Electrical Power for Heathrow T5
Over 21km of Wieland Electric's podis power bus system, as well as over 4km of gesis NRG flat cable, are being supplied for use on baggage conveyors on Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 (T5). The products have been specified to provide the electrical power distribution supplying the drives on the baggage systems.
Once complete in 2011, T5 is expected to host some 30 million passengers a year and will have 60 dockiing stations for aircraft, so the baggage handling systems are extensive.
The baggage systems are being supplied to T5 by Vanderlande Industries BV, which is using decentralised motor control method for the switiching of the motor starters and drives. Having considered both flat cable and round cable, Vanderlande knew the Wieland flat cable would be faster to install and there would be less chance of installation errors.
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