New circuit breakers for the Fitzwilliam Museum
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Nov 3, 2000
Cutler-Hammer has announced an order to install circuit breakers at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge which will help provide a more efficient power distribution system
Cutler-Hammer, the world-leading manufacturer of industrial controls and circuit protection equipment, has announced an order to install circuit breakers at the Fitzwilliam Museum - home of Cambridge University's collections of art and antiquities.
The two MCCB panelboards will replace and consolidate existing equipment to provide a more efficient power distribution system at the museum.
This forms part of Cambridge University's £350 million construction programme and for the first time, will provide the museum with completely standardised power distribution equipment.
The two Cutler-Hammer 400V three-phase 50 Hz panelboards are fed via 400A MCCBs in the museum's new main distribution panel, which has been relocated to the site of an old oil store, and will provide power distribution for the museum's heating and lighting systems.
Paul Leeds, Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Cambridge University's Estate Management and Building Service, comments: "The University is carrying out a programme of major modifications to its buildings, and part of this programme included the refurbishment of the Fitzwilliam Museum's existing power distribution system with new and standardised equipment.
Cutler-Hammer's MCCBs were the ideal solution to our needs, offering reliability and excellent performance.
"The new Cutler-Hammer equipment will replace a multitude of different panels, giving us a uniform set of distribution equipment and enabling us to replace and add components quickly and easily.
The museum is a sensitive environment and many of the exhibits are irreplaceable, but the reliability of the Cutler-Hammer products gives us complete confidence that the power distribution systems will run smoothly, efficiently and safely," Paul Leeds concluded.
Each panelboard is divided into three sections, with section one providing for three-phase MCCBS for the 24 hour supply for main feeders to sub-main panels located around the museum.
Section two is fed via a 250A MCCB, provides for single-phase MCBs for 12 hour supplies and contains relays for remote operation together with local On/Off/Auto testing switches.
Section three is fed via a 250A MCCB and provides for single-phase MCBs for 24 hour supplies.
The Fitzwilliam Museum was opened in 1848 and houses the University of Cambridge's collections of antiquities and works of art - including works by Titian, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Hogarth and Turner.
Over the years the museum has benefited from bequests and gifts of outstanding distinction.
It has also maintained a continuous policy of acquisition, and now houses one of the great art collections of Europe.
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