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Malaysia -
Technology Park Malaysia (TPM)
Technology Park
Malaysia, or short TPM, is the main reason why I was in Kuala Lumpur from time to time.
TPM is a research and business centre, where young companies from the new technology
sector can find the needed infrastructure for their activities.
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On the roof of the biggest
building of the park, there is installed a photovoltaic power plant with a power of 362kW.
This installation covers a part of the energy needs of the air-conditioned office space.
Excess power (on the weekends) can be fed to the public energy grid.
This picture with the from above view was not taken by me - I don't have
such a high tripod ...
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Here you can see the reason
for my visits at TPM. It is two rows of white cabinets. The row on the right side consists
of two inverters SINVERT solar 200kVA from Siemens, the row on the left side of two uninterruptible
power supplies S-Series 200kVA from Masterguard. The inverters transform the direct current
from the solar panels on the roof in alternating current that is fed to the power grid of
the building. The two uninterruptible power supplies together with the big battery guarantee
the permanent supply of the building with energy in case the power from the public grid fails.
For fire protection, there is a CO2 fire extinguishing system installed.
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On the roof, there are mounted
4824 photovoltaic modules of the type Siemens Solar SP 75L. Together they produce a nominal
power of 361.8 kWp. Therefore it is, in the year 2003, the biggest roof top installation
in South East Asia and because of the combination with the UPS the biggest PV-hybrid installation
in the world. In the centre of the building, there is a glass roof top, which construction
maybe also non-technician could find beautiful.
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Starting at the roof, you
can go to the research labs, where the employees occupy themselves also with the solar power
plant. Appropriately the rooms are fitted with sunny colours. The staircase is surprisingly
and pleasantly non square, even if it goes a little far down here.
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The building has a large
inner courtyard, around which the offices are arranged in six stories. I won't try to describe
the atmosphere that is created by a water cascade which spreads over four stories.
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At the main entrance of the
building, there is a display board, giving an overview over the energy values of the solar
installation. On the other side of the road, there is a smaller building (unfortunately without
solar installation), that also offers an interesting view. Especially short after dusk, and
when your camera lens gets misted because it was stored in the air-conditioned plant room
the entire day.
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