Our UPS systems, from Socomec, provide reliable short-term backup power for critical devices. Central Battery Units offer centralised emergency lighting backup. Both ensure safety during outages. Socomec’s UPS features include open protocols, high reliability, modular designs, eco-modes, and remote management.
Features & Benefits
Data Protection
Controlled shutdowns prevent data loss and corruption during power outages.
Equipment Safeguard
Voltage regulation and surge protection shield sensitive devices from power damage.
Critical Operation Support
Ensures emergency systems and security remain active during power loss.
Enhanced Evacuation
Powers emergency lighting and communications for safe building evacuation.
Heathrow Control Tower
Heathrow Airport is one of busiest airports in the world, with over 200,000 passengers and 1,300 flights per day. Heathrow’s Control Tower is responsible for managing these flights.
The Control Tower is supported by a Hybrid Mass Damper, which adjusts during windy conditions to keep the tower stable. Maintaining power to such a crucial element, no matter the conditions, is the challenge.
Our UPS systems are in place to keep the dampers in the event of a power outage, until the main power supply can come back on. We have supplied multiple UPS systems, integrated across key operational and passenger sensitive services such as, the Heathrow Express and Heathrow pods as well as .
Uninterrupted operations are vital to Heathrow Airport and our UPS systems play a key role; increasing safety but also aiding the smooth transit of passengers.
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