Safety and energy continuity: a new project in a public car park in France

Car parks, particularly when underground or large-scale, require a continuous power supply to ensure car & people’s protection. In the event of an outage, ventilation systems would stop working, and the risk of poisoning could rise within minutes.

Similarly, without emergency lighting or active signage, evacuation during a fire could be compromised, creating dangerous and panic situations.

Our latest project in this area has been the design and manufacture of a bespoke genset for a public car park in France to guarantee power supply in the event of a mains failure ensuring compliance with the strict safety regulations applicable to public spaces of this kind.

A vital need in a busy environment

Our engineering team developed a 250/275 kVA genset housed in a 3400mm soundproofed canopy, equipped with a Baudouin engine and a high-performance Leroy Somer alternator. This design ensures reliability, durability and ease of maintenance.

Guarantee power supply in the event of a mains failure ensuring compliance with the strict safety regulations applicable to public spaces.

The generator is fitted with a built-in 500-litre tank, providing up to 8 hours of autonomy, thereby ensuring critical systems remain operational for an entire day in the event of an incident. To further enhance safety, we integrated specific features such as externally operable fuel shut-off valves, redundant control & battery systems, protections against moving and hot parts, and emergency stop push-buttons.

Reliability, safety and continuity

Beyond the robustness of the equipment itself, reliability in this project is reflected in compliance with strict French safety regulations, specifically NF-E-37-312, applicable to this type of installation. This means that the genset not only provides backup power but also ensures the installation meets the highest standards of protection and risk prevention.

Features

• Design type: Monoblock in 3400mm soundproofed canopy.
• Fuel tank: 500 litres integrated into the base frame.
• Control panel: ComAp InteliLite AMF25 IL4.
• Redundant battery system.
• Emergency start controller: ComAp InteliNano.
• Safety fuel shut-off valve.
• Compliance with NF-E-37-312 safety regulations.