A state-of-the-art bone cancer center at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) puts energy efficiency first, thanks to CP Electronics’ renowned Vitesse Plus standalone lighting control system.
The Montgomery Unit at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital treats patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas, bone metastases, benign bone and soft tissue tumors and tumor-like conditions. It is one of only five bone cancer centers in the UK and was launched as part of the £15.1 million Theatre and Ward Development in August 2016.
Vitesse Plus standalone lighting control system
The unit uses a variety of CP Electronics’ lighting control solutions across the whole building
To maximize its energy efficiency, the unit uses a variety of CP Electronics’ lighting control solutions across the whole building. This includes Vitesse Plus, along with Passive Infrared (PIR) and microwave presence detectors, across the corridors and patient wards.
For patients and hospital staff, CP Electronics’ lighting control system provides easy, simple intuitive lighting controls and can provide manual scene setting within wards. These controls prevent unnecessary lighting usage and will, therefore, assist the unit with vital energy savings.
Pre-programmed lighting configurations
Vitesse Plus includes pre-programmed lighting configurations, making installation simpler too. The presence detectors will control light levels in corridors, based on occupancy, gradually dimming or increasing the lights, based on natural light levels, and switching the lights off, after a set time.
As a mixed-use building that operates 24 hours a day, the Montgomery Unit at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) needs lighting to reflect the diversity of staff and patient activity.
CP Electronics - Briggs and Forrester partnership
CP Electronics worked closely with the main contractor - Briggs and Forrester, to devise a system that would intelligently light each area, dependent on its function, thereby maximizing the unit’s energy savings.
Alun Bunday, Healthcare Team Leader at Briggs and Forrester, said “As only the fifth specialist bone cancer center in the United Kingdom, the Montgomery Unit is expected to be busy and will serve many people daily. To this end, we prioritized the design around patient comfort and making the unit as cost-efficient as possible.”
Ensuring low lighting wastage
Utilizing lighting control in corridors and patient wards, ensures lighting wastage is kept to a minimum"
Alun Bunday adds, “CP Electronics came in, analyzed the building usage and recommended its standalone Vitesse Plus lighting control system. By utilizing lighting control in corridors and patient wards, this ensures lighting wastage is kept to a minimum.”
Vitesse Plus standalone lighting control system, which has been installed throughout the Montgomery unit of the RJAH, uses a full 7-channel lighting control system that can perform different lighting functions. Each channel controls the detectors based on pre-set configurations.
Vitesse Plus Lighting Control Modules (LCM)
As well as energy savings, CP’s lighting control systems are also wired to prevent the lights from going off, in the event of a fault. The Montgomery Unit’s lighting is supplied through two different incoming power supplies, essential and non-essential lighting.
Enabling this functionality is CP Electronics’ unique Vitesse Plus Lighting Control Modules (LCM). The LCMs allow lighting detectors to be supplied from the two different power supplies. This results in two LCMs feeding the controls to the lighting to each room or area, but only a common detector to each LCM.
Enhanced fault protection
In addition to the detectors operating from the two Lighting Control Modules, the switches also operate both LCMs, in the event of failure. This doubles up against fault protection and is just as important for the hospital in ensuring its lights are always working.
For areas where lighting is not always required, such as common areas and corridors, CP Electronics’ advanced presence detectors will provide lighting ‘on-demand.’ These devices sense movement in the detection zones, and then activate the lighting accordingly.
MWS3A Adjustable Head Microwave Detectors
Providing this detection includes CP Electonics’ MWS3A Adjustable Head Microwave Detectors
Providing this detection includes CP Electonics’ MWS3A Adjustable Head Microwave Detectors. The adjustable head and detection sensitivity on this device provide a long detection range of up to 30 meters.
“As we know, hospitals are busy facilities, and any downtime can cost dearly,” said Paul Chesworth, the Northern Regional Sales Manager for CP Electronics, adding “It was an imperative part of the specification that the lighting should not fail, be easy to manage and maintain, as well as save energy and cost where possible.”
Efficient lighting for convenience of patience and staff
Paul Chesworth adds, “With our Vitesse Plus lighting control system, we’ve ensured that the Montgomery Unit has met these conditions and that the patients and staff have the best possible lighting control where needed.”
Briggs and Forrester are known to have a longstanding relationship with CP Electronics and have often used the company’s intelligent lighting solutions, on a variety of different projects.
In-depth knowledge of lighting controls
Alun Bunday said, “CP Electronics has always been a trusted supplier to Briggs and Forrester, thanks to its in-depth knowledge of lighting controls, excellent customer service, and support when required.”
Alun Bunday adds, “On this project, we were impressed with CP Electronics’ consultative approach. They worked with us on a room-by-room scenario and spent a lot of time in understanding the unit’s needs, before recommending and designing the system, so that we got the best solution for the hospital.”
