• DocumentCode
    1142404
  • Title

    Electrical services in the International Convention Centre, Birmingham

  • Author

    Jones, Kevin

  • Author_Institution
    Ove Arup & Partners, London, UK
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    153
  • Lastpage
    158
  • Abstract
    The International Convention Centre, Birmingham (ICCB) is intended for: international and national conferences (with 12 language interpretation), concerts, exhibitions, product launches, banquets, meetings, and for being a social centre for the people of Birmingham. The author describes the design constraints on the ICCB and outlines the main facilities. The author then describes the electricity supply to the ICCB including the HV distribution, LV distribution, and protection of the system. The author also describes the lighting, emergency lighting and fire alarm system. Other services are briefly mentioned
  • Keywords
    lighting; power supplies to apparatus; safety systems; Birmingham; HV distribution; International Convention Centre; LV distribution; electricity supply; emergency lighting; fire alarm system; lighting; power system protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Engineering Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0950-3366
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    149825