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NUTUKURTHI KRISHNA CHAITANYA
BAKER CHILLED WATER PLANT
The Baker Chilled Water Plant is a 31 year old facility constructed in 1976 that is located
at the east end of the Service Center Road in the Service Center Complex of North Campus. This
Plant and the accompanying Plant pump have a combined total area of approximately 39,396
square feet. The main function of the Plant is to provide cooled water for air-conditioned
buildings that is pumped through a 6 mile long underground distribution loops. There is large
number of induction motors that is used to pump throughout the campus. As these motors
provide inductance, the power factor of the plant is 0.9.
The plant has a very well 4 stage planned out construction. In the first section 13.8kV
transformers and switchgears are installed. The second section includes the control unit using
SEMENS based on computer system. This section is mainly responsible to control temperature
in every single room in all of the buildings in the North Campus. Third section contains all heavy
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- Spring '10
- JenniferZirnheld
- Alternating Current, Pump, Electrical substation, Relay, North Campus
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