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Safety and communications Case studies – UK and Malta
22 Bishopsgate, London At the centre of the active fire protection installed in the City of London’s 62 storey, 22 Bishopgate skyscraper are more than 80 networked Advanced MxPro 5 panels. These panels have graphic display and business service management (BSM) integration, alongside three special build panels for the building’s fire command centre that form part of the intelligent fire detection network.
Bay Campus, Swansea University A 25 panel network from Advanced was recently installed at Swansea University’s £450m Bay campus using MxPro 5 panels. These were specified for their networking capabilities and because installers consider them ideal for protecting large scale sites with
currents (as well as changing environmental conditions) can be challenging. EN 54-13 approved systems are designed
and tested to continuously monitor network activity and to ensure that they perform in a fire situation. Therefore, it is worth seeking such systems to bring added peace of mind, especially on larger sites. Fire happens fast, and fast, efficient networks
are therefore essential. The highest quality networking should be a key specification, especially on larger sites where the network will be handling more information from a greater number of devices.
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multiple buildings which each have individual cause and effect programming.
Delimara Power Station, Malta In Malta, at the Delimara Power Station, an Advanced fire system protects the diesel engine plant that generates 149MW of electrical energy for the island. The networked system consists of more than 700 individual components and over 7km of cable runs. It comprises 16 loops and four MxPro 4 panels and repeaters in the station’s main control room, which provide the status of the entire fire alarm system. The panels are integrated with water based sprinkler systems, deluge foam systems and inert gas suppression to provide a total fire detection, alarm and control system
Use and maintenance
System operation Large fire alarm systems can feature control panels on different floors or in different areas of a building, with each panel controlling and monitoring devices in the area to which it is designated. It is therefore critical to choose a flexible solution with extensive networking capability that can be configured to report the status of other panels in the system, if required. A networked fire alarm system enables the
user to access information from any panel on a network, or from a central location.
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