Title :
Appropriate choice of alarm system technologies: EPRI research
Author :
Fink, Robert T. ; Zarechnak, Alex ; Williges, Robert C. ; O´Brien, John F.
Author_Institution :
MPR Associates Inc., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has carried out a program of research over the last ten years on the improvement of nuclear plant control room alarm systems. Newer technologies have become available including microprocessor-based annunciators that offer new possibilities for upgrading control room alarm systems. The results of a formal test program that evaluated alternate alarm systems with both conventional and computer-driven displays are summarized, and the implications of the results with respect to choices in a system upgrade are discussed. The promises and problems of newer systems are also discussed, and future directions for the alarm research program are described.<>
Keywords :
alarm systems; microcomputer applications; power station computer control; EPRI research; Electric Power Research Institute; alarm system technologies; computer-driven displays; control room alarm systems; microprocessor-based annunciators; Alarm systems; Appropriate technology; Cathode ray tubes; Computational modeling; Computer displays; Control systems; Industrial control; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Human Factors and Power Plants, 1992., Conference Record for 1992 IEEE Fifth Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0888-3
DOI :
10.1109/HFPP.1992.283389
