BACKUP POWER: HEALTHCARE

WHERE: Southport, Queensland Australia

WHAT: 8.8MW of emergency power, comprising of four units of CPG generator sets operated using a digital master control system.

PURPOSE: Provide reliable emergency backup power supply for one of Australia’s largest public health infrastructure projects.

PRIMARY CHOICE FACTORS:n Cummins Power Generation’s ability to design, supply, install and commission a fully integrated, turnkey power solution with world class reliability;n Ability to work collaboratively with other stakeholders including builders, electrical contractors and other associated services to ensure implementation success; andn Reputation of Cummins Power Generation products.

CASE HISTORY: GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

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CUMMINS POWER GENERATION SUSTAINS CRITICAL PATIENT CARE AT GROUND-BREAKING AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL

The Gold Coast University Hospital, currently one of Australia’s largest public health infrastructure projects, employs Cummins Power Generation’s emergency backup power to support 24-hour patient treatment and care.

Built by Lend Lease at Southport, the new $1.76 billion 750-bed hospital will deliver an extensive range of medical and healthcare services when it opens in mid 2013, including additional operating theatres, an expanded intensive care unit and emergency department, greater capacity in medical imaging, pharmacy and pathology services as well as new services like cancer radiotherapy, neuroscience, neonatal intensive care, trauma response and cardiac therapy. The new hospital will also have 300 additional beds and more than triple the floor space of its predecessor, the existing Gold Coast Hospital. The hospital will comprise of seven main buildings each requiring reliable power for their operations.

As one of Australia’s largest public health projects to date, the Gold Coast University Hospital will provide high-quality medical services to meet rapid regional growth and an ageing population. The hospital will be a Specialist facility providing Tertiary level services and will therefore play a pivotal role as one of Queensland’s largest clinical teaching and research facilities in training Australia’s healthcare professionals of the future.

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A HOLISTIC APPROACH

A COLLABORATIVE PROCEDURE

To support its wide variety of medical functions, the Gold Coast University Hospital required an emergency power system which could be relied on for continuous generation and supply – even throughout a grid-wide blackout or other catastrophic outage. When building the hospital, Managing Contractor Lend Lease sought an emergency power supplier who could deliver a fully-integrated system to sustain both patient load and core medical services.

The emergency power system at the Gold Coast University Hospital runs on four C3000D5 generator sets powered by Cummins’ biggest low-emission diesel engine, the 78-litre QSK78G9, with each generator having a continuous rating of 2.2MW. The fully integrated system also incorporates a single Cummins DMC300 digital master control system and Cummins PowerCommand digital paralleling equipment, which provide mains paralleling to ensure uninterrupted transfers between main supply and the hospital’s generators.

Mains paralleling also provides the high degree of voltage stability required for hospital operations where unregulated fluctuations in power output can result in damage to patients’ or sensitive medical equipment. The digital master control system allows operators to monitor and rapidly respond to any potential disruptions in output, either during testing or in a live outage situation.

One of the four Cummins C3000 generator sets being installed as part of the emergency power system at the $1.76 billion Gold Coast University Hospital.

Cummins personnel check out the genset installation.

Cummins Power Generation was selected for their track record in delivering world-class emergency power reliability, as well as, their reputation for strong technical collaboration on large-scale infrastructure projects. The project saw the Cummins Power Generation team working alongside Lend Lease personnel to meet systems requirements with its fully independent power solution.

The project was a success due to both the demonstrably high standard of Cummins’ technical deployment and the collaborative capabilities of its service team. The reliability and ease of deployment associated with Cummins’ solution mean Gold Coast University Hospital is well-placed to meet growing medical and health services demand in Queensland and broader Australia.

For more information about Cummins Power Generation systems currently in use around the world, visit power.cummins.com.

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