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FROM THE EDITOR

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013

CONTENTS

Australia's new government is anticipated to bring major changes to the electrical, comms and data industry. The NBN looks like a case of one step forward, two steps back. The new-look network will be deployed differently, and it’s important for contractors to prepare themselves and seize the opportunities

Thermal imaging for small electrical devices

Lighting companies endorse new wireless lighting standard

the leadership change will bring. Under the Coalition’s fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) system for the NBN, fibre will be deployed to the cabinets or nodes, and then the nodes would

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be connected to the premises using Telstra’s

Derisking communications installations

While the Coalition’s FTTN system looks

FTTN system may prove impossible to operate

Monash University and CSIRO’s sustainable research facility

Swire Cold Storage optimises voltage to improve efficiency

29 Automation + Security

Opening doors to the world of access control

Driving the building revolution

existing copper network. cheaper, it raises questions about long-term viability. Turn a few pages to read the article

on why the FTTN system for NBN may prove impossible to operate. The incoming communications minister had earlier indicated that the government may not have to pay extra to get access to Telstra’s copper network. But that seems unlikely as Telstra would want to extract maximum value from its old copper network. Telstra’s David Thodey has publicly said that the company’s copper network is good for another 100 years. Thodey, however, hasn’t said that the existing copper network does not require remediation past the node. The remediation work is expected to significantly

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increase the costs.

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Industry expert Kevin Fothergill says that

Ways to cut data centre emissions by 98%

remedial work and it may create opportunities

Recall on faulty cables

National licensing scheme worries industry

Telstra’s existing copper network will need for contractors, particularly traditional network maintenance people. The new government and Telstra are back to the negotiating table - it will have to be seen whether a win/win outcome is achieved, and

57 Efficiency + Renewables

Achieving efficiency with lighting controls

Rating tool to assess ongoing performance of buildings

Rechargeable flow battery for solar and wind power

how it will impact contractors and companies involved in the rollout. The other key change affecting the electrical industry is the national occupational licensing scheme. Let’s hope the incoming government understands industry’s concerns and acts on them.

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INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY FOR SMALL DEVICES

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Dave Sirmans*

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The benefits of using infrared thermography as a predictive maintenance (PdM) tool for electrical applications are well known. Most PdM programs in industrial facilities have routes and frequencies for inspecting their critical electrical assets. Substation equipment, service main switchgear and MCCs are commonly inspected with frequencies as high as monthly in some instances. Yet for every large distribution apparatus scanned with regularity, any number of 208Y/120 panels, control panels and other ‘small’ devices are often overlooked.

his article explores the benefit of including previously uninspected ‘small’ electrical system components to routes that have previously been occupied by switchgear and MCCs. Many large-scale processes are either controlled or monitored by human machine interface (HMI) devices or control systems are powered by 120 VAC and lower supplies. Small panels in offices or control rooms often power servers or desktop computers that annunciate processes or monitor critical data within a process. The amperage rating of a device or enclosure no longer correlates to criticality, so it is time we started sweating the ‘small stuff’. The IR field has seen quite a few changes over the years. Camera innovation would be chief among those. Thermography was once upon a time a much more tedious and cumbersome endeavour than it is today. As an instructor of IR, I often have students in the level-one course who complain about the size and weight of their cameras. That all ceases after I show photos of older equipment such as the Inframetrics 740 rig from back in the early 1980s. Believe it or not, this was once considered ‘man-portable’. Well thank goodness for technology. Today’s cameras are smaller, less expensive and have increased portability in comparison to what we lugged around in the ‘old days’. Every camera on the market today has onboard memory, which is a far cry from the ‘Polaroid camera attachment’ days and even a huge improvement over carrying a video recorder attached to your imager. These technological advancements mean we can get more done in less time

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and at a reduced cost. But are we taking full advantage of these improvements? As a service provider, my personal experience has been that as inspection costs decrease, the savings are not passed on to increase the number of assets within the scope or the frequency of inspection. The opposite is often true with the scope of an inspection decreasing, leaving small equipment out in the cold while switchgear equipment and large distribution devices remain on inspection lists. Of course, facility switchgear equipment is quite critical as it is the heart of the electrical distribution system. Obviously, industrial equipment requires its operating voltage in order to perform, hence the inspection of distribution devices that feed process equipment. But why leave off the circuits feeding the process control or HMI devices like touch screens and control panels? If the switchboard feeder breaker for your conveyor line never goes down, but the programmable logic controller controlling it fails catastrophically due to a heat-related failure in its distribution path, what has been saved? Anyone with knowledge of thermography as applicable to electrical apparatus inspections understands how we find anomalies. Increased contact resistance in an electrical connection causes heating that increases as the square of the applied current. One common misconception is that the resistance within the connection point has to be very high in order to cause heating. This is untrue. Another common misconception is that lower power devices do not carry

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INFRARED INSPECTIONS

AMONG THE COMMON CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE CRITICALITY OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR INSPECTION IS THE VOLTAGE CLASS OR RATING OF THE DEVICE. AGAIN, ABNORMAL HEATING IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS A PRODUCT OF CURRENT, NOT VOLTAGE. THE VOLTAGE LEVEL OF THE DEVICE HAS NO BEARING ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A HEAT-RELATED FAILURE.

enough current to be susceptible to heatrelated failure. This is also untrue. While abnormal heating is a product of current squared times the resistance (I2R), and electrical devices are rated according to their ability to accommodate the flow of current, lower current rated devices can also experience heat-related failure. Here is an example: Let’s assume that in the thermal image of a 14 AWG control wire, which is rated for between 25 and 35 A depending on which particular wire type is used, the conductor is only showing abnormal heat at the connection point, not on the entire conductor. This would appear to indicate that the conductor itself is not overloaded and that the heat present is due only to the current flowing through the high resistance connection point. Note the apparent temperature of the anomaly by comparing the colour to the temperature scale. An apparent load of significantly less than 30 A is producing over 149°C. Also important to note is that the control circuit was for an industrial boiler and if it had failed the boiler would shut down, halting the process of this facility. What about voltage levels? Among the common criteria used to determine criticality of electrical apparatus for inspection is the voltage class or rating of the device. Again, abnormal heating in an electrical connection is a product of current, not voltage. The voltage level of the device has no bearing on the potential for a heat-related failure. Control panels offer an excellent opportunity to maximise the benefit of thermography as a predictive technology, but sadly they are often overlooked. Contained within

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a typical control panel are transformers, fuse blocks, circuit breakers and a host of other electrical devices that are inspected in their larger forms inside of bigger devices. The control transformer inside a control panel operates exactly the same as the larger ones we inspect as part of the utility equipment. Just because they are smaller versions of what we normally would consider critical devices does not mean they should be inspected at a reduced frequency. Even small components like those mounted on DIN rail can have sufficient I2R in their connection points to experience heat-related failures. For example, the 20 A circuit breakers inside a control panel have the same potential for failure as the 400 A ones in a distribution switchboard. Does the 20 A circuit breaker cost less to replace? Sure it does, but what impact on the overall process of the facility does it have? Can we reasonably expect that a circuit breaker could not experience the same degree of abnormal heating because it is in a 120 VAC panel as opposed to a 480 VAC distribution board? What if this circuit breaker is the one feeding the production computer terminal in an office space? Are you sweating the small stuff yet? Service main switches are routinely inspected, but what about the 20 A service disconnect for the control panel? Downtime is downtime, no matter the cause. We need to be inspecting these devices inside of control panels. As reliability professionals within a facility, your input to the routes and frequencies of asset inspections is crucial in bringing about a change. The assessment of criticality for any asset within

a particular route needs to consider the impact of failure of devices previously believed to be unimportant due to its voltage class or current rating. As a service provider for client companies, your task is to educate your customers on the importance of including these small devices in their routes. Often a service provider only sees their customers once or twice a year and they are almost always pushed to get as much out of their annual visit as they can and to cut time out of the inspection process to stay competitive in their pricing. It is often an uphill battle to make changes - we know that from the history of IR thermography itself. But it can happen and you can make it happen if you start sweating the small stuff. *Dave Sirmans joined The Snell Group in 2008 as Operations Manager. He is responsible for managing and coordinating The Snell Group’s field service operations and overseeing the company’s team of technicians that offer infrared thermography, motor circuit analysis and ultrasound testing services at various locations throughout the United States. Also, Dave is responsible for developing curriculum for The Snell Group’s Knowledge Products and is a trainer for both IR Thermography and Motor Circuit Analysis courses. Dave is also a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP). Dave instructs Level I, Level II and IR for Weatherization and Energy Audits classes for infrared, as well as both Energized and De-Energized Motor and Motor Circuit Analysis courses. The Snell Group www.thesnellgroup.com

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STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

LIGHTING COMPANIES ENDORSE

NEW WIRELESS LIGHTING STANDARD The Connected Lighting Alliance has announced its endorsement of ZigBee Light Link as the preferred common open standard for residential connected lighting applications, simplifying choices for both lighting companies and consumers.

igBee Light Link allows consumers to gain wireless control over all their LED fixtures, light bulbs, timers, remotes and switches, using systems developed by an array of manufacturers. Currently, several companies offer wireless lighting products for the residential market. However, because many of these products are not based on common interoperable standards, consumers are often confused about what systems will support their needs and the lighting fixtures installed in their homes. This decision represents the first time an alliance of leading lighting companies has unanimously endorsed a common open standard for wireless lighting solutions. “Having such broad support from leading companies is a significant milestone in residential wireless lighting becoming mainstream. It will increase the number of interoperable wireless lighting solutions, and simplify decision-making for lighting companies and consumers,” said Zoltan Vamos, Chair of the Board of Directors of The Connected Lighting Alliance. Following eight months of close collaboration between its member companies to study and evaluate multiple open standards, The Connected Lighting Alliance concluded that ZigBee Light Link enables easy-to-install wireless lighting systems, natively supports a wide array of lighting features, and ensures product interoperability.

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“ZigBee Light Link is specifically developed for interoperable and easy-to-use consumer lighting and control products. Products using this standard will let consumers change lighting remotely to reflect ambiance, task or season, all while managing energy use and making their homes greener,” said Tobin Richardson, CEO of the ZigBee Alliance. The ZigBee Light Link standard will encourage the development of robust, interoperable wireless lighting systems. “Already, a number of companies have adopted ZigBee Light Link to enable residential lighting, with further adoption by other tier-one lighting providers projecting to follow suit,” said Phillip Maddocks, analyst, low-bandwidth and smart networks at IHS. “According to the latest IHS research, more than 10 million ZigBee-enabled light bulbs are projected to be shipped for the residential market by 2017 and conforming to a common standard will improve interoperability which offers significant advantages to both the consumer, and the lighting provider.” Connected lighting is also evolving to become part of a larger connected home ecosystem. To support this evolution, The Connected Lighting Alliance is reaching out to other standards bodies to ensure that ZigBee Light Link is supported by other home automation protocols, such as ZigBee Home Automation and ECHONET Lite.

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20–22 NOVEMBER

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre In conjunction with the ARCIA Industry Gala Dinner

Government • Enterprise • Transportation • Utilities • Mining • Public Safety • Security

Comms Connect delivers more for 2013 Comms Connect – formerly RadioComms Connect – returns to Melbourne’s MCEC this November to deliver vital information to the mission and businesscritical communications communities – the users, the dealers and industry. Help create safer, smarter, more secure environments, where available information is gathered and then distributed to those that help protect us and our environments when, where and how they need it most. With almost 100 exhibitors, 50 speakers, 6 ALL NEW training workshops, panel discussions, roundtables and more, Comms Connect 2013 has the answers to your communication infrastructure and system requirement questions.

Focus for 2013’s half-day training workshops:

• Mobile broadband for critical communications users • Infrastructure and towers • Advanced radio over IP • In-building distributed antennae systems (DAS) • Tetra network and design • Implementing a digital radio system

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PSG expands in building maintenance market Electrical, data and communications services provider Pacific Services Group (PSG) plans to strengthen its operations across Australia after receiving a $10m capital injection from existing investors and reaching agreement with financiers to restructure debt. The financial boost would allow a restructuring and recapitalisation of the group so it could focus on further developing its pipeline of projects, while providing greater certainty for its workforce and construction clients, said PSG Chief Executive Peter White. White said part of the company’s future growth strategy involved a continued expansion of its involvement in the maintenance and life cycle of buildings. “The national construction industry has been in contraction for an extended period, but the sector is emerging from a challenging period and this investment makes us well placed to capitalise on the rebound.

Emerson launches thermal management business Emerson Network Power has created a new thermal management business to expand the company’s ability to develop and deliver more holistic, next-generation approaches to controlling the data centre environment. This business includes Emerson’s existing Liebert precision cooling assets and expertise. It offers technologies and solutions for data centres and IT facilities of all sizes including air, waterside and innovative pumped-refrigerant economisers in addition to state-of-the-art controls and wireless sensors to maximise efficiency. This announcement coincides with a new Frost & Sullivan report which announces a 100% growth for the Asia-Pacific data centre cooling market by 2018. According to the study, this is due to the increasing emphasis on data centre efficiency and the growing demand for cloud-based services. The spike in global networking and social media, together with demand for digital transactions and online hosting services, has accelerated the construction of data centres in the Asia-Pacific. Coupled with changing regulations on global warming and carbon emissions, the need for total performance efficiency is further underscored.

Yingli Solar sets up Australian office Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer, has announced the official opening of its Australian operations in Sydney.

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NEWS

Commercial Director Daman Cole will lead Yingli Solar’s business in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. In addition to establishing Yingli Solar’s business, Cole will support industry partners and projects and grow Yingli Solar’s presence in this region. Yingli has formed a distribution agreement with L&H Solar + Solutions, a subsidiary of L&H Group, an electrical wholesaler in Australia and New Zealand. L&H Solar + Solutions will distribute Yingli Solar’s flagship PANDA monocrystalline PV products, as well as its high-end polycrystalline YGE PV products to its solar partners and through its network of more than 200 electrical wholesale outlets and over 30,000 electrical contractors across Australia and New Zealand. According to the recently released Climate Commission report on Australia’s solar energy future, the Australian solar PV market - which is currently at approx 2.4 GW - will be producing 29% of the country’s electricity by 2050.

Sonepar acquires Australian electrical company Electrical equipment distributor Sonepar Asia-Pacific has entered into an agreement to acquire Electrical Wholesale Services (EWS). EWS, a company with a 40-year history in the electrical industry in Australia, has joined the group from 1 July 2013. EWS generated AU$13 million in sales, closing June 2013. EWS, a five-branch company, is an electrical wholesaler based in NSW with a focus on electrical contractors, industrial users and local government. The Sydney City branch specialises in the llft segment of the building industry. A Sonepar spokesperson said they welcome John Colyer, General Manager, along with the 32 associates from EWS, to Sonepar and look forward to continuing to build on the long history of EWS in Australia

MEPS guide for incandescent lamps Lighting Council Australia has updated its guide to energy efficiency regulations in Australia affecting incandescent, including halogen, lamps. The guide provides information on lamps subject to sales restriction. From the enforcement dates listed in the guide, only lamps registered on the Australian equipment energy regulator’s website may legally be sold. The guide takes the form of a table, with brief descriptions and images of lamps subject to sales restrictions. To view the guide visit www.lightingcouncil.com.au.

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ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

DERISKING COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS Poor design, installation and testing of customer cabling is severely impacting the existing ICT infrastructure, costing contractors time and money. Some non-compliant installations are also posing severe health and safety hazards to workers and their surrondings. ICT and telecommunications expert Lawrence McKenna is urging the industry to lift its game or suffer huge losses.

nstalling electrical cabling in the wrong coloured conduit and not understanding ‘customer cabling’ are the two key issues that seem to cause the greatest conflict in electrical and cabling projects and inevitably lead to rework that costs the electrical contractor time and money. It may also lead to liquidated damages. What exacerbates the situation further for the electrical contractor is that the electrical design engineers/consultants are equally uninformed. Let’s investigate why conduit and cable is such a cause of concern.

Conduit colour Most sites have LV (supply) cables installed in white conduit when they actually require an orange conduit. When contractors are informed about this issue and are asked to remove and restate all the LV cabling, they often respond by saying, “Where did this come from? Why is it wrong? There is nothing in AS/ NZS 3000 about this.” The Wiring Rules (AS/NZS 3000) do not direct the installer to AS 1345. Furthermore, most, if not all, electrical specifications (eg, NATSPEC) state that conduit installation shall comply to AS1345:1995 - Identification of the contents of pipes, conduits and ducts. The Australian Standard 1345, Section 5 discusses Base Identification Colour, Pipe Marker and Supplementary Colours. Base Identification Colour is the single colour that may cover all or part of the pipe. The AS 1345 Table 1 (summarised below), states the pipe identification colours and their uses. One reason why contractors say they install white conduit LV is because orange fades in sunlight. PVC conduit has UV inhibitor

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Colour name and basic identification

Applications

Exclusions

Orange electric power

Electricity supply circuits

Extra-low voltage circuits

White communications

Telephone and other communication circuits. Extra-low voltage supply

Table 1: AS 1345 Pipe identification colours and their uses (summary) ** no exclusions listed. Refer to AS/CA S009:2013 (Installation requirements for customer cabling (Wiring rules)) Section 8.3.1. It states prohibited conduit colours for Customer Cable, whether indoor or outdoor in Table 1.

Colour

Service normally associated with the colour

Orange

AC mains power

Yellow or yellow-ochre

Fuel, process, toxic or medical gases

Silver-grey

Steam

Brown

Flammable and combustible liquids

Violet

Acids and alkalis

Light blue

Compressed air

Table 2: Prohibited conduit colours for customer cabling from AS/CA S009:2013 (mandatory cabling standard). added - UV PVC. Titanium dioxide is the ultraviolet (UV) inhibitor used to manufacture PVC products. It’d be ideal to provide a non-chalking durable-grade TiO2 containing coated particles that do not leach.

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ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

Figure 1: Light sensor cable in orange conduit

Figure 2: Customer cabling

Customer cabling Customer cabling is widely misunderstood. Most individuals believe that this only refers to telephone and data cabling. To understand what ‘customer cabling’ is, we need to look at the Telecommunications Act 1997. The relevant definitions within the Act worth highlighting are:

Communications includes any communication: (a)Whether between persons and persons, things and things or persons and things; and (b)Whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds; and (c)Whether in the form of data; and (d)Whether in the form of text; and (e)Whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise); and (f)Whether in the form of signals; and (g)Whether in any other form; and (h)Whether in any combination of forms. It includes connection otherwise than by means of physical contact, for example, a connection by means of radiocommunication [s7 of the Telecommunications Act 1997].

Line means a wire, cable, optical fibre, tube, conduit, waveguide or other physical medium used, or for use, as a continuous artificial guide for or in connection with carrying communications by means of guided electromagnetic energy. [s7 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.] Customer cabling means a line that is used, installed ready for use or intended for use on the customer side of the boundary of a telecommunications network. [s20 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.] So what does this all mean? Put simply, it means: “Customer Cabling is any wire, cable, coaxial cable, optical fibre, tube, conduit, cable tray, duct, waveguide that is used, installed ready for use or intended for use for ELV signalling and communications, that is installed ready for connection or the capability or intended for future (possible) connection to a Telecommunications Carrier, via either wire, optical fibre, or radio communications.” Now a common example that always causes issues: In Figure 1, the light sensor cable is in the orange conduit with the LV. It isn’t going to be connected to a telecommunications carrier. The contractor will maintain the lights and the lighting control system. The engineer, suppliers and manufacturers approve of it. It has always been done like that but is it right? When asked the same question, ACMA’s response was: “It makes absolutely no difference what type of data cable is used between your Lighting Control Telemetry unit and the Light Sensors. The issue is that the cable (CAT 5 in the diagram) is telecommunications customer cabling and as such the manda-

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tory separation requirements between these data cables and LV, specified by both AS/ACIF S009 and AS/NZS 3000, must be adhered to. The short answer is that you cannot legally install data cable ‘in the LV pathway, un-segregated’. The Wiring Rules apply to all telecommunications customer cabling which would include the data cabling to/from your telemetry units. “Telecommunications customer cabling includes, but is not limited to, telephone cabling, lift cabling, data cabling (which includes Cat 5/5e/6/7 etc LAN cables), security cabling and fire alarm cabling that connects, is intended to connect or can be connected to the Australian telecommunications network. Connection to the Australian telecommunications network is not limited to physical means, it also includes, but is not limited to, a wireless connection such as via a wireless LAN access point or a 3G/GSM modem. “All telecommunications customer cabling must also be installed by a Registered Cabler in accord with the Wiring Rules, including a TCA-1 form. “Additionally, the ACMA requires Registered Cablers only to use telecommunications customer cables and associated customer cabling equipment which must comply with AS/CA S008:2010 Requirements for customer cabling products. Any Registered Cabler who does not comply with the above requirements could have their registrations cancelled, and may be issued with an infringement notice.” (This can be up to $20,400.)

Conclusions and recommendations • AS 1345 has been around for 18 years. The reason why most organisations and designers mandate the colour code is stated in AS 1345 Section 6.1. The objective of the base identification colour is to provide workers immediate information about the contents. Orange UV PVC conduit should solely be used for electrical supply and white conduit (except for specific Defence applications) for communications and ELV. This will save time, money and effort; and contractors can avoid risk and safety and liability issues. • The Telecommunications Act has been around for 16 years. Figure 2 provides a summary of what ‘customer cabling’ is. Remember that only a Registered Cabler can install customer cabling (and conduit), and a TCA-1 form will need to be provided to the client. For more information, please contact the Communications Alliance, ACMA or an industry body (eg, BICSI). Please visit the Communications Alliance website for free copies of S009 and S008.

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Exsto Group has launched a light, with a minimum 40,000 lumens output, designed to provide permanent light for night work, area illumination or remote site exploration. The Exsto Cube combines a 24 V electrical system and high output LED lights with an automatic stop/start system and industrial-grade light sensor, which means users can simply ‘set and forget’. Optional extras include 12 and 24 V charge outputs for phones and workshop tools, CCTV with built-in video recorder, communications aerials and remote monitoring that can include engine condition information and weather analysis. Exsto also offers a Cube ‘master and slave’ system where a second Cube slave light, with no engine or generator pack, can be connected by a high-current lead to the master unit up to 50 m away. This is said to save on fuel and capital costs, while doubling light output.

Dimmable downlights Soanar’s Ecolume dimmable downlights are an energy efficient alternative to halogen and CFL downlights. The DL 90 G is a 15 W gimballed 90 mm LED downlight powered by Osram Oslon LED technology. Other features include: 894 lumens at 6500 K, 700 mA; 3000 - 6500 K colour temperatures; housing available in white and satin chrome; 50° beam angle (60, 40 and 24° available); 50,000 hours plus; dimmable; three-year warranty.

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NEW PRODUCTS

Electrical distribution boards Redstar Equipment’s Sumo Jumbo electrical distribution boards are designed to provide mine spec electrical distribution capability in a compact, lightweight design. The Australian-designed boards can be run from mains or generator power and can be cascaded or daisy-chained together if required. The Sumo Jumbo model includes both three-phase and single-phase

LED light fitting The DALSP-X is a fully sealed, polycarbonate,

outlets, all individually RCD and MCB protected with a main isolating switch

non-corrosive, lightweight light fitting. The fitting,

for overall protection. The boards are manufactured using good quality

available from GMP Lighting, is IP65 rated, surface

European electrical components and are assembled in Australia.

mounted and energy efficient.

Sumo Boards also include lightweight alloy tie-off rails that double as convenient, certified lift points, enabling the units to be moved around a site with ease and safely by hand, forklift or crane. Portability was further enhanced by a briefcase-style design. Redstar Equipment www.redstarequipment.com.au

The light fitting is said to offer 80,000 h of maintenance-free life, giving ROI within three years. The fitting is suitable for use in laboratories

Hi-tech gloves

and cleanrooms. Its fully sealed construction also

Ansell’s HyFlex 11-840 glove offers

makes it suitable for use in the food industry as it

extended wear life due to a more durable

can withstand washdown, corrosive atmospheres

and longer-lasting coating, plus a new-generation

and freezers down to -40°C.

liner that copies the shape of the hand.

Other features of the DALSP-X are: dimmable

The glove provides maximum durability due to a 1.1 millimetre

for comfort and energy saving, and can be con-

thick FORTIX nitrile coating. It’s a lightweight, light-duty glove with an

nected to a BMS.

abrasion-resistant coating. It is suitable for tasks that require mechani-

GMP Lighting

cal resistance and precise handling of small, dry parts.

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The glove’s ultralight, nylon-spandex liner ensures comfort during extended wear across different applications. Ansell Healthcare Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U563

ProTag PrimeTest Elite Australia’s Most Advanced Test & Tag System

High Definition

Colour Display

In-Built Camera with Flash

USB for Data

Up/Down Load

Bluetooth For

Printer & Scanner

The new ProTag Elite System tests portable appliances & RCDs, takes asset photos, prints Elite UV resistant test tags & downloads results to PC. Mains & battery powered. Faster testing & asset management for mining, construction, factories & workshops.

Sydney

Melbourne

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Brisbane

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Adelaide

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NEW PRODUCTS

Surge arresters The DEHNshield surge arresters, the latest addition to DEHN’s portfolio, have a discharge capacity up to 50 kA (10/350 µs). The arresters can be easily

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integrated into existing distribution

45W

60W

120W

240W

boards. They are, therefore, suitable for use in existing buildings without external lightning protection system, where roof superstructures such as antennas and overhead line supplies are installed or in buildings with an external lightning protection system. The arresters offer various benefits provided by spark-gap-based Class I type surge arresters such as the wave breaker function. This function describes the voltage-switching characteristic of a spark gap and reduces the surge energy to an acceptable level for downstream protection or terminal devices. If coordinated with downstream type 2 or 3 arresters or terminal devices, the spark gap technology of DEHNshield provides considerable advantages for its field of application. It is directly energy-coordinated with other arresters in the DEHN Red/Line product family. If installed at a distance of within 5 m from a terminal device, the arrester provides protection for the terminal device. DEHNshield combines lightning equipotential bonding and surge protection in a single arrester. Spark gap technology ensures selectivity even in case of lowcurrent rated fuses. This means that upstream fuses will not trip due to

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50 Hz mains follow currents. Each pole is equipped with a status/fault indication which provides real-time information on the availability of the arrester even if no operating current is present. DEHN + SOHNE GmbH + Co KG Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U617

AC/DC DIN RAIL SWITCHMODE POWER SUPPLIES OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT ORDER POWER VOLTAGE CURRENT NUMBER (W) (V) (A) 45W 60W 120W

Quick-fit adaptor TE Connectivity’s Xtra-U

240W

12V

3.75A

SD-45-12

24V

SD-45-24

12V

SD-60-12

24V

2.5A

SD-60-24

12V

10A

SD-120-12

24V

SD-120-24

24V

10A

SD-240-24

48V

SD-240-48

DIMENSIONS (W x H x D) (MM)

LIST PRICE

78 × 93 × 56

$32.55*

78 × 93 × 56

$38.70*

65.5 × 125.2 × 100

$64.65*

125.5 × 125.2 × 100 $109.60*

(30W & 75W also available - call for pricing)

FGS Quick-Fit adaptor, the latest addition to the Xtra-U portfolio, is designed to specifically fit on the FibreGuide 4x4 Express Exits and Downspouts. The adaptor partners with the Quick-Fit Fibre cassettes, making it a suitable combination that can be used above switch or server racks to provide extra patch possibilities. With the universal Quick-Fit platform, customers can install all common fibre and connectivity interfaces from enterprise to telecom applications. The adapter is already designed for TE’s brand new 24 fibre MTP/MPO

• Wide power range 30W to 240W • Universal AC input voltage 90-264VAC • Voltage tolerance +/-1% • Adjustable output voltage +/-10% • High efficiency & reliability • 100% full load burn-in

• Cooling by free air convection • LED power indicator for power on • International safety approvals • Local stock • Low cost solution • 2 year warranty

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systems, allowing for a seamless upgrade from 10 Gbps to 40 and 100 Gbps. The FGS Quick-Fit adaptor can accommodate 2 Quick-Fit cassettes

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NBN

FTTN SYSTEM

MAY PROVE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE Just over four years ago, in the midst of a worldwide recession, Australia made a forward-looking decision to use fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) as the key technology for its national broadband network (NBN).

nder the Labour government, the NBN had been expected to reach 90% of all premises (later increased to 93%) with fibre-optic cable - enough to enable a digital transformation of work, play, education, health care, energy management and government for the entire country. Broadband Communities, an international publication based in the United States, applauded the decision at the time and has watched the progress of the NBN with interest since then. This strategic decision was sound then and remains sound today. Australia’s people and Australia’s economy will benefit far more from a fibre-to-the-home system than from any alternatives. Here are some of the reasons: • Copper cannot come close to matching fibre’s upload speeds. Yet many emerging network uses involve uploads, whether you are placing family videos on YouTube, consulting your doctor or running a business that depends on remote computing services - services in the ‘cloud’. • To carry high speeds on a copper-based fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network, old copper must be refurbished, or ‘conditioned’. Phone companies usually underestimate the amount of conditioning needed. Conditioning takes time and must be paid for. This extra investment is much like the investment in keeping an old car running. Sometimes it pays off, but at a certain point, the repair won’t buy enough additional time to justify the expense. At that point, a wholesale upgrade makes good sense.

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• Even though the latest copper-based technologies can - at least in theory - provide high download speeds, those speeds will be woefully obsolete in five years. New network uses are emerging quickly. Just one example: Ultra high-definition (4K) televisions are already on the market. They display four times the number of pixels as the highest-resolution sets now in common use, and their prices are fast falling to mass-market levels. 4K video is currently being broadcast in Europe at 40 Mbps; better compression may reduce this, but 4K, especially if there are multiple TV sets per home, will still challenge copper-based networks. • The social and economic benefits of a copper-based network are limited. That’s bad enough for a network builder, and it’s an extremely poor choice for a national economy. New industries don’t get started. Citizens’ income doesn’t rise as fast. Entrepreneurs looking to offer new online services and content will have to look elsewhere. Of the large private carriers expanding FTTN - notably BT in the UK, Deutsche Telekom in Germany, BSNL in India and AT&T in the United States - only BT is committed to bringing significant services from entrepreneurial outside developers to customers. None are willing or able to open their networks to all comers, as is planned for the NBN. No large FTTN network has ever allowed open access, and none is capable of being used that way.

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NBN

A view from afar All these issues, we (Broadband Communities) thought, were settled long ago in Australia. As Australia’s choices have international implications and as the political debaters often cite international examples to justify their policies, we take the liberty of offering a view from afar. Worldwide, capital-starved private network operators often opt for FTTN networks as an interim step towards all fibre-optic networks. This allows them to make use of their existing copper lines, which may not even be fully paid for. In general, operators have been disappointed by FTTN’s lower-than-expected performance, higher operating costs and lost revenue opportunities. The most successful large-scale FTTN deployment has been in Germany, where the existing copper was in fairly good condition. But private carriers should not and do not factor national wellbeing into their overall strategies. That’s not their job. It is the government’s job, enforced through regulation or through direct or indirect investment. All that said, government, like any investor, should strive for efficiency. Money is not to be wasted.

Costs and timetables The Coalition’s latest plan for a mainly FTTN network calls for an investment of close to $30 billion, high in comparison to other FTTN buildouts. However, because of the need to condition the old copper, we (Broadband Communities) think it unlikely that FTTN can be built for significantly less than the cost of FTTH.

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Labor’s NBN capital plan called for the mainly FTTH network to cost about $41 billion, or about $5000 for each household passed. (By contrast, the Verizon FiOS buildout, which is even larger than Australia’s planned NBN, would cost about $1200 per household passed if it were getting the same 70% uptake rate the NBN is getting.) There are reasons for the differences between Australian and world costs - Australia’s geography and network construction skills among them. There’s also the fact that the FTTH plan was designed for a 50-year lifetime. So if there was a need to lower the cost of the buildout, there may be some trade-offs that can be made in the design. For example, in some apartment buildings it might make more sense to bring fibre to the basement rather than to each unit. FTTN’s apparent advantage in deployment time is also unlikely to prove out in practice. True, Labor’s FTTH network was slow to ramp up. However, fibre deployers all over the world have started out slowly and picked up speed once they overcame the initial learning curve. And the FTTN timetable is likely to be an underestimate because of the time needed for redesign and for conditioning copper cable.

This article was originally published in Broadband Communities magazine. www.bbpmag.com

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CASE STUDY

Monash University and CSIRO’s sustainable research facility

he New Horizons project is a joint initiative by Monash University and the Australian Government research organisation CSIRO. The new building is dedicated to research activities on material engineering including computational and physical modelling of manufactured products and services in the biomedical, aerospace and renewable energy fields. Located in the suburbs of Melbourne, the development establishes the Monash University Clayton Innovation Precinct as a significant technology innovation hub in the Southern Hemisphere. The building is a reinforced concrete structure of approximately 20,000 m2, split over four levels. The external facade of the building is a complex three-dimensional design requiring detailed computer modelling prior to precise fabrication. Inside the facility are modern office spaces; extensive specialist laboratory spaces; and numerous meeting and conference areas. System integration company Ecoview Integration Services was contracted to carry out lighting control, automation and energy monitoring work. The company undertook the project in conjunction with Stowe Australia. Ecoview’s lighting control system solution is based on KNX, the worldwide standard for home and building automation. The company’s open architecture design is capable of expansion upgrades to suit any future requirements of the installation. Motion sensors in the laboratories, toilets and other areas control lighting when movement is detected, optimising efficiency and safety. Daylight harvesting was provided in specified areas via KNX/DALI gateways, compatible with dimmable luminaire control gear. An essential requirement from the customer was an uninterrupted power supply for the entire building. Ecoview’s KNX control system and energy monitoring system records the overall power consumed (kWh) and power consumed in nominated sections. The KNX control system also monitors the normal power supply at the main switchboard and each automatic transfer switch location, as well as monitoring the signal to start the generator standby supply in the event of power failure. The system sheds all load and automatically transfers the essential load from

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the normal supply to the standby supply in predetermined load steps as per ‘priority listing’. When the mains supply has been re-energised, the system will transfer the load back to the mains supply in an orderly fashion. The KNX control system will provide a back-up transfer system in the event that the mains supply has failed or the head end control system (within the building manager’s office) has failed and standby

power is available at the transfer switches. Under these conditions, the local transfer switch logic shall take control and transfer to the standby supply in a sequential order. The control of the system and data shall be recorded in a dedicated IPC with a SCADA program which shall send selected information and alarms to the BMS system. The design has been based upon the KNX open-architecture model and the systems integration has been completed by Ecoview’s in-house engineers. The completed system provides the client with an easily adaptable standardised system which has the ability for future changes already built in. The project was built by Probuild and Lyons was the project architect. KNX Asia-Pacific Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U344

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NEW PRODUCTS

IP54 cable protectors

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The PMA conduit-type PACOF/PPCOF cable protectors have been

240W

created for retrofit and pre-loomed applications. New cables can be 100W

added without the need for re-wiring or re-threading within the building of machines and installations. The cable protectors are also suitable 60W

for applications in vehicle manufacturing and building construction. Divisible connectors, divisible locknuts and system supports are available. Made from TPE and polyamide 66 UL-approved material

25W

and with IP54 protections, PACOF has a number of other features including: it can be opened and closed in longitudinal direction any time; PMA standard nominal widths can be used with all PMA fittings; easy installation; trouble-free retrofitting; applicable also for repairs;

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self-extinguishing; free from halogens and cadmium; temperature range -40 to +105°C; short term to +160°C. Treotham Automation Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U919

Multichip LEDs The Osram Ostar Stage LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors offer

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luminance of 48 million candelas/m2 and tunable colour tones from cold white to warm white. The LEDs are suitable for use in moving head spotlights on stage, for booth lighting at trade fairs and for architectural lighting. The LEDs feature a tunable white light colour. Two warm-white

OUTPUT OUTPUT POWER VOLTAGE (W) (V) 25W

and two cold-white chips, arranged diagonally in the package, enable colours to be mixed perfectly at the component level and also allow all white tones between colour temperatures of 2700 K (warm white) and 10,000 K (cold white) to be produced with precision control. The LEDs achieve a colour rendering index of 94 for warm white and 74 for cold white.

60W 100W 240W

OUTPUT ORDER CURRENT NUMBER (A)

DIMENSIONS LIST (L x W x H) PRICE (MM)

12V

2.1A

SE-25-12

24V

1.1A

SE-25-24

12V

SE-60-12

24V

2.5A

SE-60-24

12V

8.5A

SE-100-12

24V

4.5A

SE-100-24

12V

20A

SE-240-12

24V

10A

SE-240-24

98 x 97 x 35

$28.77*

159 x 97 x 38

$38.37*

199 x 98 x 38

$44.77*

215 x 115 x 50

$71.20*

Instead of the usual lens, the Ostar Stage LEDs have a flat glass cover with an antireflective coating, making them suitable for injecting the light into lens systems. Their etendue (the emission angle/ area ratio of the emitting light surface to the projected light surface) in conjunction with external optics is retained, enabling a very narrow beam of light (±9°) to be produced. This beam is smaller by a factor of 2 compared to spotlights based on plastic-encapsulated LEDs. Consequently, the luminance of the spotlight is greater by a factor of 2.

• Wide power range 25W to 500W • Universal AC input voltage 85-264 VAC • Voltage tolerance +/- 1% • Adjustable output voltage +/- 10% • High efficiency & reliability • International safety approvals

• Safety standards (EN60950-1) • EMC standards (EN55022 Class B) • Low cost solution • Local stock • Local engineering and sales support • 2 year warranty

At 1.23 mm, their height is one quarter of the usual component height and their footprint is 5.9 x 4.8 mm. All the versions of the Osram Ostar Stage LED are based on the Osram Ostar SMT plat-

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form and are suitable for standard solder processes. The chips are fabricated in thin-film technology so that almost all the light produced

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internally is emitted at the top. This makes the LEDs suitable for use with external optics. Osram Australia Pty Ltd

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NEW PRODUCTS

UPS The Eaton 5P UPS has an intuitive, graphical LCD that

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shows key analytics while it meters energy consumption and enables remote outlet switching. The UPS is claimed to provide up to 98% efficiency and integrates seamlessly with all major virtualisation software, including VMware and Hyper-V.

AUSTRALIAN

MADE

The UPS also includes pure sinewave output. When operating in battery mode, the 5P UPS provides a

BRASS

high-quality output signal for any sensitive equip-

90A to 500A

ment connected, such as active power factor corrected servers. Individually controlled out165

lets maximise backup time, and provide

p Am

remote reboot and sequential start-up. Hot-swappable batteries allow easy 250

replacement of the batteries without powering down connected loads. The

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product offers high-density power protection in tower and rack 1U format up to 1.5 kVA. Power management capabilities include USB and serial

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ports and a slot for optional SNMP/Web card. Load segment control also enables prioritised shutdowns of non-essential equipment to maximise battery runtime for critical devices. Load segment control can also be used to remotely reboot locked-up network equipment to manage scheduled shutdowns and sequential start-ups. The 5P UPS can be configured in a rackmount or tower form factor to cater for various deployment applications. Eaton Industries Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T928

Busbar Insulators

DIN Rail

Control Switches

Power recloser app The NOJA Power Recloser App runs on Apple’s handheld devices and allows a linesman to check the status of the Automatic Circuit Recloser (ACR) and make changes to its operation without having to leave the ground. The app is claimed to lower the risk of injury by reducing the number of times a technician has to climb poles

Cable Glands

Line Taps

Control Boxes

supporting medium-voltage electricity distribution cables. Running on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, the Recloser App communicates with the NOJA Power OSM ACR’s RC10 control and communication cubicle via a secure Wi-Fi link. The

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cabinet must be fitted with an optional Wi-Fi router accessory, which plugs into a USB port. The wireless connectivity supports IEEE 802.11g and b Wi-Fi standards, provides PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP Internet

Access, NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing, and other capabilities. As long as linesmen are within Wi-Fi’s operational range (typically 50 m) they will be able to read three-phase current and voltage (voltage on all six bushings), frequency, power, power factor, power

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flow direction and energy measurements. In addition, the app

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close, local/remote, active protection group, protection on/off, auto

also allows the linesman to control ACR functionality such as trip/ reclose on/off, live line on/off and earth fault on/off among others. Noja Power Switchgear Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U415

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NEW PRODUCTS

Cable analysers The JDSU JD720 series handheld format cable and antenna analysers are optimised for testing and characterising mobile infrastructure. The analysers enable accurate verification of a base stationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antenna and transmission line systems, with the capacity to carry out both voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and return loss reflection measurements, as well as distance-to-fault (DTF) and cable loss measurements. In addition, they can serve as either an RF power meter

Power-quality analyser

or optical power meter.

With simple one-button operation, the Hioki PW3198 power-quality

The JD723C covers a frequency a range of 100 to

analyser can record voltage, current, pf, f(Hz), kVA, kVAr, kW, har-

2700 MHz, while the JD724C and JD725A cover 5 to

monics (THD and individual to 50th order), flicker (IEC6100-4-15)

4000 MHz and 25 to 4000 MHz respectively. These light-

and inrush current. Transient overvoltage can also be measured up

weight (2.2 kg) units are housed in compact (260 x 190 x

to 6 kV peak at 2 Msamples/s. The analyser is available to rent.

160 mm) enclosures. A touch-enabled, 800 x 480 reso-

The unit meets the CAT IV safety standard and international

lution, 7â&#x20AC;ł TFT colour display presents field operatives

standard IEC 61000-4-30 Edition 2 Class A. It is supplied with

with an intuitive user interface that simplifies test pro-

analysis software (Hioki 9624 PQA-HiVIEW) for reporting, compli-

cesses. The trace overlay function permits comparative

ance and record management.

analysis of up to four traces simultaneously on a single

Features include: four isolated voltage channels rated 600 V

measurement screen. The capacious internal memory

RMS AC or DC; 2 GB memory; total energy, tariffs, max demands,

allows storage of up to 400 traces (on certain models).

transient and subcycle disturbances; includes 1000 A AC CT and

An external memory can be connected via the USB interface.

200 A AC/DC CT.

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Your energy distribution solution Hager's energy distribution solutions ensure you have everything you need for your next installation. The performa panelboards can either be supplied standard or fully loaded with our comprehensive range of circuit protection, meters, time clocks, 3 phase earth leakage protection & control devices, all pre-fitted & wired if required - means your solution to efficient energy distribution has arrived. For more information please call 1300 850 253.

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NEW PRODUCTS

Nano loose tube cables Prysmian has released a range of nano loose tube cables with smaller diameter and increased fibre density, part of the complete nano LT cable family. The range allow the introduction of 192 fibres into standard 10/12 mm ducts and 96 fibres into standard 8/10 mm ducts. The cables make it possible to realise download speeds of 30-40 Mbps on legacy portions of the network. Operators can invest in phases and decide to upgrade

Motor protection relays

the final portion of the network at a later date.Â The loose tube solutions make the most of several existing Prysmian

The Fanox electronic motor protection relays provide both basic and advanced

Group strengths. On the basis of the bend insensitive

protection of three-phase motors.

BendBrightXS fibre, the cables make it possible to offer

The relays provide distinct technical advantages including: continuous thermal

highest densities in confined spaces, without sacrific-

image memory of heating and cooling cycles of the motorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; starting, running,

ing quality and durability. The jetting/blowing know-how

overload and stop times; rapid detection of phase loss even at low loads with

ensures the cable is properly distributed along distances

fast relay tripping; fast identification of trip cause and rectification of faults.

up to 1.5 km.

Models range from the basic C series providing overload and phase loss/

This new approach is suitable for operators and incum-

imbalance through to the advanced PBM motor management system that

bents looking for new ways of deploying FTTH effectively

includes thermistor input, earth leakage and jam detection with built-in RS485

and cost-efficiently, vastly increasing fibre density to ac-

Modbus RTU communication.

commodate VDSL2 and realising vast economies of scale.

Motor current from 3 to 200 A at voltages up to 1000 V can be measured

It allows them to re-use existing infrastructure, regardless

with the built-in CTs. Protection of motors up to 2000 A is possible with the

of local requirements regarding cable type and quality.

use of external CTs. Optional front-panel-mounted indicator units display the

Excessive splicing can be avoided, for example, due to

trip cause and allow resetting of the relay without opening the MCC.

the high standards of the last-mile solutions.

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PRODUCTS

Power conductors Dehn + Sohne’s patented HVI conductors are suitable for sophisticated architecture or complex installations/ building structures. The conductor is said to ensure an equivalent separation distance of 90 cm in air. The lightning current carrying conductor of the insulated down conductor is covered by an insulating material so that the required separation distance from other conductive parts of the building construction as well as from electric lines and pipelines is kept. Impermissible proximities are thus prevented. The coaxial high-voltage-insulated conductor consists of an inner conductor made of copper with a thick-walled, high-voltage-resistant insulation and a weatherproof semiconductive external sheath. This sheath is designed in such a way that the lightning-related, high-impulse voltage is discharged in a defined way, thus preventing creepage flashover at the surface of the conductor. This high-voltage-insulated down conductor fulfils the electrical requirements of the IEC/EN 62305 standard. The specific energy of a lightning strike, in other words the time integral of the square of the lightning current over the entire lightning duration, significantly stresses the mechanical and thermal strength of the conductor, which is no problem for the HVI power

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conductor. The HVI power complete system is tested with lightning currents (10/350 µs) of 200 kA and can thus be used for all classes of LPS. This allows consultants and installers of lightning protection systems to keep separation distances even under difficult conditions, thus preventing injection of lightning currents in the building. The conductor will be a key element of the HVI family and extends the portfolio in the upper performance range. The HVI light Conductor, for example, is a part of the HVI system and provides various design options for the external lightning protection system, eg, for protecting photovoltaic systems. DEHN + SOHNE GmbH + Co KG Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U967

Mini data logger Interworld Electronics has released an updated version of the MSR145 compact data logger. With five internal sensors, four analog inputs and user-friendly software, the thumb-sized MSR145 becomes a compact, flexible, advanced data logging system. The MSR145 can be factory configured to meet user specifications with a range of internal sensors including: 3-axis acceleration, temperature, humidity, air and fluid pressure and light sensors. Analog inputs allow the connection of external third-party sensors for specialised measuring tasks (eg, CO2, conductivity, pH, etc). The analog inputs also feature an alarm output and an input for starting and stopping data recording. If required, the external sensors can be powered by the logger’s

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internal battery. The device is available in a standard IP60 housing or an IP67 waterproof housing. A choice of 260 or 900 mAh batteries and optional memory expansion slot provide addition flexibility. The thumb-sized data logger records over 2 million measured values or up to a billion measured values with an optional microSD card. All measured values can be rapidly transferred to a PC or laptop via the USB interface for data analysis. Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U655

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CASE STUDY

Swire Cold Storage optimises voltage to improve efficiency

wire Cold Storage’s Western Australian facility handles a variety of frozen foods including vegetables and seafood. It has 15,000 pallet positions, includes blast freezers with up to 144-tonne capacity and has a capacity of 263,346 m3. The cold-chain logistics service provider is committed to improving energy efficiency across all sites in all states and is addressing the business challenge of the rising cost of electricity to its operating costs. The key issue facing Australia’s largest cold-chain logistics service provider was how to squeeze more efficiency and cost savings from its already efficient site at Welshpool industrial district. The energy-efficiency initiatives already installed at the site included a SCADA energy management system with maximum demand control on the refrigeration plant, variable speed drives on condenser and fan motors, air defrost systems on evaporator alcove units, and technology to minimise air/heat infiltration to refrigerated areas. Swire Cold Storage considered the benefits of Powerstar voltage optimisation at the site, being told it could provide significant energy savings. This solution was viewed favourably because Swire’s Laverton site in Melbourne’s west was achieving a 13% saving in energy consumption after it successfully installed a Powerstar voltage optimisation system. Voltage optimisation has a significant impact on the amount of energy used because it brings the voltage supplied by the grid in line with what is actually required. Australia has a particular problem with overvoltage and voltage optimisation is emerging as a solution that ticks lots of boxes, including, importantly, meeting CO2 reductions. The statutory electricity supply range for Australia is 230 V +10% to -6%, which means that electricity suppliers are required to provide a voltage level that is between 253 and 216 V. Therefore, the supplier will distribute electricity at 253 V and the voltage decreases over distance. On average, is it received from the grid at 242 V. Given that most electrical equipment manufactured for Australia is designed to work most efficiently at 220 to 230 V, any incoming power that is higher than this level is wasted energy and means companies are paying for power that is not required and not used. Voltage optimisation works best on inductive loads - motors and lighting for example - and significant savings can be achieved on motors in particular, especially if these are not loaded at 100% of their capacity for 100% of the time. A Powerstar voltage optimisation unit is a patented triple wound transformer that is designed to correct the overvoltage by bringing it in line with the actual needs of the equipment on site. The system is said to effectively reduce the voltage to an optimum level whereby all the equipment operates correctly but consumes less power in the process. In addition, the Powerstar unit also offers improvement in power quality by balancing phase voltages, cancelling damaging harmonics and transients from the electricity supply and reducing the reactive power, hence improving power factor. Overvoltage means that energy consumption is not only higher but, as a result, the life span of equipment is shortened.

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Installing a Powerstar voltage optimisation unit is said to lead to reduced maintenance costs as less demand is placed on electrical equipment. At Swire’s Welshpool location, during the investigation period, a full site survey was first performed to determine the exact electrical loading characteristics of the site equipment. Voltage measurements were taken, capturing maximum, minimum and average values every two minutes for a period of one week. These investigations ascertained the average voltage supply to Welshpool was 247 V, with a peak at 265 V and minimum at 242 V.

Two Powerstar voltage optimisation units were installed at the incoming supply to the site and were able to optimise the existing main circuit breaker for protection of the units. All the preparation work was performed without any interruption to the site and the final connections made during a shutdown of the plant over a few hours on a Sunday. The proposal for the Welshpool facility was to install two Powerstar units with a typical 20 V reduction (9.3%), maintaining constant average voltage at 224 V, and included guaranteed savings of 8% of the total site’s kilowatt-hours. This was implemented and the savings verified by Swire’s half-hour data metering results. Installation of the Powerstar system has meant a reduction in voltage level to the site, from an average of 247 down to 224 V. Based on like-for-like usage, results show that the Welshpool site produced a reduction of 241 tonnes of CO2 on site. Following the successful installations at both Laverton and Welshpool, Swire Cold Storage continued to investigate implementations at other Swire facilities where further benefits can be achieved in energy, CO2 reductions and environmental sustainability. To this end, it is in the final stages of installing 10 Powerstar voltage optimisation units across six sites in Australia due to the reliability and performance of these units. Powerstar Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U956

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SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL

OPENING DOORS

TO THE WORLD OF ACCESS CONTROL Jordan Cullis, Director of Sales, Australia and New Zealand, HID Global

The physical security and access control market is undergoing a major transition to IP-based solutions. Access control intelligence is moving to the door and the phone, presenting opportunities for electrical contractors to proactively grow their business and help clients choose the right security solution.

merging technologies will deliver ease of operation, simplified expansion and customisation, and the ability to integrate a physical access control system (PACS) with many other solutions sharing the same network. Modern, smart buildings clearly offer many benefits to facility managers, staff and to the enterprise itself, but there are plenty of considerations for people involved in the planning, engineering and physical wiring of the facility as well. One of the most obvious benefits of IP-based access control is the ability to move intelligence to the door for streamlined system monitoring, management and reporting via standard web browsers. In such a system an individual door will have onboard ethernet connectivity, and a smart lock that can engage with smart cards, tags or NFC-enabled mobile phones. This will present a new opportunity for an electrical contractor, as every door in a security-controlled area of the facility will now require connection to a power source and be wired to the local area network (LAN). Traditionally, up to sixteen wires are needed to connect a door to the physical access ecosystem. With an IP-enabled door, this can be reduced to one CAT 5/6 cable, so the facility will save overheads on wiring and, with a quicker install time, the contractor will be able to provide a more competitive quote. IP-based solutions are also scalable and can quickly be expanded or adapted as the need demands. Adding switches can quickly multiply the number of end points in a system from ten up to thousands. Some solutions are power-over-ethernet (PoE), which can eliminate additional overheads for the facility involved. Since

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PoE is scalable as well, power consumption can be minimised and the facility can reduce its carbon footprint. Unlike traditional systems, IP-based access control solutions can also conduct constant â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;health checksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, immediately notifying the user when a problem is identified. End users can maximise their investment by upgrading to the latest hardware technologies while using their existing IP infrastructure. Intelligent wireless locksets are the first step to untethered connectivity in the networked access control environment, and these devices will become more prevalent as lower-cost, energyefficient models are introduced to the market. Meanwhile, the use of NFC-enabled phone handsets is also on the rise for mobile access control, which will enable users to carry credentials on phones that fit into the existing network environment. The most basic approach for mobile phone access is to replicate existing card-based access control principles: the phone communicates identity information to a reader, which passes it to the existing access control system. Based on a predefined set of access rights, the access control system makes the decision to unlock the door. This model provides a safer and more convenient way to provision, monitor and modify credential security parameters, temporarily issue credentials as needed and cancel credentials when they are lost or stolen. As more and more organisations embrace the advantages of IP connectivity for access control, the concept will evolve further to wireless connections, including locksets as well as NFC-enabled handsets. As mentioned, these will initially emulate the ID cards

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SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL IN ESSENCE, THE MOBILE DEVICE WILL BECOME THE KEY, PROCESSOR AND RULES ENGINE FOR THE PHYSICAL ACCESS ECOSYSTEM.

and tags that we all know and use today. Ultimately, NFC-enabled mobile solutions will leverage the phone’s own network connection and the cloud to move access control intelligence and decision-making all the way to the palm of one’s hand. Instead of carrying a card or tag, each user will be able to push an app on their enabled mobile phone to advise the facility that they are ‘in the house’. The mobile device will then send a message via the network or even the private cloud to the locked door verifying the person’s credentials, unlocking the door when access is granted. In essence, the mobile device will become the key, processor and rules engine for the physical access ecosystem. Despite the benefits of IP-based access control, until recently security concerns have blunted its adoption. These concerns are rapidly waning as the industry realises that IP-based access control actually improves security. Integrating video surveillance with access control, for instance, offers a more comprehensive view. For example, as well as IP security cameras watching all critical areas of a facility, the central server will be able to record all access to the building by staff and visitors. When the security system enables all of the various subsystems - from video management and access control to video analytics, intrusion devices and all associated IP-based edge devices - situational awareness is significantly enhanced because all information can be immediately combined and correlated. Furthermore, with an integrated security network, all levels of physical security and access can be managed through a single user interface, which significantly streamlines the task of securing a premise. This host system can be used to monitor a site remotely so, in effect, a new facility can be set up on the other

side of the country, with the host site communicating with the new hardware over the WAN. Parameters can be set for physical control, as well as activating alarms, sensors and security cameras within the same ecosystem. For example, if a cleaner needs to access certain parts of the facility - such as the lunch room, corridors and common areas - then those parameters can be set by the central security management servers. If an unauthorised person tries to access the boardroom or admin office, permission will be denied and security cameras alerted, sending a message straight to the controlling PC or even mobile phone of the security officer in charge. Parameters can also be set to provide safety to staff - locking doors at certain times when potentially harmful activity is taking place in a manufacturing plant for example, or on a mine site to block access to areas where blasting is about to begin. IP-based access control is here and growing in adoption. It delivers valuable benefits including simplifying operation, expansion and customisation, while enabling a PACS to be integrated with many other solutions on the same network. By moving intelligence to the door, it also streamlines system monitoring, management and reporting. Ultimately, the concept of networked access control will continue to extend with the ongoing adoption of NFC-enabled smartphones. Solutions for smartphones will in turn continue to develop, with enhanced access control intelligence and decisionmaking, which will enable the electronic security of far more doors than ever before. HID Global Corporation Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U926

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Electronic safety and security system design standard BICSI, the international association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry, has released its latest standard, ANSI/BICSI 005-2013, Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) System Design and Implementation Best Practices. Security systems are increasingly converging onto the network and its cabling infrastructure. As the systems used within security have become more complex, so too has the cabling infrastructure to address both communication and security requirements. Little has been written to support this convergence of security and cabling infrastructure, until now. BICSI 005 bridges the two worlds of security and communications by providing the security professional with the requirements and recommendations of a structured cabling infrastructure needed to support today’s security systems while providing the cabling design professional information on different elements within safety and security systems that affect the design. The standard also provides information on the concept of ‘direct attach’ and how it may be used within many forms of ESS systems. “The protection against risks and threats to life-safety, business and personal assets is and always will be a matter of great importance,” said Jerry Bowman, RCDD, NTS, RTPM, CISSP, CPP, CDCDP, BICSI President. The BICSI Standards Program is an ANSI-accredited, consensus-based standards development organisation. It creates standards and guidelines for use in the design, installation and integration of information technology systems (ITS) and related telecommunications fields. More information regarding the BICSI 005 standard can be found at www.bicsi.org/005. Separately, BICSI has also signed a memorandum of understanding with ASIS International, the association for security management professionals. The overarching objectives of the agreement are to foster the growth of the security and information technology systems industries, promote public safety and protect critical infrastructure globally. The primary focus of this agreement is collaboration and information sharing in the areas of research, education, standards and advocacy. Among the key issues that may be addressed by the two associations are: privacy concerns over the use of security and information technology systems technologies; the development of an educated security and information technology systems workforce; voluntary consensus standards; and the availability of federal and state financial resources for the protection of critical infrastructures during a time of fiscal austerity. “The collective knowledge and expertise within our membership bodies is quite substantial. By focusing on common goals and leveraging our core assets, ASIS and BICSI have a tremendous opportunity to impact and shape the future of homeland security by influencing and driving practice, policy and strategy across the private and public sectors,” said Geoffrey T Craighead, CPP, president, ASIS. www.bicsi.asn.au

Dome positioning system Schneider Electric has released the Pelco by Schneider Electric Spectra High-definition (HD) 1080 dome positioning system, featuring a clearer image with stronger resolution without sacrificing lowlight or programmable performance. Pelco’s Spectra HD 1080, built on the Sarix technology platform, is an all-digital system that delivers 2.0 MP resolution, high-profile H.264 compression and built-in analytics. Key features of the system include: 1/2.8″ Exmor CMOS imager with an integrated 20x optical zoom lens, delivering 2.0 MP resolution (1920 x 1080 at 30 IPS), a dual-processor design for guaranteed streams and High-Profile H.264, which is 10% more efficient than base-profile H.264, for the more efficient compression. The HD 1080’s solid pendant design eliminates subtle vibrations that can occur in demanding installations, ensuring a better image and the dome delivers image quality over the entire viewing range of the system. A powerful suite of advanced analytics built into the camera system, including Object Tracking, allows users to define the size of the object of interest and track the subject through the full 360° rotation of the camera. Other analytics tools included are Abandoned Object, Adaptive Motion, Camera Sabotage, Directional Motion, Loitering Detection, Object Counting, Object Removal and Stopped Vehicle. Schneider Electric (Aust) Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T019

Hermetically sealed switches The HaydonKerk range of environmentally and hermetically sealed switches is designed for high reliability in extreme environments. The sealed switches are filled with dry nitrogen and used in commercial and military aircraft, military ground equipment, space applications and industrial applications with harsh environmental conditions, such as gas turbines, thrust reversers, high-temperature valves and research instrumentation. The switches are variously rated between -55 up to +400°C, as low as 1x10-8 atm cc/s leak rate, up to 1M cycles, and some are rated explosion proof. They are available with leaf spring, roller or roller lever actuation, and stainless/ceramic mounts when required, and the metal corrosion-resistant housings of some switches withstand most media and allow immersion in fluids such as synthetic hydraulic oils and jet fuels. Motion Technologies Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U651

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CASE STUDY

Hungary’s Esterháza palace installs energy-saving LED lights

ith an average 80,000 visitors a year, Esterháza palace is one of the most beautiful baroque buildings in Europe. Following a major restoration project, the iconic property, commissioned by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy in the 18th century, has recently recaptured much of its original grandeur. Last year, the palace’s executive management team, in partnership with Hungary’s National Trust of Monuments, decided to replace incandescent bulbs and halogen lamps with modern LED lighting from Verbatim. This was an ambitious project considering the palace has 126 rooms and many of the areas were lit with antique crystal chandeliers. The lighting replacement project has now been successfully completed in 20 of the palace’s exhibition rooms, 12 apartment suites and their connecting foyers and halls. Verbatim LED lighting has now been fitted in the residential suites, the mirror-walled Assembly Hall, and the Music Hall - where Austrian composer Joseph Haydn first presented many of his classical compositions. With this upgrade, the palace is expected to save around $32,000 based on 10 hours of daily use and the European average electricity cost of $0.25/kWh. As a result of the chandelier lighting upgrade alone, over 1250 incandescent candle bulbs have been replaced with LEDs in addition to more than 200 droplet and spotlights in other fixtures. Compared to the previous bulbs, the 3.7 W Verbatim LED candles are said to consume less than a fifth of the energy while offering brightness at 90 lumens. The LED bulbs are also said to last 30 times longer, up to 30,000 hours. Besides boasting high energy efficiency and a long service life, the LEDs ensure greater flexibility with dimming control, variance in beam angles and warm white light at either 2700 or 3000 K. Lighting can play a major role in extending visitor comfort and satisfaction. Creating a more enjoyable visitor experience can increase ‘dwell time’ and facilitate higher spend on site, word of mouth recommendations and repeat visits. While the switch to LED lighting is not always so noticeable, in some areas it delivers far less glare and softer, warmer accents. Special attention was paid to the palace’s oval chapel graced with mural ornaments interspaced between the ceiling frescoes.

Verbatim’s LED lamps safeguard sensitive paintings and sculpture from possible UV and IR damage and emit a uniform illumination onto individual target areas to enhance how such art is viewed and to ensure the best possible experience for visitors. The management of the Esterháza palace was satisfied with the decision to switch to Verbatim’s LED lighting. “With the substantial money saved each year from the lighting upgrade, we can choose to invest more towards the preservation of the palace and improve the services we offer to visitors. It is comforting to know the palace has reduced its carbon footprint yet the baroque spaces shine as well as they ever have before,” said Ágota Dobó, deputy director of Hungary’s National Trust of Monuments. “It was an honour to provide an energy-saving lighting solution to a special place with such a magnificent historical past,” said Jeanine Chrobak-Kando, EUMEA Business Development Manager - Lighting, Verbatim. Verbatim Australia Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U679

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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING

DRIVING THE BUILDING REVOLUTION Andrew Chew and Meredith Riley

A technological revolution is changing the way large projects are being built and managed in Asia, Europe and North America. Governments and private owners are turning to Building Information Modelling (BIM) to deliver projects at a lower cost as well as operate them more profitably. Australia has been slow to adopt BIM, but can we afford lagging behind yet another innovation frontier?

IM has been identified by governments globally as a better way to construct and operate projects over their life cycle. BIM discards the old way of building design where upfront architectural work is often done with little input from other project participants such as engineers, contractors and facilities managers. Instead, BIM brings together all parties and connects them into a virtual ‘design’ forum to review the simulated structure, share information and raise issues. All the design and construct elements (including electrical and mechanical services, data and other communication systems, civil infrastructure, structural and architectural elements) are integrated into the model along with spatial relationships, quantities surveys and operational elements. The resulting model becomes a shared resource that supports decision-making through the entire building life cycle, including construction and facility operation. For professionals involved in a project, BIM enables a virtual information model to be handed from the design team (architects, surveyors, engineers, etc) to the main contractor and subcontractors and then on to the owner/operator. Each professional adds their own data to the single, shared model. This improves coordination among the various stakeholders (whether they are designers, contractors, fabricators) and allows for scheduling or design clashes to be detected early. It also reduces information losses that can occur when a new team takes ‘ownership’ of the project, and means fewer costly misunderstandings between the design and the construction participants, and the facilities managers.

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Where does Australia stand? Australia is lagging behind other developed nations in adopting BIM. While Building Smart launched the Building Information Modelling Initiative last year, it is still trying to get off the ground in any meaningful way with federal government budget constraints a key inhibitor. By comparison, the US government is already using BIM in its delivery of projects and intends to further expand the role of BIM to support the asset management of the facilities with the overall purpose to leverage facility data through the facility life cycle. Similarly, it is now government policy in the UK, Singapore and South Korea to use BIM on government projects. More collaborative contracting structures such as Integrated Project Delivery are emerging in the US whereas other governments are being more cautious and using BIM protocols. Using BIM protocols does require care and consideration. BIM protocols can be considered a collateral contract and thus modify the legal regime as set out under the main contract. In addition, the parties’ acts pursuant to the BIM protocol could give rise to various legal causes of actions such as estoppels, misrepresentation or misleading and deceptive conduct in the event of a dispute. Regardless, both approaches are designed to encourage more collaborative working and more appropriate risk sharing under the contractual documentation required for the greater use of BIMs. It is the higher degree of risk sharing that encourages parties to work in a BIM environment. Australia’s apathy toward BIM means our major projects are missing out on technological advances that

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SO, WHO SHOULD BE TAKING THE LEAD ON BIM IN AUSTRALIA? IN OTHER COUNTRIES, GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BIM IN PROJECTS. HOWEVER, IN AUSTRALIA, THERE APPEARS TO BE A STALEMATE BETWEEN PRINCIPALS AND CONTRACTORS. PRINCIPALS WHO SEE BIM AS PART OF RISK ACCEPTANCE AND ALLOCATION IN THE DELIVERY OF PROJECTS BELIEVE CONTRACTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTING IN IT.

other developed nations have already embraced. Is this something that Australia can afford?

BIM: present and future BIM is evolving rapidly. The current practical use of BIM is to provide a 3D virtual walkthrough of a project as it is built. In the future, BIM will expand to include a fourth dimension (time - construction sequencing), and fifth (cost information) and sixth (facility management) dimensions. Each additional dimension integrates more information about a project, giving insight into cost-saving opportunities and how the asset can be managed most efficiently. Ultimately, the BIM model will contain all the technical information relevant to the asset’s operation, and building sensors will allow the model to evaluate energy efficiency, monitor a building’s life cycle costs and optimise its cost efficiency.

Will the real leader please stand up? So, who should be taking the lead on BIM in Australia? In other countries, governments have been driving the implementation of BIM in projects. However, in Australia, there appears to be a stalemate between principals and contractors. Principals who see BIM as part of risk acceptance and allocation in the delivery of projects believe contractors should be responsible for investing in it. Other, more forward thinking owners are taking the lead on BIM use by having a different approach to project delivery risk allocation - one that fosters investing in technology and collaboration between assets owners, design consultants, contractors and facility management operators. A detailed paper on the state of the use of BIMs and legal and commercial considerations has been published in the International Construction Law Review July 2013 edition. Corrs Chambers Westgarth www.corrs.com.au

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ost big data centres, the global backbone of the internet, could slash their greenhouse gas emissions by 88% by switching to efficient, off-the-shelf equipment and improving energy management, according to Stanford University experts. The carbon emissions generated by a search on Google or a post on Facebook are related mostly to three things: the computing efficiency of IT (information technology) data centre equipment, like servers, storage and network switches; the amount of electricity a data centre’s building uses for things other than computing, primarily cooling; and how much of the centre’s electricity comes from renewable or low-carbon sources. Adding renewable power to the mix can help reduce a data centre’s overall emissions by 98% when combined with other strategies, but renewables are not the first choice for reducing emissions, the analysis shows. “Of these three, improving the efficiency of the IT devices is overwhelmingly the most important,” said Jonathan Koomey, a coauthor of the study, ‘Characteristics of Low-Carbon Data Centers’, published in Nature Climate Change.

It's about the processors The processors in most server farms perform computations at just 3 to 5% of their maximum capacity. Server virtualisation, consolidation and better software can increase utilisation to more than 30%, and in some cases to as high as 80%, said Koomey, a research fellow at Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, citing a recent account by Google. Big, outward-facing companies whose business is, primarily, cloud computing have solved the sustainability problem for data centres. In addition to Google and Facebook, companies like Amazon, eBay and Expedia have instituted most or all of the changes, motivated by cost, publicity and pressure from environmental organisations.

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“Electricity is a major cost for these companies, and in many of the countries where they operate, carbon emissions have a cost, or soon will,” said Koomey. Other ways to avoid wasting electricity include faster computers that pay for themselves fairly quickly and using flash memory on the motherboard instead of hard disks. Not following best practices are innumerable companies and institutions that are not primarily cloud-computing entities and are more inward-facing. Examples include the major media companies, airlines, government, universities and others supplying the vast data that feed the Googles and Expedias of the world.

IT equipment “Pretty much every organisation whose main job is not computing has done a poor job of improving efficiency,” said Eric Masanet of Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and a co-author of the paper. Department heads at such organisations typically want to keep control of their servers rather than centralise, which eliminates most potential optimisation. And the managers who order and operate the equipment are often not accountable for energy costs or efficiency - a major institutional barrier to sustainable computing. “The utilities and IT departments have separate budgets, and neither operates with the goal of saving the company money overall,” said Koomey. “The IT people don’t care about putting in an efficient server, because they don’t pay the electric bill. Once you fix the institutional problems, then the company can move quickly, because the needed equipment is off the shelf and the energy management practices are well understood.” This principal-agent problem applies elsewhere in energy, too. “Who designs and builds your cable box? The cable company. Who pays the electric bill? You do,” said Koomey. “So, you end up with a cat warmer on your shelf.”

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DATA CENTRES DEPARTMENT HEADS AT SUCH ORGANISATIONS TYPICALLY WANT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THEIR SERVERS RATHER THAN CENTRALISE, WHICH ELIMINATES MOST POTENTIAL OPTIMISATION. AND THE MANAGERS WHO ORDER AND OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT ARE OFTEN NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENERGY COSTS OR EFFICIENCY - A MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL BARRIER TO SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING.

Koomey noted that the computing efficiency problem is sometimes exaggerated. Data centres consume about 1.5% of the world’s electricity and are responsible for about 0.5% of carbon emissions. And the internet overall is reducing greenhouse gas emissions because it distributes goods digitally that once were delivered physically, like books, music, publications and mail.

Building efficiency After IT equipment, the second major way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with data centres is to improve the efficiency of the buildings that support them. A key measurement of efficiency is the ratio of electricity used to perform computations to the amount of power consumed for secondary support, like cooling and monitoring systems. Typically, that ratio is about 1 kWh for computing to 0.8 kWh for the facility. “State-of-the-art data centres have reduced the ratio to about 1 to 0.1 kWh,” said study co-author Arman Shehabi of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Environmental Energy Technologies Division. “They locate server farms in cool climates like the US Northwest, Sweden and Iceland. They purchase processors

that are less sensitive to heat. And they use efficient cooling equipment and airflow management.” Of the potential 88% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, though, IT device efficiency accounts for about 80% and facility energy management for only about 8%. Once those two areas are maximised, sourcing electricity from renewables like wind and solar power, plus green handling of retired equipment, can get a typical data centre’s emissions down 98%. Policymakers and environmental organisations, however, tend to focus on the third option - renewable energy, which the study finds to be a misplaced priority. “For data centres, as for all uses of energy, efficiency is always the first thing to do. It’s cheapest and allows you to get more mileage out of your equipment,” said Northwestern’s Masanet. “Most centres get their electricity from the local utility, rather than generate it themselves,” he said. “So, high-energy data centres that pay their utilities a premium for renewable power unnecessarily tie up low-carbon electrons that might otherwise be used to reduce emissions from other customers.”

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Transportable concrete generator enclosures Energy Power Systems Australia (EPSA) has released a transportable concrete enclosure solution for remote power generation. These modular transportable enclosures have all of the structural and environmental characteristics of a traditional concrete engine hall, without the costs and schedule impacts of remote location construction, the company says. The enclosures are fitted with a Caterpillar generator and all associated control, electrical, ventilation, noise attenuation, exhaust and engine cooling systems. They are then transported to remote sites and installed for immediate operation with no local construction required. The overall dimensions have been kept within road transportation limits, which can reduce logistics costs and ensure standard transport road access to most parts of the country without the need for escorts. For installation, only level compacted ground and standard heavy lift crane or hydraulic lift jacks are required. According to the company, the modular design and

Splice/patch subrack The 6006 Series Splice/Patch Subracks provide an efficient high-density solution. The fibre management subracks are generally mounted in an optical distribution frame (ODF) or equipment rack. Each subrack has splice and patch features, which consolidates cable management and distribution. The 1RU model mantains fibre bending radii throughout, for terminated optical fibres at 30 mm. It is supplied as a two-tray-high assembly for up to 48 fusion splices. Each tray can accommodate up to 24 fusion splices. It can be customised in either 24 or 48 fibre variations. It suits any connector type, such as SC/SC/A, ST, LC, etc. Models are available to suit loose-tube or ribbon-fibre cable. Warren & Brown Technologies Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U427

minimal site work allows site operators to increase or decrease their capacity as required. The modules can be provided with 1, 2 or 3 MW gas- or diesel-powered Caterpillar generators and can be deployed as standalone or synchronised. They can be operated locally or remotely. The enclosures are cyclone rated, salt resistant and designed to withstand temperatures up to 50째C. They have low noise output and an extended life relative to traditional metal closures, the company claims. Energy Power Systems Australia www.energypower.com.au

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Electronic labeller The PT-E100VP electronic labeller, from Brother International, is designed to help contractors label cables by simply selecting the diameter of a cable or the precise width of a faceplate. The labeller is designed for electricians,

Cabling system The AMP-TWIST-7AS system is a high-performing cabling system designed to support the Cat 7 A and forthcoming Cat 8 performance standards. Changes have been made to the proposed Cat8 standard during the last ISO meeting in Mexico. The new draft is proposing 30 m and two new categories, Cat 8.1 and 8.2. TE Connectivity is already able to provide the AMP-TWIST system on of the first Cat 8 compliant systems. The system by far exceeds the current Cat 8 requirements and can be used for server to switch applications as well as any other applications up to 30 m. A length of 50 m may be achievable depending on final IEEE requirements. The capabilities of this system give cabling infrastructure designers more options compared with Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6A systems, such as costeffective cable-sharing and support of future generation network performance. Features include: offers Class FA, F, EA, E and D in one SL-style system; sheath sharing offers up to four services over one cable; for all services such as ethernet, ISDN,

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RECALL ON FAULTY CABLES The NSW Fair Trading Commission has announced a voluntary recall on faulty cables used for household electrical wiring. The recall is for three batches of ‘Infinity’ brand insulated electrical cables. The cables are thermoplastic-sheathed electric cable - commonly known as ‘TPS’. The batch numbers being recalled are INFH 190311, INFH 210912 and INFMEL 081112.

he cables that are being recalled have recently been subjected to laboratory testing and they failed that test. Testing found the plastic-coated insulation could become brittle when exposed to high temperatures over time. This can occur through exposure to heat generated by the copper wire itself or through exposure to external heat - such as in the roofs of homes in hotter parts of NSW. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe emphasised there had not been any reports of incidents or injuries to people or property resulting from the cable. “While the cables pose no immediate threat to safety, the deterioration of the insulation on the cables over time could cause wires to make contact and short, potentially resulting in electrical shock or fire,” he said. Stowe said it was important all electricians checked their records to see whether they have undertaken work using the recalled cables. “Electricians must always ensure they install electrical cabling that meets Australian standards on consumer safety,” he said. The recalled cabling is clearly branded ‘Infinity’ and has been imported from China by NSW-based company Infinity Cable Co. The company has initiated this voluntary recall in cooperation with NSW Fair Trading.

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The company is publishing recall notices in newspapers and writing to everyone it has sold the cable to, requesting them to return the recalled batches of cable to the place of sale. The company has agreed to provide information to Fair Trading concerning the importation and sale of the recalled batches of cable and to provide ongoing reports to Fair Trading about the recall and disposal of the affected cables. Fair Trading understands the cable has been on sale Australia-wide from 1 April 2012 to the present. “Unused Infinity cables should be returned to the place of purchase by electricians, where they will be entitled to a refund,” Stowe said. Stowe advised homeowners they should not check wiring themselves. “Any work on wiring or cable in your home should only be done by a licensed electrician,” he said. “If you have recently had building work done that included wiring being changed or installed in your home, contact your builder or electrician and ask what cable they used. If it is this cable, you should talk to the builder or electrician about inspecting and replacing the cable. “Cables and wiring may not be sold in NSW unless they are safe. It is an offence under the Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004 to sell unsafe electrical articles or appliances.”

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Two-part cable gland grommet with anchorage The Klikseal two-component grommet with cable anchorage has an integrated tension relief, wide sealing range and is suitable for holes in materials of 1.5 to 5 mm thickness. Assembly is quick and simple without the use of tools and it is

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Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has formed a new alliance with electrical industry heavyweight Clipsal & Schneider Electric, which will provide a number of added benefits to industry. As a global specialist in energy management with operations in over 100 countries, Clipsal & Schneider Electric have an active commitment to help individuals and organisations make the most of their energy. Both MEA and Clipsal & Schneider Electric are committed to promoting energy efficiency to the industry and community, and this will make great strides in furthering MEAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to educating contractors on how to identify and implement opportunities to reduce our key impacts to environment. Through MEAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alliance with industry partners, the organisation has continued to grow, becoming a strong and reliable voice for the industry across the country. These closely formed connections have allowed us to be at the forefront of industry issues and debate, ensuring a speedy response to industry concerns as they arise. MEA aims to continue working with our partners in advocating for the highest level of safety for our industry, to ensure the safest possible working environment for all electrical industry workers. The organisation is dedicated towards being the best possible support network for the electrical industry and the people who work within it. In order to do this, MEA relies on an enthusiastic team of workers that staff our offices in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia. Our staff and experienced state managers are recognised members of the industry, who are trusted and turned to for advice and representation. This has enabled MEA to step out on behalf of electrical contracting businesses across the nation to give voice to issues that have arisen or are cause for concern within our industry. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve managed to achieve notable success in lobbying and representations to the government on a number of issues plaguing our industry, to the benefit of electrical contracting businesses nationwide. Aside from the people who work within MEA, the organisation also collaborates with a number of industry experts, advocates and partners.

diffuse type the sensor operates independently of colour so that objects with different surfaces can be detected reliably without readjustment. The metallic M30 type housing is robust and even without additional protection the sensor withstands impacts and shocks. A special feature is the switch point setting which uses the multiturn potentiometer and a distance scale. ifm efector pty ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T806

Network monitoring and diagnostics software FL View from Phoenix Contact is monitoring and diagnostics software that visualises the network topology and constantly monitors the network performance of all ethernet and WLAN devices. The software provides users with the overview they need not only when the network is up and running, but also when it is being set up or reconfigured. This allows them to ensure high network availability and minimises set-up and maintenance times. The monitoring software automatically detects all subscribers and presents a clear overview of networks both small and large. Continuous diagnostic checks make it easy to identify common network errors, such as duplicate IP addresses, bandwidth congestion, and defective or poorly performing cables. Numerous trend functions are also offered for use in the long-term monitoring of parameters such as ping response times and error rates. Likewise, proactive responses help to ensure high network availability. The software is equally suitable for small machine networks as it is for complex system networks. A number of software versions are available to match the size of the network. These can be scaled for 32 up to a maximum of 512 subscribers. The software allows users to maintain a constant overview of widely distributed ethernet networks, including the distributed components. Because it is browser based, the software offers the advantage of being able to access the network overview and diagnostic functions from any

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Finding a partner with an equal passion for costeffective quality Based on its industry orientation, future plans, scope, and reputation, it was important that Macquarie Telecom partner with a well-established infrastructure solutions provider that represented a level dedication to quality matching or exceeding its own. Macquarie Telecom was also searching for an infrastructure partner who could: • Articulate proven thought leadership in the MTDC space;

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the right solutions and the right installer bring it all together

While evaluating potential partners during the tender process, Macquarie Telecom not only evaluated core competencies but also assessed whether the selected partner would meet its high culture of service values.

CommScope supplied Macquarie Telecom with GigaSPEED X10D®, InstaPATCH® 360 and OM4-standard LazrSPEED®— advanced multimode fibre and modular physical layer solutions capable of significantly boosting MTDC performance. The equipment was installed by certified PartnerPRO™ Network provider Syndeticom Electrical & Communications Pty. Ltd.

“This partnership is crucial for us to deliver our business objectives and meet the evolving needs of our customers,” Tudehope explained. “Our long-term relationship with CommScope proved to us that they were the right partner to support our ambitious MTDC plans while maintaining excellence.”

Australia’s leading brands have entrusted Macquarie Telecom to provide them with managed, 100% Australian-based hosting and communication services. Macquarie trusts CommScope with its intelligent Tier III data centres.

commscope steps in to provide powerful Mtdc infrastructure solutions Macquarie Telecom’s long-standing relationship with CommScope dates back to 2000, when the telecom company first integrated CommScope’s SYSTIMAX® solutions to design and build its “Intellicentre 1” data centre. But it wasn’t just a consistent demonstration of reliability and expertise that convinced Macquarie to choose CommScope. “We offer some of the most advanced data centre services in the world. Our Intellicentre sites are engineered to the highest global standards,” said Tudehope. “From a hardware perspective, since we also provide the very highest levels of accredited security and availability, we needed a partner we could trust to stand by the solutions they provided—not only today, but 10 or 20 years down the road.” In a substantive way, that trust took the form of CommScope’s comprehensive 20-year Product Warranty and Applications Assurance—a robust commitment to long-term support that gave Macquarie the confidence and peace of mind they needed to move forward with CommScope.

CommScope supported the selection of Syndeticom due to their: • Local reach and strong reputation; • Vast experience installing data centre infrastructure; • Unique ability to prepare large quantities of cabling looms off-site to reduce on-site deployment time. CommScope supported Syndeticom and was proactively engaged in all aspects of the project, including: • Initial design; • Financial negotiations; • Infrastructure implementation; • Commissioning of all communications channels; • Full certification applications. “The parameters outlined by the Macquarie Telecom team gave us the opportunity to provide cost-effective MTDC-focused technology that will serve them well for years to come.” – Reginald Evans, Director of South Pacific Sales, CommScope

“We were fortunate to work with both Macquarie Telecom and Syndeticom,” said Reginald Evans, Director of CommScope Sales for the South Pacific region. “The parameters outlined by the Macquarie Telecom team gave us the opportunity to provide cost-effective MTDC-focused technology that will serve them well for years to come.”

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cables, allowing futureproof upgrades from Cat 5 100 Mbps up to Cat 6 EA 10G performance. The company offers a patch panel for installation in 19″ cabinets or frames in accordance with IEC/DIN EN 60297-3-100 (DIN 414941). Up to 24 individual Ha-VIS preLink RJ45 socket modules or RJ Industrial 10G couplers can be mixed-loaded into the patch panel. Users benefit from the flexibility that allows them to decide whether they want to work with preterminated cables or patch cables. To complete the theatre installation solution options, the company also offers a Ha-VIS preLink IP 20/30 AP Box for mounting on walls and pillars. It is even possible to mount on DIN rails according to DIN EN 60715. The AP Box consists of two housing sections and preLink

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RJ45 modules. The box is preassembled and is quick and easy to install. Cables can be fed in from above or below. Both RJ45 ports have angled outlets and can be labelled. HARTING Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T956

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Shield clamp The Weidmuller KLBU RC shield clamp discharges interference currents. The built-in frequency filter in the shield clamp prevents high-frequency noise from being transferred across the cable. It effectively suppresses interfering currents to help ensure a more effective and responsive system. For use in long or extensive systems, the KLBU RC shield clamp is suitable for applications in power plants, sewage plants, wastewater and other industrial facilities where the use of numerous data cables, processors and frequency converters is growing and, so too, does the potential for problems. The use of the KLBU RC shield clamp on the field side(s) reduces transfer impedance and improves system performance and stability. The shield clamp is also said to aid functional earthing to help protect the electrical equipment. The clamp allows users to shield at both ends of long cable routes to also help ensure the performance and safety of the electrical cables. The shield clamp is also certified for resistance to vibration and it meets the requirements of wind-power plants and can be used in mobile installations. The unit features a high pass between the shield clamp and mounting rail. This filters low-frequency signals while ensuring that only real interference currents are securely discharged. Unlike traditional shields, which are often tall add-ons as they need mounting rails, the KLBU RC is quite short. This low, compact solution lets users connect the shield anywhere they like. Available in three different terminal sizes from 3-20 mm, the shield clamps match cable diameters for secure contact and they allow for flexible installation. Whether users are working with TS 35 top-hat rails or TS 27 C-rails, the devices are simple to install. The company supplies a stripping tool as well as a hexagon socket wrench to easily and firmly connect the shield clamp in any direction to the cable. Weidmuller Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U660

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NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING SCHEME

NATIONAL LICENSING SCHEME

WORRIES INDUSTRY

he future of the much-delayed national licensing scheme seems bleak. The COAG recently handed down its decision regulation impact statement (RIS) for the Wave 1 national licensing occupations (electrical, plumbing, gasfitting, refrigeration and property occupations) but the industry is not happy with the recommendations. The RIS proposes that compulsory skills maintenance (professional development) not be required as part of the eligibility requirements under national licensing. “When there is a specific education/information issue which may warrant a response from NOLA, it will work with the state and territory regulators to understand the issue and possible responses. “There is agreement that ongoing professional development programs, including a requirement for a specified number of hours per year, would not be considered as part of this mechanism. The response would be aimed at achieving the desired outcome (ie, greater awareness of the issue) with the minimum level of burden. In cases of imminent public health and safety risk, there are also mechanisms to ensure urgent action can be taken.” While the electrical industry associations, such as The National Electrical Contractors’ Association, Master Electricians Australia and Electrical Traders Union, support the creation of a national system, there are concerns that the proposed scheme could be the next pink batts disaster. NECA, along with other industry parties, says the current proposal lowers basic standards and “forces all electrical contractors into a one-size-fits-all model”. “Understanding how to manage projects involving electricity is a highly skilled profession and any attempt to undermine that skill is putting people’s lives at risk. We don’t believe the government should be allowed to make this mistake again,” said NECA CEO James Tinslay. The association has already said that it will lobby the federal government to have the proposed national licensing model modified. The national licensing system, believes NECA, will make operating across borders much easier for contractors as they will only have to meet one set of regulations. “It is a once-only opportunity to bring the standards across the states and territories to the highest standard possible - around safety

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and quality in particular, and not take them down to the lowest common denominator,” says NECA. The association has already sent a letter to its members (electrical contractors) urging them to write to their MPs, and their state treasurers, to remind them to put safety before cost savings on this matter. “The Federal Treasurer and Finance Deregulation office seems hell bent on looking for ways to save money in the rationalisation of national licensing.” This will reduce safety levels for electrical contractors and any workers who operate in ceiling spaces and around electrical fittings, said Malcolm Richards, CEO, MEA. Richards says the industry’s views have been quite deliberately sidelined. “We have supported and engaged with the national licensing program for three years. However, as a result of the factors outlined above, we can no longer continue to support it. We must withdraw our support and we urge the federal government to abandon the national licensing proposal altogether.” In response to the industry and media’s negative feedback to the RISs, the Chair of the National Licensing Board, Elizabeth Crouch, issued a statement saying: “Contrary to recent media reports, continuing professional development (CPD) is proposed to continue under a new national licensing scheme. However, unlike a fixed hours system, CPD will instead be more flexible and targeted, allowing for NOLA to respond to emerging industry and/or consumer issues. This more targeted approach will relieve the costs and burden of having to undertake courses purely to build up required CPD hours without reference to the need or value of that training.” NOLA has also recently appointed members to permanent Occupational Licence Advisory Committees (OLACs), as listed below. Member organisations for the electrical occupations committee include: Australian Industry Group (AIG); Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU); Energy Networks Association (ENA); Engineers Australia; E-Oz Energy Skills Australia; Master Electricians Australia (MEA); Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA); and National Electricians and Communications Association (NECA). The RISs will be subject to further consultation and a final decision on the scheme is expected by the end of 2013, with national licensing expected to commence in 2014.

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LIGHTING CONTROLS

ACHIEVING EFFICIENCY WITH LIGHTING CONTROLS

Shane McIntosh, CP Electronics Australia

The increasing uptake of LED lighting is also driving the demand for lighting controls. As building owners, operators and facility managers become more aware of the benefits of the lighting control technology, it’s time for contractors to embrace and master the technology to grow their business.

ighting controls are playing an increasingly important role in improving energy efficiency in refurbished and new fit-outs, not just in office spaces, but also in warehouses, car parks, stairwells and other areas in commercial spaces. Basically in areas where lights are on but the areas are often unoccupied. With the rapid pace of technological developments, it’s difficult for contractors to keep up with the changes and advancements. Contractors may not know everything, but when assessing a project, they should consider all different options available in the market before recommending the right solution. There are also companies out there willing to help when the client’s needs are no longer in the contractor’s area of expertise or to help contractors better understand various options available in the market. After all, electrical contractors are often seen as trusted advisers. Contractors can grow their business by educating themselves and keeping abreast of new controls that are available in the market. Industry publications, manufacturer information sessions, trade expos, conferences and wholesalers with connections to reputable manufacturers are a few methods of finding out what is out there. If the industry can have trouble assessing the best options for a client, imagine how some clients may feel when they have a specific idea for their lighting that may either be completely wrong for the design of their space or not within the budget they assumed. In these situations, it is important for contractors to have the tools available to help the clients meet their needs and budget. End users are often not aware of the options available but they are aware about how their workspace functions on a daily basis. This information could help in designing a suitable solution.

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The decision about a system to control a building’s lighting can be made by analysing a number of factors such as: functionality requirements (eg, dimming, scene setting, front-end monitoring or emergency testing); new build or retrofit; flexibility; ease of use; and, of course, budget. Occupancy sensors have become the lighting control of choice for reducing wasted lighting energy in common-area applications. Sensors can save energy and extend the life of lamps and ballasts. Occupancy sensors lower energy use by reducing: the use over kWh; power use during peak hours, either by automatically dimming lights or turning them off when they’re not needed; and a building’s internal heat gains. Reducing lighting use also lowers the building’s cooling requirements. The added functionality of daylight control allows clients to save energy by ensuring that lights remain off when daylight is sufficient even if the area becomes occupied. The challenge of effectively specifying occupancy sensors involves selection of the right sensing technology. Different sensors available in the market include: microwave, ultrasonic, passive infrared (PIR), sound or combination-dual technology. Along with the sensing technology, the functionality options also need to be considered. Light fittings with dimmable ballasts allow for another level of control. As an example, a 24/7 operation such as a warehouse or corridors in any office space could be set at a predetermined dimmed level when the area is unoccupied. Standard occupancy sensors also require manual adjustment of their sensitivity and time delay to avoid false triggering. Some manufacturers have advanced this to enable IR programming, which allows for accurate setting from ground level.

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LIGHTING CONTROLS

SYSTEMS WITH A GRAPHICAL INTERFACE ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BUILDING MANAGERS A FLEXIBLE SOLUTION TO CONTROL AND MONITOR LIGHTING FROM A PERSONAL COMPUTER. SOME LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS CAN ALSO BE SCHEDULED TO MONITOR AND TEST THE EMERGENCY FITTINGS, AND THEN PRODUCE A REPORT ON ISSUES THAT NEED ATTENTION.

Using sensors to turn down or turn off lighting systems can reduce energy costs. An individually addressable system further allows flexibility when areas are reconfigured. Simply add another detector where a new office has been created then via the use of a programming handset or commissioning software, rearrange the lights to work with the new detector. These systems may require the manufacturer’s authorised commissioning agent to perform programming. Presence detectors are used to control lighting, turning lights off if a room is unoccupied or if there is sufficient natural light. Whereas scene setting with dimmable light fittings can provide complex lighting scenes for conference rooms and office suites if required. Systems with a graphical interface are designed to provide building managers a flexible solution to control and monitor lighting from a personal computer. Some lighting control systems can also be scheduled to monitor and test the emergency fittings, and then produce a report on issues that need attention. A graphical interface also provides users the ability to reconfigure control devices or monitor their status. Time settings for presence detectors can be adjusted to the client’s requirements. An event calendar could provide the client with the ability to schedule lighting control events for special occasions. Lamp error feedback is reported for any luminaire which has the correct ballast installed.

Most lighting control systems that you consider should provide a fully functional method for providing energy control and usability of the lighting infrastructure. There are occasions when the lighting infrastructure must be integrated with other building management systems. Integration with building management systems is usually controlled by a BMS interface. When looking at refurbishments and fit-outs, contractors need to be aware of the pitfalls associated with offering the wrong solution. The wrong decision will not only reflect poorly on the contractor but also on the manufacturer of the installed products if the products are not installed as recommended. The incorrect product or solution may not provide desired results in terms of energy efficiency and cost savings. The expectations and the goals should be clarified with the client, installer and the supplier. How much does the client have in the budget for energy upgrades?, Has there been any analysis or auditing?, What is their expectation and what is it based on? Each party must understand the expectations and goals of the other party. Above all, one of the main considerations should be the level of comfort for the workers who occupy the space.

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Directional high-contrast LED lamps Verbatim has released Vivid Vision, a directional LED lamp using VxRGB technology, developed by Verbatim’s parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. Vivid Vision ensures that colours and fine details of objects are rendered accurately through a combination of red, green and blue phosphors applied to a violet, rather than blue, LED die. This type of LED lighting is particularly effective in spaces where small differences in colour hues, tints and textures can have a significant impact. The MR16 VxRGB LED lamp is designed to meet specific requirements in applications such as hospitality venues, retail outlets and museums where high-contrast lighting enhances the unique features of artworks. The MR16 LED lamp is a retrofit replacement for typically 20 W low-voltage halogen reflector lamps. Rated at 6.5 W (equivalent to 20 W incandescent lamps), it produces 180 lumens output over a 35° beam angle, with a colour temperature of 2900K and a CRI of 85. Verbatim Australia Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U918

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The LED Circlite from Clevertronics is a circular emergency luminaire that offers a lifetime of 30,000 hours. The luminaire has a classification of C0=D25 C90=D25 and provides a large 234 m2 coverage, reducing the number of fittings required for installation. With an IP44 rating, sturdy polycarbonate construction and opal acrylic diffuser, installation in stairwells and corridors is easy. The latest Hawkeye Microwave Movement Sensor allows the fitting to illuminate when presence is detected. The luminaire has a 348 mm diameter and a 100 mm depth. Clevertronics Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U734

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CASE STUDY

‘Energy efficient’ water heating now in Vogue

hen a building design includes a large number of individual spaces such as apartments or offices, developers are always on the lookout for ways to reduce construction costs. There will always be a project expense for supplying hot water to a large number of units, but the installation and ongoing costs can be minimised with the appropriate choice of heating system. The main options for supplying hot water to apartments in medium- or high-density developments are a centralised gas-fired water heating system or instantaneous heating systems installed at, or very near, the point of use. In a centralised system, large boilers and storage tanks are installed along with pipework to the apartments. Where a d e ve l o p m e n t h a s s e ve ra l hundred apartments, centralised hot water systems require multiple boilers and all pipework must be duplicated for the hot and cold supply. Each floor also requires two sets of pressure balancing valves. The hot water pipes to each apartment are often referred to as ‘dead-legs’, meaning that the water often cools down while waiting to be drawn off. Such systems also present a more expensive initial cost for a property developer, given the requirements for a dedicated plant room, large commercial gas boilers, hot water storage tanks, circulating pumps and the reticulation pipe work. These systems are often associated with higher maintenance costs. The alternative to a centralised system is ‘instantaneous’ heating at the point of use through Stiebel Eltron DEL units. In this scenario, a cold water feed is run to each apartment and a water heater installed so that the length of any ‘dead leg’ is significantly minimised. There are many advantages in choosing stand-alone instantaneous hot water units: water is only heated at the time of use and energy is not wasted in maintaining a stored volume of hot water. With the heating units located closer to the point of use, pipe runs are shorter and less water is wasted by the user while waiting for hot water to arrive at the outlet. If only a cold-water feed has to be provided, the commissioning engineer only needs to configure the pressure balance once on each floor using pressure valves and pumps. The cold water feed can be run to each apartment and then connected to the water heater. Vogue South Yarra, a large mixed development of retail outlets and 498 residential apartments in a 31-storey tower in innerEastern Melbourne, is a landmark project for builder Hickory Group Pty Ltd. Installing Stiebel Eltron electric water heaters for all the apartments streamlined the installation of the building’s plumbing and contributed to the project being completed on time and within budget. The project team was lead by Hickory Group Construction

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Manager George Abraham. “At that time, Vogue was our flagship development,” he said. “It was the largest project we had undertaken up to that time and using instantaneous hot water units made our fit-out sequence more efficient.” According to Chris Barrile, the Construction Manager for Vogue’s hydraulic installation engineers, BP Plumbing, “Stiebel Eltron was more cost effective as the installation of the units was not as labour intensive. We were not required to a fit flow and return system throughout the building, just a cold water supply to each apartment.” Water in each of the apartment feeds is often significantly colder than the water circulating in the ring-main. Depending on the length of a dead-leg, simply draining the cooler water from the feed every time hot water is wanted results in significant water wastage. While most environmental impact studies focus solely on energy usage to heat water, water wastage is an important factor to be considered given the water restrictions in force in many Australian states. Apportioning the costs of hot water in an apartment building can be inequitable. With a centralised hot water system, water is constantly circulating in the pipes throughout the building, ready to be drawn off by each apartment. According to MacCormack’s Guss, there is usually a ‘service to property charge’ that owners pay to cover the cost of reading a meter, preparing the bill, sending out the bill and collecting payment. Maintenance and repair costs are also less for instantaneous water heaters. According to Guss, Stiebel Eltron hot water units are MacCormack Consultants’ preferred hot water design solution for large unit developments. “We are working on several projects at the moment and, where appropriate, we will be specifying Stiebel Eltron for them,” he added. Hickory’s Abraham said that the company was able to achieve ‘practical completion’ for Vogue South Yarra on schedule in December 2011, which meant that all major works were completed, with only minor defects and minor incomplete works to be rectified. All apartments were able to be handed over to their new owners on time. Fletcher believes the water heaters supplied for Vogue South Yarra were instrumental in meeting the various project milestones. “Compared with gas-fired alternatives, instantaneous electric water heaters have better heating efficiencies and a greater freedom to be positioned exactly where needed - thereby reducing water wastage.” By installing Stiebel Eltron hot water systems, Hickory was able to minimise equipment and installation costs, while delivering efficient, reliable and environmentally responsible hot water to the Vogue South Yarra apartments. Stiebel Eltron Australia Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T207

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CASE STUDY

Building an energy-efficient medical research institute

he South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is building a diamond-shaped 25,000 m2 facility designed to foster researchers’ creativity and productivity. Together with Schneider Electric Life Sciences solution experts, SAHMRI aims to maximise operational efficiencies and energy conservation, ensure a reliable and secure environment, reduce risks and achieve regulatory compliance and green building certification. Key to the building’s success was early engagement with Schneider Electric and the company’s EcoStruxure architecture during the design phase. EcoStruxure integrates SAHMRI’s building systems into a single platform that includes heating and cooling, energy management, security and lab controls, to provide efficiency and flexibility throughout the facility’s life cycle. The facility’s diamond-shaped construction, elevated on flower columns, also features a pine-cone inspired transparent skin to allow plenty of natural light into the building. It features wet and dry laboratory areas, modern research areas and even a medicinal garden. The facility is scheduled for completion in late 2013. The integrated building system (IBS) provides maximum efficiency through a collaborative design, construction and delivery process. The system design uses 3D building information modelling software, to avoid design changes and rework. Because all components communicate with one another, the system allows the facility manager to monitor and control heating, ventilation, air conditioning, humidity, lighting, access control, video, lifts and other security features across the facility. Integrated security solution Schneider Electric’s integrated security offering includes smart card access control, closed-circuit video management and high-definition cameras, and monitoring. Each smart card can be programmed to allow access to designated areas only for key personnel and prevent entry to restricted areas such as the laboratory. The video management system designed for SAHMRI deploys the latest in Pelco by Schneider Electric’s high-definition cameras, with increased capabilities for video analytics and identification - more than standard resolutions. More than 55 cameras have been specified for this site, based on a fully integrated platform incorporating intercom networks. Intelligent lighting control Another key component of the EcoStruxure architecture is the DALIcontrol lighting control system, designed to maximise energy efficiencies in the building. Although there are key scenes programmed into the building, the system also allows for customised programming in research areas that require constant lighting to simulate daylight levels of light. Emergency power supply It is critical in medical facilities to have the assurance that the backup power system will perform in an emergency. Schneider Electric’s emergency power supply system (EPSS) test solution provides automated analysis and accurate reporting as well as complete power system information. It tests the backup generator supply and gives reports on the precise timing of transfer switches, the condition and

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health of the generator, monitors EPSS load levels and duration of test, It makes manual testing obsolete, saving time and also collecting data during real outages. Power interruptions also have the potential to create data loss and hardware damage to all communication and computer equipment. With 18 communication hubs located throughout the building, UPS is being provided to maintain power continuity and protect vital communications equipment. A monitored power network Many clients are now asking for more functional energy monitoring and reporting capabilities as part of their electrical distribution network and SAHMRI is no exception. Schneider Electric included their new StruxureWare Power Monitoring 7.0 (SPM7) energy management software platform to better integrate SAHMRI’s energy metering. To achieve even better power quality and reliability outcomes, Schneider Electric collaborated with electrical contractors Nilsen to upgrade the metering hardware to allow for better power-quality event diagnostics and therefore ensure a shorter ‘mean time to repair’ should any electrical network issues arise. SPM7 will allow the SAHMRI to monitor their entire installation from the utility grade power quality (PQ) meter on their main incomer, to the PQ meters on their sub-sectional feeders; and via low-voltage Masterpact air circuit breakers and Compact NSX moulded-case circuit breakers fitted with Micrologic control units installed on key sub mains. SAHMRI’s project design team, including electrical services consultant Aurecon, also ensured submetering was installed strategically in specially designed distribution boards, to separately meter the power and lighting chassis. Schneider Electric partnered with local energy solution integrator Azzo to deliver this integrated technological solution to maximise the functionality and efficiency of the SAHMRI’s electrical distribution network. More drive for less input A facility such as SAHMRI requires an enormous number of pumps, fans and motors to ensure the HVAC system is operational. These consume vast amounts of energy, however the SAHMRI design team has conserved as much energy as possible with the addition of Schneider Electric’s Altivar variable speed drives. These will limit energy usage on start-up and allow for the precise control of heating and cooling through the IBS. Team of local experts Local representation was an important prerequisite for SAHMRI as, in the event of any technical issues, Schneider Electric could quickly resolve them and limit any project delivery delays Meeting certification standards Schneider Electric’s solution also helps the SAHMRI building meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. This is a globally recognised standard in ensuring that a building project is environmentally responsible, profitable and a healthy place to work. Schneider Electric Aust Pty Limited (Clipsal) Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T768

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Mobile iPad and tablet charging stations MFB has released its range of mobile iPad and tablet charging stations. The iPad Mobile Station is designed not only for education environments, but also for commercial businesses that organise large numbers of iPads and/or tabletstyle devices which require support tools necessary for effective business practice. The stations provide a practical, functional storage solution. With a choice of four different drawer styles, the flexibility to configure the station to exact needs is as easy as selecting which drawer or combinations of drawers. Manufactured in Australia from galvaneal steel, the units are made of fabricated parts: powder coated and assembled using concealed hemlock rivets to create a strong durable product. The series has been designed taking into consideration ergonomics and aesthetics. Features include: provision to accommodate associated power supply and leads including 1 x 10 A horizontal power rail; doors feature two-point locking; safe breakaway mains connection and cable storage; castors with easy-to-use brakes; stylish recessed handles on both sides; working area on top with bulk head panel at rear providing connection to power and the Sync & Charge devices via USB (when fitted). Options include: Sync & Charge 10 iPad devices stored vertically in protective cassettes at once, in each drawer; iPad or tablet charge drawer for up to 10 devices; iPad or tablet storage for up to 10 devices; plain drawer for storage of cables, manuals etc. A choice of colours is available including corporate colours if required. Alternative keying

Mobile solar lighting towers Solar Hire’s range of mobile solar

systems can be arranged on request.

lighting towers uses SunPower

MFB Products Pty Ltd

E20 solar panels to draw energy

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and can be operated manually or set to automatically power up and shut down on a daily basis. The lights are powered by a

Variable speed drives

24 V 750 Ah battery system, and also feature a 240 V 34 A onboard

The Delta Electronics C-2000 series variable speed

battery charger, with each fitting

drives provide a high-performance solution to

producing 5000 effective lumens

three-phase motor speed control.

- equivalent to a 250 W metal

The C-2000 uses field-oriented control to fulfil

halide floodlight.

the demands of high starting torque, accurate

Fully charged by the system’s

speed and torque control. The drive can be

solar panels, the 24 V batteries

operated in open or closed loop vector mode

can run the lights for 70-plus h

and speed, torque or position control mode. In

without input for the solar pan-

closed loop torque control mode the product can provide up to 150% torque at zero speed for

els. Solar Hire’s latest-design

crane and lifting applications.

towers are significantly smaller

Available in power ratings from 0.75 to 355 kW, features include speed/torque/position control

than previous models - at 2.5 by

mode, dual rating design (CT or VT), four-quadrant torque control, built-in PLC, built-in brake unit,

1.8 m - to enable single-operator

built DC reactor and a range of extension cars for I/O, encoder feedback and fieldbus modules.

operation. All are built to mine

Models up to 30 kW (37 kW VT) include a built-in EMI filter to meet CE and C-tick EMC

spec requirements, as well as

standards. A large LCD display and keypad allows for easy programming and clear information

being MDG15-compliant, in line

display with graphics capability. The removable keypad can also be installed with the use of an

with state government guidelines

optional adapter in the door of the cabinet to provide an iP56 control and display unit.

for mobile and transportable

Fieldbus modules include Profibus, Devicenet, Modbus TCP and Ethernet/iP with CANopen and

equipment on mine sites.

Modbus already built in. A dedicated variable torque version for fan/pump drives, the product

The mast can be set at any

includes additional features specifically suited to HVAC applications, such as the built-in BACNet,

working height and the lights

‘fire mode’ and multipump operation.

have 360° pan/tilt adjustment, all

The mechanical design provides good heat dissipation and coated circuit boards for use in

controlled through a handheld

harsh environments.

controller.

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Energy sub-meter SATECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s EM133 Time of Use (TOU) Energy compact design provides the opportunity for sub-metering for new buildings or retrofitting for existing buildings/facilities. The SATEC EM133 provides Class 0.5s revenue accuracy, complete with data logging for data profiling including event logs. Log profiles on board the EM133 provide for date/time stamping provided by the internal real-time clock (RTC). Security of data is provided with the onboard non-volatile memory in the event of a communication loss to the BMS/EMS Software solution. The SATEC EM133 can serve any application from residential energy metering, through industrial energy and harmonic analysis through utility comprehensive substation automation. It provides multifunctional 3-phase power metering, or can be set up as three single-phase meters for revenue metering and basic power quality information. SATECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s EM133 provides flexibility in network configuration with measurement from 1 or 5 A current transformer secondaries or direct current input 0-100 A. The EM133 provides 16 set points and four counters that operate the two DI/1DO as standard or the expanded I/O Module. Ethernet communications can also be added. SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T550

LED dimmable lamps Master LED Lamps LV deliver a warm, halogen/incandescent-like accent beam and are a suitable retrofit solution for spot and general lighting applications in the hospitality industry. The lamps

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Process Industry

Transportation

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maintenance cost; clearly defined beam spread; UV- and IR-free light

DEHN Australia

are particularly suited to public areas such as receptions, lobbies, corridors, stairwells and washrooms, where the light is on all the time. The robustly designed LED has a clearly defined beam spread. There is no UV or IR in the beam, making it suitable for illuminating heat-sensitive objects (food, organic materials, paintings, etc). Benefits include: warm white light; up to 80% energy saving com-

for less heat and protection for heat-sensitive objects; free of mercury and hazardous materials. The lamps are suitable for applications in hotels, restaurants, bars, cafes and lobbies, corridors, stairwells, washrooms and reception areas. Philips Lighting Pty Ltd

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CASE STUDY

Maitland City Club kicks off trigeneration system

he new, state-of-the-art trigeneration system at Maitland City Bowls, Sports and Recreation Club was officially ‘turned on’ by Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on 15 August. Having identified the need to improve energy efficiency while reducing current and projected energy costs - as well as cutting its carbon footprint - the club engaged Simons Green Energy to design, supply, install and maintain the 150 kW trigeneration system. Simons Green Energy also worked closely with East Coast Air to ensure a smooth integration while the club’s heating system was retrofitted. The trigeneration system will supply the club with enough power to cover base load electricity demands while using the waste heat to provide hot water for space heating and domestic hot water, and chilled water to reduce the operation and expense of the club’s current electric chillers. The trigeneration system installation and natural gas heating retrofit was co-funded by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, under its Community Energy Efficiency Program (CEEP). “The CEEP project incorporating Simons Green Energy’s Trigeneration system is a major leap forward in efficiency for our club,” said Maitland City Club CEO Ian Martin. “We were at a point where no further changes in our operation would reduce consumption and cost without a fundamental shift in the way we thought about electricity. Trigeneration provided the basis for our change of mindset.” The trigeneration system will provide 150 kW(e) of electricity output from low-carbon natural gas

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and provide 236 kW(t) of thermal output in the form of hot water. It will reduce the club’s carbon emissions by 500 tonnes per annum. In total, the project is expected to save the club approximately $50,000 a year on energy costs. “It is very positive to see the government working together with private and community organisations for a common goal,” said Simons Green Energy CEO Derek Simons. “Sustainability is a concern that affects us all, and the Community Energy Efficiency Program is a great example of a government incentive that offers real benefits to the community. We are very proud of being part of this project and we hope to see many more clubs looking at ways to reduce costs through the implementation of clean energy sources.” Simons Green Energy Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U924

Remote power reboot switch Interworld Electronics’ PWR-RMT-RBT is a network-attached, IP-addressed, web-controlled AC power switch. Anyone with a web browser can access the switch to remotely perform power on, off or power cycle (reboot). The power switch features IEC320 connections and is compatible with power mains worldwide. Dual ethernet jacks and a built-in 10/100 switch make installation easy. By using the internal ethernet switch, both the PWR-RMT-RBT and the device being power controlled can be daisy-chained on the same ethernet cable. The auto-ping feature allows the reboot switch to automatically detect failed equipment and perform a timed reboot. Users set any IP address to be periodically pinged. When PWR-RMT-RBT no longer detects a ping response from the address, the programmed power control function is actuated. The ‘heartbeat’ feature is like the autoping in reverse. It uses a periodic message sent to the PWR-RMT-RBT from a device. When that message is not received, the power switch will perform the programmed power control function. The device can also be controlled directly via messages sent via TCP. This feature allows programmers to add power control directly to their application and build automated scripts in any language to operate the PWR-RMT-RBT. The power switch can be used to switch on, off or reboot any device. The device to be power controlled need not be network attached. Users can reboot routers, servers, kiosks, etc, and secure sensitive devices by keeping them powered off when not in use. When not required, users can power down equipment to reduce energy costs or switch on alert devices such as sirens, lamps and messaging systems or remotely control environmental systems like heaters, coolers and pumps. Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U657

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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

RATING TOOL

TO ASSESS ONGOING PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has opened the EoI process for the Green Star - Performance rating tool, said Robert Milagre, Acting Manager, GBCA, at the Total Facilities Expo.

he tool - to be launched as a pilot in October - is designed to help building owners, operators and occupants ensure sustainable ongoing operation of buildings. It assesses individual building operations against nine environmental impact categories for a 12-month period. The categories are detailed below. Management - This category reviews the building management aspects including the ongoing monitoring and metering of energy and water, waste handling policies and procedures, cleaning and maintenance, tuning and commissioning, current building information including user guides and manuals. Monitoring systems will enable facilities management teams to monitor water and energy use, conduct audits and manage consumption. Effective monitoring and metering strategies also offer a solid method for detecting leaks in water and energy systems, and are an effective means by which to fine tune operational procedures. Indoor environmental quality - The quality of the indoor environment within buildings is an integral part of holistic building performance. This category assesses the systems that provide air, the quality of the air supplied to a building’s occupied spaces, natural and artificial lights, and noise levels.

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Energy - The two key issues covered in this category are: peak electricity demand and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy consumption. Technical guidance will be provided within the rating tool to help ensure building owners and managers are demonstrating compliance. Within this rating tool, a baseline for peak electricity demand reduction is set based on historical data from the building’s annual peak loads, as well as information about the peak electricity demand for the electricity network. Reductions to load on the network are encouraged and rewarded. A building’s greenhouse gas emissions performance is also assessed against a baseline, from which building owners and operators can set targets for improvement over time. A baseline for greenhouse gas emissions reductions is set for buildings seeking a Green Star - Performance rating based on historical energy-use data for comparable buildings within the same area or, if no such data exists, then historical energy-use data for the building itself. Transport - This category rewards strategies and actions that discourage single-occupant vehicle use and encourage the use of alternative transportation modes such as public transport, cycling or walking. Building owners and operators may address

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this category in a number of ways, including: providing and maintaining cycling facilities; facilitating the purchase of public transport tickets; providing shuttle buses to transport hubs. Water - The Water category assesses and rewards reductions in potable water use through the efficient design of building services, water re-use and substitution with non-potable water sources such as rainwater or greywater. In addition to addressing potable water that is typically metered by the local utility company, Green Star - Performance also addresses water use associated with the testing of fire safety systems. As with the Energy category, a building’s potable water use is assessed against a baseline from which building owners and operators can set targets for improvements over time. Materials - This category assesses materials used for building operations including paper, plastic, food waste etc. Sustainable procurement and waste management is reviewed by this category. Land use and ecology - This category reviews the approach taken to determining the ecological value of a site and the management and improvement of biodiversity through policies and management practices. The relationship between permeable landscaped areas and impermeable surfaces, and how this affects the ecological value of a site, are also explored in this category.

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Emissions - This tool primarily addresses the operational issues related to HVAC and lighting, such as Legionella control and refrigerant management. It focuses on ‘point source pollution’ from buildings and building services. Point source pollution is contamination that affects the natural environment through any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, such as a pipe, a duct or a floodlight. Points are awarded for minimising direct and indirect light pollution during the night-time. According to the International Dark Sky Association (IDA), light pollution is defined as any adverse effect resulting from the use of artificial lighting, such as sky glow, glare, light trespass and light clutter. Innovation - This category relates to innovative technologies or processes in building operations, improvements on Green Star benchmarks, exceeding the scope of Green Star, or taking on what will be known as ‘Green Star Challenges’. These challenges will be designed to encourage building owners and operators to go beyond best practice and develop more stringent environmental requirements for the continuous improvement of Green Star - Performance. Interested parties can express their interest in the pilot phase here. Interested parties can express their interest in the pilot phase at www.gbca.org.au

Power supply

5-megapixel cameras The IndigoVision 5-megapixel cameras,

The EFOY Pro 800 and Pro 2400 fuel cell

combined with IndigoVision’s highly-optimised

generators are battery chargers that provide

camera firmware and H.264 compression

clean and reliable off-grid power whenever

technology, are said to deliver outstanding

and wherever it is needed. The EFOY unit is

image detail at low bandwidth.

a constant-current charger connected directly

The cameras offer wide dynamic range

to a battery that supplies and monitors charge

(WDR), day/night capability, in-built motion

levels. Depending on demand, the fuel cell

detection and up to four simultaneous video

switches on automatically, recharges the bat-

streams with independent resolution settings.

tery and switches to standby - without any

The use of a centralised management server

need of maintenance or user intervention.

in surveillance systems creates a dangerous

This process extends the life of batteries by

single point of failure which places funda-

eliminating deep discharging.

mental limitations on scalability as well as

EFOY Pro Fuel cells may be hybridised with existing solar power systems to ensure

increasing total system cost.

100% reliability and autonomy for applications in remote sites. When solar is unable to

The ONVIF conformant cameras have been developed

deliver enough power, the fuel cell generator automatically switches on and compensates

using IndigoVision’s unique distributed network architecture

for the shortfall in energy. Applications include SCADA, telecommunications, security and

(DNA), removing the requirement for a management server.

surveillance, environmental data collection, traffic management and onboard power supply

The DNA is said to be achieved through superior solution

for vehicles. They are suitable for industries in utilities, mining, oil and gas, security, law

design within IndigoVision’s Network Video Recorders

enforcement, military and telecommunications. Properly integrated and with guaranteed

(NVRs) and video management software, Control Center.

fuel supply, the EFOY Pro will produce electricity in any weather, climate or season. Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd

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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

CASE STUDY

Crowne Plaza Melbourne improves energy efficiency

rowne Plaza Melbourne, a 4 ½-star hotel located on the banks of the Yarra River, has implemented a number of operational and engineering initiatives over the past few years to reduce energy and water consumption and landfill. The efforts, led by the Victorian Area Engineering Manager Robin Power, have been backed by property owners Eureka Funds Management, which understand that investments in increasing the energy and resource efficiency of their properties leads to a direct payback through reduced operating costs and increased asset values. The hotel group worked with energy management consultant mySmartCTI on a series of energy-efficient projects that have delivered positive and measurable energy savings. Following a successful public area LED lighting upgrade, the hotel management made the decision to upgrade the guestrooms during the course of 2012. Even though the lights were only on for a few hours a day, the energy savings were clearly identifiable and the upgrade was worthwhile. Dimmers in the public areas, which dated from the hotel’s construction in 1988, had been failing over previous months and years. This resulted in lighting in the front of house being on 24 hours a day. In October 2012, these dimmers were upgraded to Clipsal C-Bus, giving the hotel group instant energy savings through scheduled control. In 2010-11, Crowne Plaza installed variable speed drives and upgraded public area lighting. Installation of variable speed drives on the main air handling units meant that they could be run at around 75% capacity. Variable speed drives regulate the speed of pumps and motors during high and low demand periods. The initiative led to a reduction in the amount of energy required to operate them but ensures the conditions within the hotel still meet guests’ expectations. This project was a joint effort with the Savings in the City program and was partly subsidised by the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. In 2009-10, the hotel installed the INNcontrol energy management software. Linking directly into the hotel’s property management system, the software allows for real-time control of temperature setbacks. Once a guest has checked out, the software instantly commands a 2°C setback of the room’s temperature. This setback is reversed the moment a new guest checks in and new settings are in already in effect while they are making their way from reception to their room. Other features of the software include: manage information from intelligent devices giving energy trend data; automatic load shedding and peak demand algorithms; interface with PMS, BMS and other hotel systems; reporting of any malfunctioning equipment. Crowne has already installed over 400 INNcom e4 528 smart digital thermostats. The key energy-saving benefit of this installation is the automatic temperature setback when the in-built PIR detects that the room is empty. The thermostats feature an ecoMODE, which allows guests to voluntarily be involved in the hotel energy-efficiency initiatives. When the button is pressed the temperature setback is increased a further 0.5°C with increased time delays between cooling or heating correction cycles. Other features of the thermostat include: guest-programmable parameters including make up room and

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do not disturb; balcony door and window monitoring; ecoMODE for guest opt-in involvement in property energy efficiency; mini-bar, safe and smoke detector monitoring; in-built PIR for occupancy reporting. mySmart Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/U942

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RECHARGEABLE FLOW BATTERY FOR SOLAR AND WIND POWER

RENEWABLE ENERGY

MIT researchers have developed a palm-sized rechargeable flow battery prototype that generates three times as much power per square centimetre as other membraneless systems. The device’s power density is said to be an order of magnitude higher than that of many lithium-ion batteries and other commercial and experimental energy-storage systems.

he battery stores and releases energy in a device that relies on a phenomenon called laminar flow: two liquids are pumped through a channel, undergoing electrochemical reactions between two electrodes to store or release energy. Under the right conditions, the solutions stream through in parallel, with very little mixing. The flow naturally separates the liquids, without requiring a costly membrane. The reactants in the battery consist of a liquid bromine solution and hydrogen fuel. The group chose to work with bromine because the chemical is relatively inexpensive and available in large quantities, with more than 243,000 tons produced each year in the United States. In addition to bromine’s low cost and abundance, the chemical reaction between hydrogen and bromine holds great potential for energy storage. But fuel-cell designs based on hydrogen and bromine have largely had mixed results: hydrobromic acid tends to eat away at a battery’s membrane, effectively slowing the energy-storing reaction and reducing the battery’s lifetime. To circumvent these issues, the team landed on a simple solution: take out the membrane. “Contrary to previous opinions that membraneless systems are purely academic, this system could potentially have a large practical impact,” says Cullen Buie, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. Buie, along with Martin Bazant, a professor of chemical engineering, and William Braff, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, have published their results this week in Nature Communications. Low-cost energy storage has the potential to foster widespread use of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power. To date, such energy sources have been unreliable: winds can be capricious and cloudless days are never guaranteed. With cheap energy-storage technologies, renewable energy might be stored and then distributed via the electric grid at times of peak power demand.

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By designing a flow battery without a membrane, Buie says the group was able to remove two large barriers to energy storage: cost and performance. Membranes are often the most costly component of a battery, and the most unreliable, as they can corrode with repeated exposure to certain reactants. Braff built a prototype of a flow battery with a small channel between two electrodes. Through the channel, the group pumped liquid bromine over a graphite cathode and hydrobromic acid under a porous anode. At the same time, the researchers flowed hydrogen gas across the anode. The resulting reactions between hydrogen and bromine produced energy in the form of free electrons that can be discharged or released. The researchers were also able to reverse the chemical reaction within the channel to capture electrons and store energy - a first for any membraneless design. In experiments, Braff and his colleagues operated the flow battery at room temperature over a range of flow rates and reactant concentrations. They found that the battery produced a maximum power density of 0.795 W of stored energy per square centimetre. In addition to conducting experiments, the researchers drew up a mathematical model to describe the chemical reactions in a hydrogen-bromine system. Their predictions from the model agreed with their experimental results - an outcome that Bazant sees as promising for the design of future iterations. Yury Gogotsi, a professor of materials science and engineering at Drexel University, says eliminating the membrane is the next step towards scalable, inexpensive energy storage. The group’s design, he says, will help engineers better understand the physics of membraneless systems. According to preliminary projections, Braff and his colleagues estimate that the membraneless flow battery may produce energy costing as little as $100 pkWh - a goal that the US Department of Energy has estimated would be economically attractive to utility companies.

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CASE STUDY

Aeration for a cleaner, greener MCG

s part of a multimillion-dollar project to build Victoria’s largest underground recycled water treatment plant at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Compressed Air and Power Solutions (CAPS) Australia was selected to supply aeration blowers for the facility. CAPS supplied four Robuschi ROBOX positive displacement blowers which are used to aerate the water during treatment and to provide backwash to clean membrane filters. The lead contractor for the project, Tenix, supplied process, mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation and control design and construction. The water treatment plant - jointly funded by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) and the Victorian government - produces 600 kilolitres of ‘Class A’ recycled water each day. This water is used to irrigate Yarra Park and Punt Road Oval, and for cleaning and flushing the toilets at the MCG. The plant will reduce the MCG’s reliance on drinkable water by 50% and remove it from the list of Melbourne’s top 100 water users.

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Eric Low, Blower Specialist with CAPS, said that during initial project discussions with Tenix, CAPS learnt that the blowers needed to fit in a limited space within a confined underground site.” I realised that the Robuschi blowers sold by CAPS would be ideal, and proposed two models, the ES45/2P-11 KW and the ES85/3P-55 KW, for the aeration and the membrane systems of the MCG’s treatment plant,” he added. According to Daniel Haworth, Tenix Operations Supervisor for the MCG Recycled Water Treatment Plant, the blower solution had to fit in a very constrained narrow space. “Service access in our bunker is difficult, but the solution recommended by CAPS - with maintenance access via top and front panels - fitted our site’s needs perfectly,” Haworth said. “Another service feature of the blowers that we really appreciate is the inclusion of an automatic belt tensioning system which increased the operational time between servicing.” The MCG treatment plant is one the first of its type in Victoria and was built underground to preserve valuable surface land use and park amenity. Everyone involved in the scheme wanted the design and construction of the plant to have minimum impact on the park and the public. Consultation during development involved local residents, regulatory authorities and members of the MCC. A major requirement was to not disturb the aesthetics of the existing parklands or reduce current parking availability. “In the MCG plant, two Robuschi blowers are in operation 24 hours a day, with two in standby mode,” explained Low. The underground plant is contained in a 12 x 4.8-metre diameter pumping station bored into the ground adjacent to the MCG. Innovative construction techniques utilising fibre-reinforced plastic for walkways reduced construction time as they could be cut to size on site and were much lighter than traditional metal construction materials. Associated infrastructure on the inlet side includes the sewer connection, diversion chamber and a rising main. Other infrastructure includes connections under the concourse to a pre-existing storage tank beneath the MCG. There are also connections to Punt Road storage, a pump station and a sludge return gravity line downstream of the sewerage takeoff. The water treatment involves screening and grit removal, biological treatment of the sewage and addition of chemicals to remove phosphate. Filtration methods used include membrane bioreactor (MBR) and ultrafiltration (UF) membrane systems. Disinfection of the water is by both ultraviolet (UV) and chlorination. Low is proud that CAPS could provide a unique solution to meet the needs of this groundbreaking project. “Blowers are a common part of water treatment systems but it is unusual for them to be located in a bunker. The Robuschi blowers were the right equipment to meet the specific project requirements,” he said. CAPS Australia Pty Ltd Contact info and more items like this at wf.net.au/T466

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