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100			_aBeale, P.
245			_aPower trip
260			_c2003
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0348) 29 November 2003, 118-119(2)
520			_aDiscusses the problems occuring with the recent power cuts that have affected the USA, London and parts of Scandinavia. Sweden and Denmark suffered major disruptions as repairs to their grid took hours which left many essential public services without power and reliant on standby power generators. A survey of 50 large uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) showed that 2% of power cuts lasted more than 30 minutes which would be beyond the ability of the largest UPS battery. Another survey of 100 UPS systems showed that quite often there was no diesel generator installed leaving computer systems open to a complete loss of supply in power failures lasting more than a few minutes. The UK's gross power consumption is set to increase over the coming years which means that organisations need to invest in power protection systems and to keep up with technological changes
590			_aABS
650			_aDENMARK
650			_aPOWER
650			_aPOWER INDUSTRY
650			_aLONDON
650			_aSWEDEN
650			_aUNITED STATES
650			_aCOMPUTER HARDWARE
690			_aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-ENERGY-ENERGY USE-ENERGY EFFICIENCY
700			_aLane, J.
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