2010-02-03 - ABB switchgears and transformers are working together to ensure a steady flow of power to the Dubai Fountain – the world’s tallest dancing fountain.
Part of the Burj Khalifa complex, the Dubai Fountain is the world's largest dancing fountain complementing visually the world's highest building. It serves as a tourist attraction to the new neighborhood of Downtown Burj Khalifa. The record-setting fountain uses 6,600 lights with 50 colored projectors and is able to shoot water into air at an impressive 150 meters.
Reducing energy consumption
To ensure that the fountain receives reliable power, Emaar selected ABB to supply a host of power equipment for the project. These included ABB air- and gas-insulated switchgears, dry-type RESIBLOC transformers, power monitoring systems, 4200A LV MNS switchgear and more.
The customer wanted low-maintenance, environmentally-friendly transformers that can withstand extreme heat and are operationally reliable and ABB's dry-type transformers excelled in all these areas.
“ABB's products and solutions are ensuring the highest power quality and availability for the fountain, which thousands of residents and tourists enjoy every day,” says Tarek El Gani, ABB local division manager for Low Voltage Products in the Gulf.
The contribution to the increased energy efficiency of the fountain thanks to the capacitor banks and the harmonic filters. The capacitor banks improve the power factor, thereby decreasing the amount of reactive power consumed. Meanwhile, the harmonic filters improve the power quality by reducing the harmonics, which in turn help to stabilize the entire power network.
On time execution
ABB first began with the engineering activities in December 2008, followed by procurement, assembly, testing and commissioning at the site. ABB’s scope of work was completed by end of March 2009 - in record time.
“The ABB team worked together to ensure a high quality and fast delivery of the solution for this landmark project,” says Tarek El Gani, ABB local division manager for Low Voltage Products in the Gulf. “ABB's products and solutions are ensuring the highest power quality and availability for the fountain, which thousands of residents and tourists enjoy every day.”
This success has led to work on a number of other prestigious construction projects in the country, including solutions for the Gulf’s first driverless metro, the Dubai Metro and the iconic Burj Khalifa.