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 \n■ What are some of the things that could interrupt thecontinuous flow of power?  \n■ Is maintenance an income or an expense?  \n■ Why do we test?  \n■ Who should test?  \n3  \n## WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE POWER RELIABILITY?\n\n■ Only one acceptable answer to the consumer-continuous power  \n■To the facility manager-cost of maintaining abullet proof system vs.cost of an outage  \nP.S.As I'm typing this,the power goes out at theSuper Bowl-what did this cost?  \n4  \n## WHAT COULD INTERRUPT POWER?\n\n■ GENERATION-loss of cooling,electricalshutdown,etc.  \n■ TRANSMISSION-Lightning,protective devicemalfunction,overload?  \n■ DISTRIBUTION-animal contact,car poleaccident,storms,lightning,overload!  \n■ UTILIZATION-lack of maintenance,inadvertentoperation,ground fault,human error  \n5  \n## IS MAINTENANCE INCOME OR EXPENSE?\n\n■ To the bean counters -an expense?  \n■ To the maintenance technician -a necessity sincethe flow of power=the flow of business?  \n6  \n## WHY DO WE TEST?\n\n■ Personnel safety-arc flash protection assumesequipment will interrupt precisely as intended  \n■ Fire safety -NFPA National Electrical Code  \n■ Insurance company required  \n■ Regulatory-NERC/FERC  \n■Aging infrastructure  \n■ Equipment manufactured to precise specifications(i.e.no fluff)  \n■ Increase life cycle and defer the need for capitalinvestment  \n7  \n## WHO SHOULD TEST?\n\n■ Hospitals  \n■ Data centers  \n■ Utilities  \n■ Industrials  \n■ Commercial  \n■ Everyone should have some form of testing toensure safety  \n8  \nRESOURCES  \nMaintenance.  \nOperation,and  \nSafety oflndustrial  \n■ AVO Training Institute-Substation Maintenanceaad CanercialPruer Systens  \n■ IEEE-Color Book Series (Yellow Book -Guide for  \nMaintenance,Operation,&Safety of Industrial &Commercia.Power Systems)  \n■ NETA-Standard for Acceptance/Maintenance TestingSpecifications  \nlalerNofonal Lecricol  \n■ NETA Level II,I and IV test techniciansNETALio Auneclorio  \n■ NFPA 70B:Recommended Practice for Electrical EquipmentMaintenance  \n■ ANSI,NEMA,IEC  \n■ Manufacturers of apparatus  \n■ Authors such as Paul Gill -Electrical Power Equipment Maintenance and Testing                 \nMegger.  \nRESOURCES (Continued)  \n■ Manufacturers of test equipment:  \n·Megger  \n● Doble  \n● Omicron  \n·Vanguard  \n● Flir  \n● Fluke  \n·Many more","cbCaicy9CKX46R6m","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicy9CKX46R6m","pdf",1168677,104,"English","# LEGAL DISCLAIMER\n# QUESTIONS\n# WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE POWER RELIABILITY?\n# WHAT COULD INTERRUPT POWER?\n# IS MAINTENANCE INCOME OR EXPENSE?\n# WHY DO WE TEST?\n# WHO SHOULD TEST?\n# RESOURCES","[{\"question\":\"What does the presentation consider an acceptable power reliability?\",\"answer\":\"It states there is only one acceptable answer to the consumer-continuous power requirement, and compares the cost of maintaining a protective system versus the cost of an outage.\"},{\"question\":\"Which factors can interrupt power flow according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"It lists interruptions across generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization, including cooling loss, electrical shutdown, lightning, protective device malfunctions, animal contact or pole accidents, storms, overload, lack of maintenance, inadvertent operation, ground faults, and human error.\"},{\"question\":\"Why should electrical equipment be tested and who should perform testing?\",\"answer\":\"Testing supports personnel safety through arc-flash protection assumptions, fire safety and code compliance, insurance and regulatory requirements (including NERC/FERC), and asset aging and specification accuracy. 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