Support Athens Stock Exchange building with three automatically synchronised generator sets

Country:	Greece
Industry Sector:	Financial
Product(s):	P1100E1
Application:	Standby

Petros Petropoulos completed an installation of generator sets at the new Stock Exchange in Athens, Greece

Petros Petropoulos AEBE was awarded a contract to supply, commission and install three P1100E1 generator sets to the new Athens Stock Exchange building. This replaced the existing building where the Stock Exchange had been established in 1932.

The new Stock Exchange is supported by the three automatically synchronised generator sets, which provide standby power for the entire building, including essential services such as IT systems and lighting. The generator sets were installed in the basement of the building and interconnecting pipe work was used to connect the generating sets to remote radiators. Engineered by FG Wilson Solutions, in conjunction with Petros Petropoulos, the remote radiators were installed on the roof and were specifically designed for low noise emissions of 60 dBA within a five metre radius.

The opening ceremony was attended by personnel from the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance. The Finance Minister gave the opening speech and other distinguished guests included the Mayor of Athens and the President of the Athens Stock Exchange.

FG Wilson generator sets tailor made to support an NHS hospital

Country:	UK
Industry Sector:	Healthcare
Product(s):	2 x 650 kVA units
Application:	Standby

Have you ever wondered how they construct model ships within a bottle not much bigger than the model itself? This was the problem that a large hospital located in South Wales, UK, encountered when seeking to increase its standby power capacity by over 50%. The plant-room housed a single 800kVA unit, associated exhaust and acoustic systems and the hospital trust sought to utilise this plantroom for the new equipment.

In conjunction with the trust’s appointed consultants, FG Wilson’s Dealer tendered for, and was subsequently successful in being awarded this challenging project. Due to the plant-rooms size, the design team had to tailor a solution utilising the limited space available. As previous experience with hospitals had shown, the solution had to comply with to NHS specification, meet tight budget constraints and be delivered on time.

Our Dealer’s Design & Installation team not only handled the removal of the existing unit, which was used elsewhere on site, but they also supplied and installed two new FG Wilson 650 kVA synchronising sets. All attenuation was installed outside the building and the exhaust system extended to an elevated position with venting situated above the surrounding buildings. The 6200 control system performed exceptionally well in testing, exceeding all expectations of delivery of the synchronised power to the load breaker within the perimeters set by the C44 NHS specification.

The FG Wilson synchronised units offered a cost saving and space saving solution, and thanks to the Project Managers, Technical Engineers, Installation Team & Commissioning Engineer everything was delivered on schedule and within budget.

FG Wilson generator sets provide prime power to telecom mast sites across Saudi Arabia

Country:	Saudi Arabia
Industry Sector:	Communications
Product(s):	48 x 40 kVA units
Application:	Prime Power

Our scope of supply to Saudi Telecom Company required compliance to a very demanding specification, due to the harsh site conditions and remote locations in which the generator sets are required to operate in conjunction with their repeater stations. There were 24 sites involved in the project. Each site contains two 40 kVA generator sets housed in a common sound attenuated enclosure, which alternate at baseload duty on a weekly basis.

The generator sets run continuously as they provide prime power for the telecom mast sites. With the harsh conditions in the desert, the sets were designed to operate in temperatures of up to 50 degrees centigrade and withstand the possibility of frequent sand storms. Due to the difficulty in reaching the remote, unmanned, repeater station sites (often as much as 500km from the nearest town), the generator sets were also fitted with a lube oil top-up system which extends service intervals to 2000 hours.

Overall the project was a great success and was completed on time and to budget.

Providing power to Telecommunications in Papua New Guinea

Country:	Papua New Guinea
Industry Sector:	Communications
Product(s):	200 generator sets, ranging from 6 - 250 kVA
Application:	Prime Power

UMW Niugini Limited, the FG Wilson Dealer for Papua New Guinea, supplied over 200 generator sets, ranging from 6 - 250 kVA, in prime power applications for Digicel, a telecommunications provider.

The project began in July 2007, when Digicel trialled four different generator set manufacturers’ products, including FG Wilson, to power their sites and switches. Frequent quality and performance issues encountered with competitor product resulted in these sets being replaced.

The majority of the FG Wilson generator sets are 11 kVA units ordered from FG Wilson APS factory, Tianjin. The generator sets are installed in a wide range of climatic conditions. Some in the central highlands are operating at over 2,400 metres above sea level. Others such as the ones located at Tabubil are operating in regions where the annual rainfall is measured in metres rather than millimetres per year! Approximately 30 generator sets have been installed at Rabaul Town where an active volcano continuously spits out ash and dust, which are extremely corrosive and abrasive elements for the generating sets to operate in.

Approximately 80% of the generator sets are installed where there is no mains power supply and have been running in prime power applications. Two generator sets are typically installed per Digicel site sharing the run time between them. After more than 10,000 hours no major engine or AC alternator failures occured across the entire fleet of FG Wilson units.

Due to the proven reliability of the generator sets, Digicel plans to run them for a total of four years, rather than two, without any midlife overhauls. This will be a major cost saving with most of the generator sets having registered around 20,000 hours by this time.

Digicel’s confidence in the product has led them to choose FG Wilson products for their forthcoming expansion phases as they can continue to improve reliable network coverage for their customers in Papua New Guinea. The reliability of FG Wilson products operating in extreme climatic conditions, has positioned FG Wilson as the unrivalled choice!

1,000 Hour Extended service Interval for 10 - 22 kVA

FG Wilson are the first generator set manufacturer to offer a 1,000 hours Extended Service Interval (ESI) option under Perkins warranty terms for all models within the 10 - 22 kVA range.

Generator sets within this range can now run for 1,000 hours maintenance free under standard warranty terms, enhancing their suitability for telecoms and remote installations. Choosing the FG Wilson 1,000 hours ESI will provide you with lower operating costs via:

• Reduced labour and support
• Reduced travel time
• Less generator set downtime
• Reduction in replacement parts required

FG Wilson provide reliable power to the telecommunications business with high quality product you can trust. With our new 1,000 hour Extended Service Interval option, we deliver lower lifecycle costs you can count on.