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Old Trafford, home of Manchester United and
described as
a "theatre of dreams" - is protected by Furse ESP.
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When the world renowned football club, Manchester United, decided to
protect its famous Old Trafford stadium against transient overvoltages,
they turned to another world leader, W J Furse, to provide it.
Officially opened in 1910, today Old Trafford can
seat 56,024 and is the largest club ground in England. And with fans
travelling from all over the world just to visit the stadium it is a
central element in the Manchester United legend.
Old Trafford's Electrical Supervisor, Ian Collins,
knew that the structural lightning protection would protect the stadium
from a direct strike. However, he also knew that the mains power supply
- vital to keep the stadium running - was vulnerable to the devastating
effects of transients. And with the stadium needing 2.6 - 3.4MW of power
during a match, it was a threat Ian couldn't afford to ignore. So he
called a furse ESP engineer for advice.
The engineer suggested ESP 415 M1 three phase mains
power protectors be fitted on the LV panels feeding the stands. These
were fitted by Brook Edgley Specialist Services (BEST) at Batley, the
company responsible for the structural lightning protection. A replacement
LV panel for the East stand will be fitted with another ESP 415 M1 protector
and installed during future expansion works at the stadium.
"The project went very well," comments Ian Collins,
"The only problem was Manchester United's success - we had difficulty
finding time without a match to let us shutdown the power!"
So with Furse ESP protecting against transient overvoltages,
Manchester United will have the power to score at home well into the
new Millennium.
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The new ESP K10T1 and ESP K10T2
telephone and ISDN line protectors from Furse ESP provide all in one
protection for all ten lines on a standard LSA-PLUS connection strip.
The ESP K10T1 protects analogue PSTN and U interface ISDN lines, whilst
the ESP K10T2 privides protection for S/T interface ISDN lines.
Both protectors include the following benefits:
- reduction of worse case transients to harmless
levels (much lower than competing devices)
- protection between all conductors (line-to-line
and line-to-earth)
- repeated protection, being able to withstand
at least ten 5,000 amp transients
- quick and easy installation - simply plugging
into each ten line LSA-PLUS connection strip
- integral earth connection
Both protectors are tested to BS 6651:1992 and CCITT
IX K17, and they are even different colours to avoid confusion when
both types are fitted on the same distribution frame.
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