• DocumentCode
    2642478
  • Title

    Safety of DC power equipment: past, present, and future

  • Author

    Ancel, A.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Power Products, Northern Telecom, Lachine, Que.
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    30 Oct-3 Nov 1994
  • Firstpage
    321
  • Lastpage
    328
  • Abstract
    Product safety engineering represents the application of safety engineering rules of practice to the design and manufacture of products of all types. This paper illustrates this statement under the following topics: discussion of product safety; safety history of telecommunication DC power supply equipment; distinction between safety and safety regulations; product hazards; a “roadmap” to obtain product safety approvals; and future considerations
  • Keywords
    design engineering; health hazards; history; legislation; power apparatus; safety; standards; telecommunication power supplies; DC power equipment; design; manufacture; product hazards; product safety engineering; regulations; safety approvals; safety history; telecommunication DC power supply; Batteries; Central office; Chemical hazards; Explosions; Flammability; History; Product safety; Road safety; Safety devices; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1994. INTELEC '94., 16th International
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2034-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INTLEC.1994.396615
  • Filename
    396615