Title :
Reliability of Medium-Voltage Vacuum Power Circuit-Breakers
Author :
Heising, Charles R.
Author_Institution :
General Electric Company, Philadelphia; Industrial Reliability Tech: 216 Farwood Road; Philadelphia, PA 19151 USA.
fDate :
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A medium-voltage vacuum power circuit-breaker is used as an example of how a manufacturer can reduce the failure rate by 75% and reduce the maintenance costs by at least 73%. This required the expenditure of significant additional money and resources by the manufacturer. Questions are posed to users of circuit breakers to determine if this is what they wish to motivate a manufacturer to do; and if so, how this can be implemented in the market place.
Keywords :
Circuit breakers; Circuit testing; Costs; Electrical equipment industry; Maintenance; Manufacturing industries; Medium voltage; Metals industry; Power system reliability; Switchgear; Business viewpoint; Circuit breaker reliability; Improved manufacturing quality; Improved mechanical reliability;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1983.5221458
