Ability fan-coil units air condition Shangri-La hotel in The Shard

Ability Projects, fan coil unit, FCU, air conditioning
Occupying 19 floors of The Shard, the Shangri-La Hotel has air-conditioning provided by fan-coil units from Ability Projects.

The luxury Shangri-La Hotel that is part of The Shard building in London will have its guest bedrooms air conditioned by 225 fan-coil units supplied by Ability Projects. The 4-pipe Matrix units have cooling capacities from 1 to 4 kW and heating from 1 to 3 kW. They will be augmented by over a hundred Evolution heating-only fan-coil units in the bathrooms with a heating output of 500 W. Bedroom noise levels will be set at NR32, with NR30 at night setback. Over a hundred Ability EC/DC FCUs will serve the hotel public areas.

Occupying floors 34 to 54 of the building, the Shangri-La Hotel will have 170 de luxe guest rooms averaging 42 m2 and 25 suites with glass-enclosed winter-garden balconies. Other facilities include fitness centre, spa, indoor swimming pool and a 360° observation deck on floor 72.

The Matrix EC fan-coil system provides infinitely variable speed control of the whole unit and also of each fan in the unit, enabling each duct run to be balanced for air volume through fan speed alone. This feature eliminates the need for volume-control dampers in ductwork.

Evolution FCUs utilise EC infinitely variable speed control and high-efficiency DC motors, bringing advantages such as energy efficiency and controllability. At a typical duty point, electrical input can be reduced by 50 to 75%, and a typical 2-fan unit powered by EC motors will draw 60 W of power compared to 210 W for a unit incorporating AC motors.

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