Title :
Reliability of standby generators in Hong Kong buildings
Author :
Du, Patrick Y. ; Burnett, J. ; Chan, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Building Services Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., 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 shown by means of analysis of their fault/failure records. Recommendations on reliable operation of standby generators are also provided in the paper.
Keywords :
power generation reliability; standby generators; Hong Kong buildings; availability; fault events; fault/failure records; fire services installations; generator reliability survey; reliability; standby generators; Availability; Computer network reliability; Emergency power supplies; Failure analysis; Fires; Industry Applications Society; Power generation; Power system reliability; Standby generators; Telecommunication network reliability;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.2003.818978
