Tunnel ventilation and drainage solutions

In this article, ABB’s PLC and automation expert Erdinc Karatas, together with domain experts from other companies, are giving an outlook to the future of tunnel ventilation. 

There are different approaches towards making tunnel and metro infrastructure more sustainable - these cover both the design and operation phases. Turn your attention towards one particular aspect  – ventilation.

Ventilation and dewatering are critical systems for tunnel operations – essential for bringing fresh air in, removing vehicle emissions, exhausting smoke from a fire, and ensuring safe management of water intrusion. These systems, therefore, must be extremely reliable and efficient. Read the article to learn how to ensure that.

Meeting the growing demand for safe, highly cost-effective tunnels, requires each component to be engineered to meet the highest standards of reliability, energy efficiency, and user safety.

Invisible from the car but having a huge impact on drivers' safety and comfort - ABB's electrification and drive solutions to keep critical infrastructure in Poland's longest road tunnel running smoothly.

The safety and well-being of tunnel users depend on excellent ventilation. With its compact electric drives, ABB helps designers and operators of major infrastructures to meet the major technical challenges.

ABB Australia has been awarded a large order for ACS880-37 ultra-low harmonic (ULH) drives, ACS880-07 drives, and ACS880-01 drives to control critical infrastructure within Sydney’s M4-M5 Link Tunnels.

The critical role played by certified smoke extraction motors in keeping tunnels safe is explained by Pekka Uusitalo, Key Account Manager for ABB Motors and Generators.

Enabling smooth travel and safety of commuters, ABB has provided active front end variable speed drives for the ventilation system of Chennai metro line, a key infrastructure project that connects major areas in the city.

Register and learn about the role of active front end drives in tunnel ventilation.

Read how HVAC drives, motors and generators offering can solve diverse challenges facing modern tunnel design.

ABB's core competence is proven by numerous tunnels globally - based on PLCs, HMIs, motors, drives and the Automation Builder integrated engineering suite. They are a perfect fit for tunnel applications, resulting in engineering productivity.

Frank Grundholm, vice president for global HVACR sales at ABB Motion, explains how variable frequency drives are used together with electric motors for the effective control of rail and road tunnel ventilation fans.

Tunnel ventilation is one of the typical examples of braking applications. Several factors affect the selection of the optimal braking solution, such as braking time, installation footprint, complexity of the installation and investment costs.