Integrity of emergency systems [UPS]

Author

Johnson, Gordon S.

fYear

1997

fDate

11-16 May 1997

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

71

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. It illustrates some actual cases of early failure of the wiring and environmental damage to the generator set, addresses some misunderstandings of generator set applications and reviews progress with strengthening code requirements

Keywords

diesel-electric generators; failure analysis; power system reliability; standards; standby generators; uninterruptible power supplies; wiring; UPS integrity; code requirements; early wiring failure; emergency power systems reliability; environmental damage; generator set; maintenance; Cables; Circuits; Cities and towns; Communication system control; Fires; Floors; National electric code; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 1997. Conference Record, Papers Presented at the 1997 Annual Meeting., IEEE 1997

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3825-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPS.1997.595991

Filename

595991