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5. Operation
The system is currently operated from the control and command center (RCC) located on the French terminal, as a matter of priority, after several years of priority on the British side.
The operators are mainly responsible for managing rail and road traffic. One of the operators is in charge of controlling and remotely operating the electromechanical equipment needed to keep the system running smoothly. To do this, he uses the EMS (Engineering Management System). This system mainly manages :
electrical distribution and lighting ;
tunnel ventilation (normal and additional in the event of fire) ;
tunnel cooling plant ;
drainage and pumping ;
fire-fighting system ;
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Bibliography
Website
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Standards and norms
- Effets du courant sur l'homme et les animaux domestiques. Partie 1 : aspects généraux - CEI/TRL 60479-1 - 09-94
- Rotating electrical machines. Part 5: Degrees of protection provided by the integral design of rotating machines (IP codes). – Classification - CEI 60034-5 - 12-00
- Recueil de prescriptions de sécurités électriques - ORF 30012 - 11-97
- Système de management de la qualité - ISO 9001 - 2000
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