Malone Playing Fields
Floodlight control system
Our solution.
The Project..
The Queens university Malone Sports Pitches are made up of state of the art facilities that were implemented during a £20 million investment by the university.
The centrepiece of the development, the “arena” is the only site in the UK and Ireland that can accomodate Football, GAA and Rugby.
Our state of the art touch sceen control system provides an intuitive interface for floodlighting control at the Queens University Malone Sports Pitches.
Facilities
Floodlit grass and synthetic playing surfaces for gaelic games, hockey, rugby, soccer and other sports.
Main pitches (all of which are full size and floodlit):
Fibre-sand reinforced arena pitch with spectator stand
10 grass pitches
2 synthetic (3rd generation) pitches
1 sand based synthetic pitch
1 water based synthetic pitch.
Meeting the clients requirements..
Working with various electrical contractors and system integrator’s a Mitsubishi HMI and PLC based control system was core to the solution. An interactive touchscreen display in the main clubhouse allows any of the pitch floodlights to be operated from a central location.
Primary equipment used:
Mitsubishi Q-Series Rack mount PLC System with CC-Link Modules and I/O Cards
Mitsubishi HMI, 15" Touchscreen Display
Bespoke Integrated HMI SCADA Interface and PLC program
Benefits of this type of control system:
Cost saving and Upgrade ability
Through reduced cabling and associated labour charges.
New pitches could easily be added the the existing control system
Security Access Control
Only authorised user can operate the expensive to run lights
Central Location Control
Control from a central location which could easily be relocated if necessary (during the project the panel was relocated to the newly constructed clubhouse)
Controlled Operation and Usage Statistics
Controlled operation of each pitch, allowing 25%/50%/75%/100% lighting of selected pitches.
Usage statistics and security logging for when and how long lighting has been on
Maintenance Cost Saving
Maintenance Cost Savings through Management of lamp life - Due to inaccessibility of the lighting towers and other factors, it is more cost effective to replace all lamps in a lighting mast together. Our system ensures the maximum usage is obtained from each lamp before replacement
Remote Connectivity
Remote alarms and Web Interface, making it possible to connect to and control the lighting from anywhere and from devices like an iPad.