Hospital Emergency Power System

[Cookie]

Anyone have a one line diagram of a typical UK or EU hospital?

How are the emergency branches divided per code? How many ATSs? What is typical?

 

[Bobster]

Is this a homework question?

 

[Cookie]

Nope, genuinely would like to know. Say I'm designing a hospital from scratch to modern code.

 

[Pete999]

Nope, genuinely would like to know. Say I'm designing a hospital from scratch to modern code.

No break, or just Stand by?

 

[Cookie]

Ok, I'm learning all ready. What is the difference? The building never looses power vs just enough for what code requires be backed up?

 

[Bobster]

I presume since you haven't put a location and are referring to code and flashlights you're in the US?

Seems an odd request for just inquest

 

[Pete999]

Ok, I'm learning all ready. What is the difference? The building never looses power vs just enough for what code requires be backed up?

No Break, exactly what it says no break in the supply
Stand By, Loss of power, everything dead until Genny takes over.

 

[Cookie]

Knowledge is what frees, saves lives and progresses humanity. I genuinely want to know.

 

[Cookie]

No Break, exactly what it says no break in the supply
Stand By, Loss of power, everything dead until Genny takes over.

Like an uninterruptible power supply with a battery? What loads get that or are required to?

 

[Bobster]

The reason I ask, is this is a forum of mostly UK electricians. So will not be able vise on US code.

 

[Cookie]

The reason I ask, is this is a forum of mostly UK electricians. So will not be able vise on US code.

But thats the thing, I am specifically interested in UK practices and to a lesser degree EU practices. I can tell you everything you would ever want to know about other places however.

 

[Pete999]

Like an uninterruptible power supply with a battery? What loads get that or are required to?

Normal supply run through an on line UPS, power cut, UPS takes over until Genny is up and running and takes over from normal supply, load shedding is in operation to shut off all non essential loads.

 

[Cookie]

Normal supply run through an on line UPS, power cut, UPS takes over until Genny is up and running and takes over from normal supply, load shedding is in operation to shut off all non essential loads.

What loads would the UPS supply?

Also are the receptacles serving patient care beds fed by a dedicated electrical branch or ATS?

 

[The Ghost]

Ok I'll bite, why do you want to know everything about hospital power supplies in the UK? I would genuinely like to know! After all;

Knowledge is what frees, saves lives and progresses humanity

 

[Cookie]

Ok I'll bite, why do you want to know everything about hospital power supplies in the UK? I would genuinely like to know! After all;

I don't know anything about them. What is typical, what the regs mandate, ect, ect.