Effekta News

Keeping the Lights On at the Plaza, Stockport.

December 2009

Emergency lighting for the Plaza This magnificent Art Deco Theatre has just completed an intensive nine months of restoration - back to its original 1932 splendour. A new feature that would not have graced the original theatre is a high tech fail safe lighting system, with Emergency Lighting Inverters (ELI) that were designed, built and supplied by Effekta. These provide power, in case of mains failure, to the retro style light fittings in key public areas and are an essential safety element in such buildings today.

Effekta worked closely with the electrical contractor, DES Electrical, to provide a suitably sized system (EF20 8KVA 1Phase in/out 3Hour to EN50171). This fits into a small space out of sight of the public, and still provides highly reliable and robust performance. The unit was also designed to be easily accessible and supplied with front access batteries for ease of maintenance.

ELI for Dublin Airport Terminal 2

November 2009

ELI for Dublin Airport Terminal 2 We are working closely with our Irish agent to complete the supply and commissioning of nine 50KVA Emergency Lighting inverters at Dublin Airport Terminal 2, together with another unit in the Energy Centre nearby. All units are fully tested by ARUP in our factory, with the whole Dublin facility going live in April 2010.

Images - courtesy of Dublin Airport Authority plc.

Emergency Lighting for Point Village, Dublin

October 2009

Emergency Lighting for Point Village Effekta won a sizeable contract in early 2009 to supply Point Village, a large commercial development in the middle of Dublin with Emergency Lighting systems. Effekta have worked closely with ELF (Emergency Lighting & Fire) and Buro Happold to ensure that no matter what happens, safe lighting is always available throughout the complex - comprising Car Parking, Offices, Hotel and Shopping Mall.

The specifications for the Emergency Lighting Inverters were quite distinct with requirements for EN50171, multiple load paths (Maintained / Non-Maintained and Switched) as well as three phase monitoring, Front Access Batteries and interfacing to their DALI system. Some units operate offline with a Static Switch – giving a no-break output, while other systems are contactor changeover.

The whole complex uses a total of 32 systems, the smallest being 1500VA and the biggest 26KVA. The project started in March 2009 and the first phase will go live in December 2009.