Title :
A new dual reserve power system for small telephone exchanges
Author :
O´Connor, John A.
Author_Institution :
British Telecommun. Power & Building Eng. Services, London
Abstract :
The author describes a new small DC power system that employs an aluminum air battery as an emergency standby reserve, in a dual reserve configuration. The background to the development is presented along with a simplified description of the system operation. Also considered are the influence of the aluminum air battery on the converter and the system efficiency and reliability
Keywords :
aluminium; emergency power supply; secondary cells; telephone exchanges; Al air secondary cells; DC power system; dual reserve configuration; efficiency; emergency standby reserve; reliability; small telephone exchanges; Alternators; Batteries; Costs; Engines; Fuel economy; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power systems; Telecommunications; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1989. INTELEC '89. Conference Proceedings., Eleventh International
Conference_Location :
Florence
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1989.88273
