The T-T Controls team recently supplied a motor control centre for a fire suppression system in an apartment complex in Mayfair, London.
The floor-standing control panel is housed in a double-door mild steel kiosk and operated via a Programmable Logic Controller with bespoke written software developed by T-T's electrical engineers in collaboration with the client.
The system consists of seven booster pumps, one jockey pump and a pressure transducer that controls the panel’s start function.
- The jockey pump maintains consistent pipeline pressure when the system is inactive.
- When a fire is detected the sprinklers start, causing a drop in pipeline pressure.
- The pressure transducer detects this drop and activates the control panel.
- The control panel then controls pump operation in order to maintain the water pressure needed to supply to each fire suppression outlet.
This motor control centre is unique in that it is designed to operate continuously once activated due to the critical nature of the task; any faults that occur, such as pump overloading, are managed so as not to interrupt the system’s operation.
Our experts used a modular design for the motor control centre so that the number of motors and pumps in the system can be easily adjusted to reflect the application’s demand. Along with the standardised panel design and bespoke PLC software, this panel configuration can be scaled for use in other fire suppression systems supplied by the client.
Critical safety systems, process manufacturing and more – T-T Controls and Automation’s experts can provide custom a motor control centre and PLC programming for a wide range of applications.
Get in touch today to discuss your application by calling +44 (0)1630 647 200, emailing ttcontrols@ttpumps.com or completing our online enquiry form.
