PLCs help upgraded hospital BMS system get on track for 18-month ROI

摘要

BG Energy Solutions has played an integral role in upgrading the BMS (building management system) at Royal United Hospitals Bath. Based on the installation of client-specified Panasonic PLCs (programmable logic controllers) and newly designed control panels, estates manager, Brian Gubb, estimates that payback will be as little as 18 months due to the impressive energy savings being delivered. As a result, the facility plans to roll out the solution to more areas in the near future Royal United Hospitals Bath, an NHS Foundation Trust, provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath and the surrounding towns and villages of northeast Somerset and west Wiltshire. The 52 acre site offers 565 beds, 17 operating theatres and employs around 4,800 staff.