DocumentCode :
3302044
Title :
Electrical fires and the power disconnect issue [telecom facilities]
Author :
McMenamin, Dan
Author_Institution :
Bell Atlantic Corp., Fort Washington, PA, USA
fYear :
1997
fDate :
19-23 Oct 1997
Firstpage :
454
Lastpage :
461
Abstract :
This paper presents issues surrounding Class C (energized electrical) central office fires and discuss what works, what doesn´t work and what needs more research. The central office from the perspective of a fire responder is presented. Additionally, the paper addresses the thorny question: to disconnect or not to disconnect and offers concepts for micro level power down circuitry. Certainly it is a controversial issue and it rages on nearly ten years after the watershed Hinsdale Illinois (USA) fire. Most telephone people distrust any device which might shut down telephone service. Generally, when a telephone person is in favor of disconnects, it nearly always follows that the person is a volunteer fire fighter in his or her private life
Keywords :
fires; safety; standards; telecommunication power supplies; telephone networks; Class C central office fires; electrical fires; micro level power down circuitry; power disconnection issues; telecommunication facilities; telephone service; Central office; Circuits; Combustion; Contamination; Drives; Fires; Plastics; Protocols; Telephony; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1997. INTELEC 97., 19th International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3996-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1997.645927
Filename :
645927
Link To Document :
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