{"id":15175,"date":"2021-05-07T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T07:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/?p=15175"},"modified":"2024-03-12T17:53:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:53:35","slug":"fangrid-makes-airport-operators-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/industries\/refrigeration-ventilation\/fangrid-makes-airport-operators-happy_15175\/","title":{"rendered":"FanGrid makes airport oper\u00ada\u00adtors happy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Singa\u00adpore is a city-state that is facing major chal\u00adlenges \u2013 espe\u00adcially when it comes to sustain\u00adability and envi\u00adron\u00admental protec\u00adtion. This is why the govern\u00adment launched an initia\u00adtive in 2005 which focused on the ecolog\u00adical eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion of build\u00adings. It is based on the Building and Construc\u00adtion Authority (BCA) Green Mark scheme, a leading assess\u00adment system for green construc\u00adtion in the tropics and subtropics. An ambi\u00adtious goal was announced: 80 percent of the build\u00adings in Singa\u00adpore should dras\u00adti\u00adcally reduce their energy consump\u00adtion by 2030.<\/p>\n

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By 2030, 80 percent of the build\u00adings in Singa\u00adpore should reduce their energy consump\u00adtion. (Photo | Changi Airport)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Changi Airport Termi\u00adnals host tourists from all over the world. (Photo | Changi Airport)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe BCA Green Mark scheme has ventured more industry players into green build\u00adings by providing a stan\u00addard bench\u00admark for building owners to follow,\u201d says Dina Bai, Marketing Manager at ebm-papst South East Asia. Changi Airport Group is one of them. Changi Airport Group (CAG), a world-class service icon and the oper\u00adator of Changi Airport Singa\u00adpore \u2013 one of the world\u2019s best airports, always puts sustain\u00adability as its focus.<\/p>\n

Knowing that energy used to cool terminal build\u00adings is its largest source of emis\u00adsions, CAG decided to opti\u00admise its air-condi\u00adtioning and mechan\u00adical venti\u00adlation (ACMV) systems. The goal was to make the venti\u00adlation systems more energy effi\u00adcient without compro\u00admising the comfort and pleasant envi\u00adron\u00adment for all.<\/p>\n

Improve\u00adment poten\u00adtial with air-condi\u00adtioning<\/h2>\n

After having reviewed the current air-condi\u00adtioning systems, CAG\u2019s Mechan\u00adical and Elec\u00adtrical (M&E) Engi\u00adneering team iden\u00adti\u00adfied the poten\u00adtial area for improve\u00adment: The conven\u00adtional belt-driven AC fans in Air Handling Units (AHUs) were inef\u00adfi\u00adcient and diffi\u00adcult to main\u00adtain.<\/p>\n

As AHUs are key compo\u00adnents of centralised air-condi\u00adtioning that distribute cool air around the vast terminal build\u00adings, CAG took the oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity to leverage the leading tech\u00adnology from ebm-papst to further improve energy effi\u00adciency and lower oper\u00ada\u00adtional costs for its venti\u00adlation systems.<\/p>\n

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In Terminal 3, A total of 46 EC fans were installed. (Photo | Changi Airport)<\/p><\/div>\n

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On average, 25 percent of energy is saved through the new FanGrid. (Photo | Changi Airport)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

EC tech\u00adnology adop\u00adtion<\/h2>\n

Climate protec\u00adtion is a priority for ebm-papst. \u201cAs a member of the Singa\u00adpore Green Building Council, it is very impor\u00adtant to us to make a contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to a sustain\u00adable and greener future in Singa\u00adpore,\u201d explains Dina. \u201cEC fans are a good choice in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n

In consul\u00adta\u00adtion with CAG, ebm-papst devel\u00adoped the concept for a FanGrid with EC fans. The FanGrid\u2019s modular design provides not only the best energy effi\u00adciency but also the redun\u00addancy which ensures a high level of oper\u00ada\u00adtional reli\u00ada\u00adbility. Further\u00admore, several small fans oper\u00adating in parallel require less space and are lighter than a single large fan, reducing costs as a result.<\/p>\n

A total of 46 EC fans were installed in seven AHUs in Changi Airport Terminal 3, ten of which were in the largest AHU to ensure suffi\u00adcient airflow.<\/p>\n

Air flow improved, lower main\u00adte\u00adnance<\/h2>\n

As measure\u00adments prove, the improved air flow has already resulted in signif\u00adi\u00adcant savings: In addi\u00adtion to an average energy saving of 25 percent, air perfor\u00admance has increased by more than 15 percent. Although passenger numbers are notice\u00adably lower during the pandemic, when the number of trav\u00adelers rises again they will enjoy much more peace in the terminal. The FanGrid oper\u00adates quietly and with minimal vibra\u00adtion.<\/p>\n

Another advan\u00adtage of the system is that the EC fans are very low-main\u00adte\u00adnance. As a result, everyone bene\u00adfits from the new system: CAG building manage\u00adment, visi\u00adtors to airport and the envi\u00adron\u00adment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a retrofit, a FanGrid is in oper\u00ada\u00adtion at Changi Airport in Singa\u00adpore. This is good news, not only for the oper\u00ada\u00adtors, but also
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