My name is Martin and will along with my colleague Simon
organize and carry out the project concerning the solar powered UPS-system
(uninterruptible power supply) at Kolandoto Hospital and we are in this blog
intending to share the work process.
Kolandoto hospital are suffering from regular power-outages which are occurring approximately 2 times per week and what makes this problem significant is its impact on the daily activities in the operating theaters. There has hence been a request for a back-up system for the three operating theaters; General theater, Maternity theater and Eye theatre.
Kolandoto hospital are suffering from regular power-outages which are occurring approximately 2 times per week and what makes this problem significant is its impact on the daily activities in the operating theaters. There has hence been a request for a back-up system for the three operating theaters; General theater, Maternity theater and Eye theatre.
Even though the first week has been filled with alot of new
impressions we have still managed to conduct a lot of work to set this project
in motion. We have during our first week:
- Met with the company which will carry out the installations
- Collected enough information about the grid condition of
the hospital in order to establish a good overview
- Written a description for how we wish the work to be conducted
- Decided upon where the batteries and inverters will be stored in the Maternity- and Eye theater
- Had a final discussion with the hospital management regarding what is to be considered as a critical load in the theaters
- Written a description for how we wish the work to be conducted
- Decided upon where the batteries and inverters will be stored in the Maternity- and Eye theater
- Had a final discussion with the hospital management regarding what is to be considered as a critical load in the theaters
The following are pictures from the week that has passed to sum up our first experience of Tanzania and Kolandoto Hospital.
Delivery room in maternity ward
Outside maternity ward
Simon standing in front of the generator house and the feeding transformer
Passing Victoria Lake on our way from Mwanza to Kolandoto
Shops by the road from Mwanza to Kolandoto
Hope you enjoyed!
- Martin
