Ganz surveillance equipment helps protect Greek thermoelectric power station

05 June 2007

Ganz, working with its Greek distributor, Signal Security, has supplied a range of surveillance equipment for a thermoelectric power station in Greece.

Situated in West Macedonia, the power station’s owner, Public Power Corporation SA, recently decided to upgrade its security systems and Signal Security won a competitive tender for the work – its first for the company. Following a site survey and risk audit, Signal Security installed six C-DN1X18P Ganz outdoor PTZ dome cameras, which offer a useful 18x zoom capability in colour, plus 18x and 26x day/night options with switchable 12x digital. These cameras are being used to monitor activity around the site’s perimeter.

Meanwhile, as part of its refurbishment of the power station’s security control room, Signal Security also specified a Ganz C-MP 16-channel MPEG4 Pentaplex DVR with built-in DVR-RW and hard disk storage of up to 500Gb. The unit’s Pentaplex function means it can view, record, archive locally, view and record remotely, allowing the operator to view live information and playback information on the same display whilst backing up a previous event. During this time the record process is uninterrupted and an additional operator could be viewing via the network connection.

The control room also now benefits from a C-D08M2 8-channel intelligent matrix and keyboard supplied by Ganz to work in conjunction with the dome cameras, as well as a ZM-CRH115NP 15-inch colour CRT monitor, which boasts 650TVL for a high quality picture.

Reporting on the completed installation, Signal Security’s Sales Manager, Niki Eugenidou, said the new system is performing well and added that Ganz equipment is preferred because it offers a winning combination of high quality, competitive prices, good back-up support and warranties, as well as being reliable in operation and offering a comprehensive ‘one-stop’ range that caters for all requirements.

Ganz Export Sales Manager, Hassan Ahmed, commented: “The dome cameras supplied for this contract are easy to install, with features including multi-protocol operation and the ability to run using either coax or twisted pair cabling. Meanwhile, the MPEG4 DVR provided to Signal Security is simple to use and offers a wealth of functions that end users appreciate.”