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News Release from: Schneider Electric | Subject: Canalis Busbar Trunking
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 September 2004
Hotel Benefits From Canalis Busbar
Trunking
The new Radisson SAS Hotel Stansted Airport has been fitted with Canalis busbar trunking from Telemecanique, a brand of Schneider Electric.
The new Radisson SAS Hotel Stansted Airport has been fitted with Canalis busbar trunking from Telemecanique, a brand of Schneider Electric, in a contract worth over £190,000 ensuring effective electrical distribution throughout the 500-bed hotel Comments Warren Bradshaw, project manager for the electrical contractors, Gratte Brothers: "Originally we intended to use busbar just for vertical distribution but became convinced that Canalis was the best solution for horizontal distribution as well." Bradshaw explains that, because the design of hotels maximises available guest space, contractors are often left with little room to fit the electrical network
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 31 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Canalis is delivered on site in manageable lengths, making it easy to manoeuvre for electrical contractors working in tight spaces.
The parts are assembled from separate components allowing different configurations to be quickly completed.
Notes Bradshaw: "Busbar is ideal for this type of application since it is compact and does not take up much room".
Gratte were responsible for the hotel's design and build contract and specified five KSR 400A busbar risers fitted with KVC 400A -800A interconnectors for vertical distribution.
Remarks Bradshaw: "The ability to make connections at right angles, rather than losing space by allowing for the bending radius of electrical cables, convinced us to switch to using Canalis for the horizontal distribution".
The KSA 160A horizontal power distribution features tap off units in each room.
The limited space available in the ceiling meant that Gratte was only able to take the tap offs for the room distribution panels from one side only.
Notes Bradshaw "Usually we would take tap offs from both sides but Canalis was able to meet this challenge".
The hotel comprises landside, terminal side and airside wings, each with four bedroom floors and one ground floor, connected by a central atrium.
Integral firewalls are included in the Canalis busbar trunking to prevent the transmission of fire along the busbar ducting between different floors.
Because Canalis busbar trunking is easily assembled from separate components it also proved to be the ideal solution for connecting the hotel's combined heating and power plant, located some 190 m from the hotel, to the switch panel.
Notes Bradshaw: "The weight and size of equivalent cables can be difficult to handle over long runs".
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