Title :
Systems grounding: management and troubleshooting
Author :
Korbel, Nicholas ; Tullius, Nick ; Ashdown, Bert
Author_Institution :
Astec Advanced Power Syst., Nepean, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
In recent years, increased local and global competition has led to revision of all aspects of `life´ in a telecommunication facility, including installation cost and maintenance of equipment grounding systems. In this ever-changing world, it is important to contain costs by eliminating all unnecessary expenses and reducing ongoing expenses, be they one-time (such as initial installation) or ongoing (such as occasional troubleshooting investigations, system expansion or periodic maintenance). By summarizing the authors´ years of experience in auditing and troubleshooting telecommunication systems, this paper not only provides insight into the main issues that affect the ongoing operation of the network but also identifies the network trends and key elements of an audit that will help in planning and management of the network
Keywords :
earthing; maintenance engineering; management; power system protection; telecommunication power supplies; equipment grounding systems; installation cost; maintenance; management; power network grounding systems; telecommunication facility; telecommunication systems; troubleshooting; Bonding; Costs; Energy management; Globalization; Grounding; Monopoly; Network topology; Power system management; Surges; Telecommunication network management;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunication Energy Conference, 1999. INTELEC '99. The 21st International
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5624-1
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1999.794108