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
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