Central Test Unit For Emergency Lighting

Single din rail module device can be located at the distribution board or in a control panel contact rating.

Central test unit for emergency lighting.

Conversion of mains luminaires and most of the standard luminaire products can be supplied with self test or central test options. No test of operation is required. The central test unit is designed to test the emergency lighting systems battery pack by disconnecting the mains power supply to the system. All new distribution boards must now be fitted with a central test unit to provide the facility of testing the emergency lighting system.

Dual layer communication architecture and real time analytics provide insights into current levels of energy consumption occupancy space utilisation and luminaire performance. I am wiring a premises that contains a main distribution board and two sub distribution board sdb. It is possible that existing boards. Monthly emergency lighting tests.

There are two main methods of automatic testing for emergency products self test and central test. Mergency lighting central test units ctus emergency lighting must be designed so that testing of the system can be carried out without interrupting the normal supply. This test does not apply to emergency lighting with self contained back up batteries in each unit standard emergency lighting. 12a 250v ac ac1 test time ranges.

I have wired a central test unit ctu in each sub board for the relevant emergency lighting in the area that the sdb is feeding however the architect wants just one central test unit in the main distribution board to test all of the emergency lighting. The test is a short functional test in accordance with bs en 50172 2004 bs 5266 8 2004. These systems offer several benefits to the building owner tenant and provide real financial savings over the life of the emergency.