In a bid to guarantee vital power supplies to newly built cabin hospitals treating the novel coronavirus, representatives of the State Grid Wuhan Dunkou Economic Development Zone Power Supply Company visited Wuhan Sports Center -- located in the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone (WHDZ) -- on a fact finding mission, WHDZ officials said.
Officials said that during the visit on Feb 5, the company's representatives learned about power demand to ensure electricity supply.
The Wuhan Sports Center in the WHDZ -- located in central Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak in China -- has converted its main gymnasium and badminton training hall into two mobile cabin hospitals, to treat infected patients suffering from mild symptoms of the virus.
If a patient's condition worsens, he or she is then transferred to the Wuhan Union Hospital (West Campus).
The cabin hospitals have 1,100 beds, with 600 beds placed in the main gymnasium and 500 in the badminton training hall.
Construction and preparation work on the two cabin hospitals began on Feb 4. Officials said the two cabin hospitals officially opened on Feb 5.
At present, the power distribution room of the gymnasium uses a dual power supply method and its main power supply has a capacity of 3250 kilovolt amps.
The power supply system of the gymnasium is equipped with a generator of 800 kVA and 750 kVA of emergency power. Officials said the emergency power system, or EPS, can meet the requirements of essential loads.
They said the power protection team will instruct staff members of Wuhan Sports Center on how to calculate the capacity of the newly connected sockets for safe access to the load, especially the safety capacity of the serially connected sockets. A leakage protector will be installed to ensure the safe use of the electricity.
At the same time, the company will organize its personnel to monitor and report on the power consumption situation 24 hours a day.
It will also organize emergency personnel, vehicles and materials to ensure the smooth flow of information and timely troubleshooting.
