Integrity of emergency systems [of power supply]

Author

Johnson, Gordon S.

Author_Institution

306 7th St., SE, Dundee, FL, USA

Volume

34

Issue

4

fYear

1998

Firstpage

669

Lastpage

674

Abstract

The reliability of emergency power systems has improved steadily since the earliest installations. The generator set, and its maintenance, will probably always be the most critical part of the system, but the application of the set and the rest of the system often prevents it from supplying power. This paper concentrates on the integrity of the system. Section II illustrates some actual cases of early failure of the wiring and environmental damage to the generator set. Section III addresses some misunderstandings of generator set applications and Section IV reviews progress with strengthening code requirements

Keywords

emergency power supply; failure analysis; legislation; maintenance engineering; power system reliability; standards; standby generators; application; applications; emergency power systems reliability; environmental damage; failure; generator set; maintenance; regulatory code requirements; standby power integrity; wiring damage; Circuits; Cities and towns; Communication system control; Fires; Floors; Industrial power systems; National electric code; Power system protection; Power system reliability; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/28.703956

Filename

703956