• DocumentCode
    1049510
  • Title

    Seismic Testing of Switchgear and Control Equipment

  • Author

    Rouch, K.E. ; Joung, K.S. ; Telander, S.H. ; Totten, D.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Allis-Chalmers Corporation
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1973
  • fDate
    3/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    751
  • Lastpage
    759
  • Abstract
    Critical electrical equipment used in nuclear generating stations are required to perform their safety functions during a seismic disturbance. Continuous sine testing has been conducted to verify the capability of particular switchgear and motor control centers to withstand such excitations. This paper presents the rationale used to arrive at required test levels and discusses the equipment dynamic response characteristics obtained in these tests.
  • Keywords
    Buildings; Control equipment; Floors; Frequency estimation; Motion analysis; Oscillators; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Switchgear; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1973.293781
  • Filename
    4075134