• DocumentCode
    1348191
  • Title

    Storm Safety [Electrical Safety]

  • Author

    Capelli-Schellpfeffer, Mary

  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    8
  • Abstract
    Transformers fail with lightning strikes. Land lines go down as wind-whipped trees hit utility installations. Then cell phones exhaust their battery life. Next, wireless networks show “no bars.” Workstations don´t boot up. Gas stations can´t refill. And there are no lights. In 90 seconds, nature´s forces can destroy our collective ability to be productive. In response to storm devastation, we signal a safety message.
  • Keywords
    Cellular phones; Electrical safety; Generators; Hurricanes; Lightning; Power system restoration; Transformers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-2618
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIAS.2011.942509
  • Filename
    6042841