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AMC wanted to refurbish and
extend the controls systems,
step by step, over several years,
without having to worry about
the costs and difficulties of pos-
sible changes in the production
of automation stations. They
Saia® PCD controllers replaced
the various other systems in-
stalled over the years in all the
buildings of the foundation: the
headquarters, swimming pools,
workshops
and
residences.
Thanks to the various communi-
Approx. 450 species of animal live
in a total area of 6 800m
2
.
In the 25
themed display rooms, visitors can
see 80 aquariums holding a total of
613 000
litres of water. The modern-
ization of the analogue technology
was carried out in ongoing opera-
tion as it was not possible to shut
started using Saia® PCD control-
lers in their buildings, processes
and utilities in 2000. More than
10
years later, the choice is still
considered the right one, proven
by the transparent integration
of the newest Saia® PCD genera-
cation possibilities on board of
any Saia® PCD controllers, com-
munication solutions could easily
be found to exchange data over
the existing cabling irrespective
of its condition and length, and
Ethernet could still be used for
down the equipment due to the
animals. The aim was to optimize
costs and energy consumption by
modernizing the equipment. In the
tropical hall, the air temperature
is a constant 25° C and the humid-
ity is 80–100%. It rains in this hall
several times a day using specially
tion, the general use of Ethernet,
data logging on flash and the re-
liability of the installed base. The
communication capabilities of
Saia® PCDs to connect all systems
make the life of the system inte-
grator simpler.
new segments. The integration of
the existing Wilo heating system
and the new biothermal power
station was easy. The operators
are particularly satisfied with the
reliability and ease of use of the
new system.
treated water. Every hour, 80 000
litres of water flows through pipes,
is filtered, cooled or heated and
pumped to its destination. Special
requirements: Visualisation of Won-
derware InTouch via OPC and setup
of communication via FND with the
city’s own data centre.
Academic Medical Centre
|
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of the top ten academic hospitals in the world relies on Saia®PCD controllers for better climate
and energy savings
Bodelschwingh-HausWolmirstedt Foundation
|
Wolmirstedt/Germany
Refurbishing an HVAC installation without changing either the communication wiring or the existing
installation to achieve better comfort and simpler operations
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum
|
Düsseldorf/Germany
Water treatment & filtering; optimization of costs & energy consumption by modernizing the equipment
Hospital
Renovation
HVAC
Energy
Sterilizing
Data logging
Communication
Project realized by Regel
Partners, Netherlands
Building automation
Residential
Renovation
HVAC
Communication
Project realized
by NOWUS Automa-
tisierungstechnik GmbH,
Germany
Building automation
HVAC
Connection to the BMS
via OPC
Renovation
Water treatment
Public building
Project realized by
Kirschbaum & Rohrlack
GmbH, Germany
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