solutions with low total cost of ownership for applications in main feeder stations and substations, as well as in industrial and infrastructure projects.

For applications where withdrawable switchgear is preferred, Eaton will be launching the Unitole UX range of switchgear with ratings up to 4,000 A. This is also fully compliant with IEC 62271 and offers full segregation by earthed metal partitions of all major compartments. Products in the Unitole UX range, which will be available for delivery in the near future, have been specifically designed for ease of installation, to minimise maintenance requirements and to offer low environmental impact.

Unitole UX switchgear incorporates the new W-VACi vacuum circuit breakers, but these can also be supplied separately for use in other equipment. Compact and cost-effective, they are available in IEC 12 kV, 17.5 kV and 24 kV versions. The breakers are offered in fixed and withdrawable configurations, with all types using a universal mechanism assembly that combines reliability with long life and virtually maintenance-free operation.

These new products join the new Xiria 24 kV ring main units, which are a recent addition to the Eaton MV product family. Xiria units are offered in two-, three-, four- or five-panel versions with the primary parts of the units and the mechanisms fully enclosed. Xiria units are among the smallest of their type currently available and are supplied, as standard, ready for use in fully automated networks.

Other products that make up the complete and comprehensive Eaton MV product family include Magnefix insulation-enclosed 3.6 kV to 1 5kV ring main units, over 200,000 of which are already in use around the world; SVS/08 and SVS/12 modular switchgear, a fully enclosed epoxy-resin insulated system with integral vacuum interrupters; and the MMS compact double busbar switchgear system for use where providing the highest levels of supply availability is a key requirement.

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FAKRO FTT U5 Thermo triple glazed roof windows have been used in Associated Architects’ ground breaking designs for eco-vicarages at Kingswinford and Webheath in the Diocese of Worcester. Believed to be England’s first ever homes to achieve both Code 6 PassivHaus and Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 the FTT U5 provides a U-value of 0.94W/m2K and was chosen as part of the overall airtightness strategy. Heat loss will be less than one tenth that of an average home, earning the title of zero carbon ‘passive house’. John Christophers of Associated Architects commented, “Energy demand is reduced to an absolute minimum with super insulation, triple glazing and super air-tight construction”. There are thought to be only around 20,000 buildings in the world which meet the same 'green' criteria.

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Following the publication of its sustainability agenda in ‘Brick: Building a Sustainable Resource for the Future, the Brick Development Association is holding a one day seminar on Thursday 15th March 2012 at the Building Centre, Store Street, London, to promote the key sustainable attributes of using brick in the built environment.

The seminar will dispel any misconceptions about using brick including cost, durability and environmental issues and why brick ticks all the boxes as a natural building material. The content will cover:

• An overview of the Brick Industry – history and future
• Historic brickwork and good practice
• Historic development to the built environment
• New technologies and innovation within the Industry
• The sustainability credentials of brick and current policies surrounding the Industry

The cost for the full day event is £60 including refreshments (concessions £30). To book a seminar place, visit the Building Centre website on www.buildingcentre.co.uk/events. For more information please contact The Brick Development Association on 0207 323 7030 or email brick@brick.org.uk

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Simpsons Motor Caravan Centre in Great Yarmouth has reduced its annual energy consumption by using the latest cutting edge solution from Reznor, the UK’s foremost producer and supplier of gas-fired warm air technologies.

Specialising in used and new motorhomes, Simpson’s has a sizeable workshop and storage unit in keeping with the company’s status as a nationally prominent trader. The company needed a replacement heating system to save energy that would allow it to take the lead on sustainability, control costs and also ensure supreme comfort for the company’s staff.

In specifying a heating system, there were several complex needs that had to be met. As motorhomes are raised on hoists to work on them, it was crucial that any ceiling mounted units would not prove a fire hazard. This led to the specification of a warm air rather than a radiant heating system.

The Reznor V3 UDSA range provided the perfect solution. Crucially, the UDSA system offered the very best in environmental performance – so much so that it qualified for Enhanced Capital Allowance.

This government led programme enables businesses to claim 100% first-year capital allowance on low energy technologies, reducing their payback times and rewarding the users of advanced and sustainable systems.

Reznor’s V3 UDSA series represents the most exciting development in gas fired heater units for many years. The result of extensive development, they feature a state of the art heat exchanger that grants over 92% thermal efficiency and ensures the technology is compact, lightweight and cost effective. In line with the sustainable standards expected of modern mechanical engineering, they also reduce CO2 and NOx emissions considerably.

It is not just in heating itself that UDSA gas fired warm air heaters are leading the market. Easily installed thanks to their compact size and light weight, the systems are also easily connected to flue piping. They operate quietly – ideal for working environments – and have specially engineered louvres for thorough air distribution and user comfort. During the summer, the units provide the movement of unheated air for cooling and ventilation.

Four UDSA units were installed at Simpson’s, with outputs between 18 to 73 kW. Two were placed in the main workshop at easily accessible sites on the perimeter to reduce working-at-height risk and maintenance costs and one was placed in the goods inward area.

The fourth UDSA unit was placed in a stores area. Featuring four way louvres with a downflow discharge, it was an ideal choice for the more constricted space of the room – utilising all of the advantages of the UDSA series’ versatility and compactness.

The energy efficient and centrally controllable UDSA heaters replaced a centralised boiler and high level fan convectors. With leading technology from Reznor now installed, Simpson’s saves a fortune in energy each year – leaving the company free to focus on its nationally famed caravan dealership in a comfortable and cost efficient climate.

To find out more about Reznor’s solutions, visit www.reznor.co.uk.

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Featuring tough yet lightweight construction and designed to work reliably in high-interference areas like substation switchyards, Megger’s new DELTA4000 series insulation diagnostic test sets offer time saving fully automatic power factor/tan delta measurement and tip-up testing. Also provided are facilities for full manual control – including the ability to vary the applied voltage up to 12 kV during testing – to cater for special testing requirements.

• Automatic and manual operation
• Accurate and repeatable measurement results with high noise suppression
• Lightweight, rugged two-piece design
• Built-in intelligent temperature correction
• Automatic voltage dependence detection

Intelligent temperature correction

Accurate and dependable temperature correction, based on the actual condition of the test object, can be applied to results using a novel and patented technique, which works with data acquired from a separate dynamic frequency response (DFR) test. Automatic detection of non-linear response, which suggests the need for further (tip-up) testing and which is often a useful indicator of incipient insulation problems, is also provided.

Versatile

Despite their small size and low weight, Megger’s DELTA4000 series test sets offer comprehensive facilities for assessing the condition of electrical insulation in all types of high-voltage equipment, including transformers, bushings, circuit breakers, cables, lightning arrestors and rotating machinery. They can also be used for measuring the excitation current of transformer windings.

To ensure that accurate results are obtained even when the instrument is powered from a supply with poor voltage and frequency stability, the test sets generate their own test voltage, which is independent of supply quality. A further benefit of this approach is that it allows the test voltage to be varied in frequency from 1 Hz to 500 Hz, making the instruments even more versatile.

Designed for the user

DELTA4000 series instruments show test results on a large bright built-in colour display. Measured quantities include voltage, current, power loss, tan delta, power factor and capacitance. Test results are automatically stored in the unit and can be downloaded directly to a PC or to a USB memory stick. The results can also be sent directly to a printer via the instrument’s USB port, without the need to use a separate computer.

To further increase their usefulness and convenience, DELTA4000 series instruments are supplied with Megger’s versatile PowerDB Lite software. This allows the operator to run standard automatic tests and to program specific customised test routines in advance.

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“OUR SOLUTIONS – YOUR CHOICE”

Urbis’ new Piano LED luminaire provides the highest levels of photometric performance and offers an excellent solution for street lighting, public spaces and parks. Its slender, attractive lines also make it ideally suited to urban settings.

Uniquely, the Piano is fitted with Urbis’ new Lensoflex(r) system. This system is based upon the addition principle of photometric distribution. Each LED associated with a specific lens generates the complete photometric distribution of the luminaire. It is the number of LEDs that determines the intensity level of the light distribution. Urbis has developed a range of such lenses. The Lensoflex(r) concept enables LEDs to be placed horizontally. This combination allows the user to create the perfect photometric distribution and ambiance for their scheme.

The Piano is also a low maintenance solution as Urbis’ new Thermix(r) and LEDSafe(r) systems keep the luminaire cool and tightly sealed respectively. Extra clear glass increases the photometric efficiency. The Piano can also be upgraded so the user can take advantage of new lighting technologies.

Find out more by calling our sales team on 01256 354446.

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For a state-of-the-art heating system for a new hangar at London’s third busiest airport, London Stansted – there was only one choice – Nor-Ray-Vac continuous radiant tube heating from AmbiRad. Used extensively across many civil and military hangars, it is a proven, highly efficient system that offers rapid heat recovery time and promises considerable cost savings over its lifecycle.

Airplane hangars are typically high bay open-air structures with one large hangar door on one end to accommodate the sheer wingspan of an aircraft. When large hangar doors are opened, heat is quickly displaced with cold outside air. When doors are closed, the heating cycle must start all over again.

Leading European supplier of heating systems AmbiRad worked with consultant E+M Tecnica and contractor Ceilite Air Conditioning Ltd on designing a system which took into consideration both the cavernous space and the heat loss from the frequent opening of the hanging doors. The Nor-Ray-Vac continuous gas fired radiant tube system has a rapid heat recovery time ensuring this 4500 m2 hangar stays warm.

AmbiRad provided the Nor-Ray-Vac system which has 24 x NRV 46kW LR burners, arranged in 4 zones, each zone with a vacuum fan extracting products of combustion to the atmosphere. The burners and end vents of the NRV system conform to the latest European Gas Appliance regulations (EN 777) for multi-burner systems.

The 24 burner NRV system is suspended at 13.5 metres above the finished floor level and will provide heat for this 4500m2 building. Combined with a SmartCom computerised controller, these efficient units have reduced running costs and qualify for inclusion on the inclusion on the Government’s Energy Technology List (ETL) and receive tax relief under the ECA scheme.

SmartCom incorporates self-adapting optimised start-up to ensure increased comfort and cost savings. SmartCom enables the heating to be networked across multiple zones, with the advantage that varying work patterns and operational temperatures within the same building can be taken into account – adding to the system’s energy saving capability.

AmbiRad’s Nor-Ray-Vac heating system is the cost and energy efficient method of heating Stansted’s new hangar which will not only reduce the time for warming the jets but also provide a more comfortable and healthier environment.

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Transfuel is the first integrally bunded, portable, plastic-on-plastic, diesel tank on the market. Designed to transport and dispense your fuel in compliance with all relevant regulations, these time-saving and money-saving tanks allow you to transport 430 litres of diesel (or bio diesel up to B7) by simply loading the tank onto any suitable vehicle and delivering it directly to site. Best of all…because Transfuel features integral bunding as standard, you can legally dispense your fuel from a static location without the need for additional bunding!

Transfuel allows you to access areas of construction, agricultural or industrial sites, that tankers simply cannot reach. Bringing the fuel to site via a Transfuel portable diesel tank means that you can avoid unnecessary downtime and save money in the process.

(suitable Transfuel tanks are also available for transporting a variety of alternative liquids on request.)

In addition to transporting your fuel to site, Transfuel also enables you to dispense your diesel with virtually no effort via a factory fitted 50l/m Piusi By-Pass 3000 fuel pump, a 4 metre delivery hose and auto shut-off delivery nozzle.

What makes Transfuel so unique?

The first thing that makes Transfuel different, is the material used. The high quality polyethylene used to manufacture Transfuel prevents your tank from corrosion. This also makes Transfuel tanks light in weight and therefore, easy to transport.

What regulations should I be aware of in transporting my fuel?

The key regulations which you should consider before transporting fuel are:

• The European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (commonly known as ADR).
• The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations 2001*

Does Transfuel comply with these regulations?

Yes. Transfuel tanks comply with and exceed ALL of the above regulations. In addition, as per EA Guidance notes and in compliance with applicable Control of Pollution regulations, Transfuel portable diesel tanks feature integral bunding as standard – meaning that unlike any other plastic mobile bowser, you can use Transfuel while dispensing fuel from a static location without the need for additional bunding or spill trays.

For more information on Transfuel or to request a brochure, contact Harlequin Plastics at info@harlequinplastics.co.uk or call +44 (0) 28 9261 1077

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Daikin Europe NV has launched anew range of wall mounted residential air conditioning units that meet the demanding requirements of modern bedrooms in both design and performance.

Designated FTXS-K/CTXS-K, the new heat pump units blend unobtrusively with all forms of interior décor. Sleek and curved yet functionally designed with a high quality finish in attractive matt crystal white, the units’ almost unnoticeable operational noise levels down to just 19dBA ensure the low bedroom noise levels necessary for a good night’s rest.

At the low end of the range a ‘15’ class model accommodates the current trend towards smaller sized bedrooms and better insulation, delivering precisely the level of comfort at lower airflow rates and noise levels previously achieved only with size ‘20’ models. This development ensures more flexibility to distribute the capacity of multi outdoor units, including the new 3-port ‘40’ model, thereby providing maximum comfort throughout the house.

As a result of Daikin’s continual search for greater efficiency, the new range delivers top line performance – an inverter adjusting the power used to match the actual requirement, returning significant energy savings and resulting in an ‘A’ energy rating for the entire range. Further energy savings can also be achieved via use of the weekly timer and ‘intelligent eye’, which automatically activates an ‘economy mode’ when no personnel are detected within the room.

Discreet, modern and integrated design, whisper quiet operation, high energy efficiency and minimal dimensions ensure acceptance of the new range as the ideal solution for air conditioning bedrooms and other small areas with the house.

Daikin Europe products are distributed in the UK by Daikin Airconditioning UK Ltd and Space Airconditioning plc.

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Chelsom is thrilled to have been awarded first prize in the hotel design ‘Product Innovation Awards’ at The Sleep Event 2010 show. The winning entry, the SLIM desk lamp, was up against stiff competition from over twenty international product design companies including Dyson and Grohe.

The main comment from the judging panel, which included Rachel Dunthorne, Director of FF&E for Hilton Worldwide; Su Pecha of ESP Business Development; Paul Flowers, Product Designer and Catherine Martin, Assistant Editor of Sleeper Magazine was “As more hotels gear towards the business traveller, the judges felt this lamp is elegant, stable, energy efficient, and distributes light in all the right places.”

A growing favourite with hospitality lighting specifiers worldwide, the iconic desk lamp, designed by Robert Chelsom, combines elegant aesthetics with specific design for laptop use. A rotating canopy with an internal reflector houses an energy-saving 8W fluorescent lamp which produces optimum light levels, while the heavy base gives stability and houses the rocker switch. Two finish options are available and the lamp can be wired for export markets. There is a matching table, floor and wall light plus LED reading light within the competitively priced Slim hotel lighting range.

On accepting the award on behalf of the company, Director Will Chelsom commented, “Everyone at Chelsom was delighted to hear that we had won the Product Innovation Award, particularly those involved with the in-house design of the Slim Desk Lamp. A great deal of effort went into designing the lamp and we are very proud of our achievement. The design process started with the aim of lighting a laptop computer on a hotel desk and after numerous technical drawings and prototypes we came up with the perfect solution. We are confident that this desk lamp will continue to be very popular within the hospitality sector and are so happy that its innovative design has been recognised by The Sleep Awards”.

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