Title :
Reliability of standby generators in Hong Kong buildings
Author :
Du, Y. ; Burnett, J. ; Chan, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
Reliable emergency power supply is essential to fire services installations. However, the extent of reliability and availability of standby generators in Hong Kong buildings are a query so far. This paper presents a generator reliability survey in Hong Kong. The results regarding fault events, reliability and availability of standby generators are showed by a means of analysis on their fault/failure records. Recommendations on reliable operation of standby generators are provided also in the paper.
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; emergency power supply; power system reliability; standby generators; Hong Kong buildings; availability; fault events; fire services installations; reliable emergency power supply; standby generators reliability; Availability; Computer network reliability; Emergency power supplies; Fires; Maintenance; Power generation; Power system reliability; Standby generators; Statistics; Telecommunication network reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2002. 37th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7420-7
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2002.1042697
