An emergency power system is an independent source of electrical power that supports important electrical systems on loss of normal power supply. A standby...
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The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), sometimes called the Emergency Action Notification System (EANS), was an emergency warning system used in the United...
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The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the United States designed to allow authorized officials to broadcast emergency alerts...
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to a load when the input power source or mains power fails. A UPS differs from a traditional auxiliary/emergency power system or standby generator in that...
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grid (distributed generation) to provide supplemental power and as emergency power system for critical areas, or installed as a grid-independent generator...
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War emergency power (WEP) is a throttle setting that was first present on some American World War II military aircraft engines. For use in emergency situations...
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An emergency communication system (ECS) is any system (typically computer-based) that is organized for the primary purpose of supporting one-way and two-way...
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speeds, without battery power, emergency generator, or off-site electrical power. The Isolation cooling system is a defensive system against a condition known...
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Aircraft emergency oxygen systems or air masks are emergency equipment fitted to pressurized commercial aircraft, intended for use when the cabin pressurisation...
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Kill switch (redirect from Emergency power off)
switch, also known more formally as an emergency brake, emergency stop (E-stop), emergency off (EMO), or emergency power off (EPO), is a safety mechanism used...
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nuclear power plant (NPP), also known as a nuclear power station (NPS), nuclear generating station (NGS) or atomic power station (APS) is a thermal power station...
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describes a combined power and energy storage system. Examples of power producers used in hybrid power are photovoltaics, wind turbines, and various types...
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and emergency power systems. The need for continual power systems has risen because more and more essential services depend on consistent power, such...
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inherent in the Emergency Broadcast System was that it required a television or radio to be turned on for a household to receive the emergency alarm, whereas...
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an emergency light is designed to come on when the power goes out. Every model, therefore, requires some sort of a battery or generator system that...
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30 kW) ABC auxiliary engine. These powered a generator for the craft's radio transmitter and, in an emergency, could power an auxiliary air blower. One of...
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a type of internal combustion engine Ram air turbine (RAT), an emergency power system for aircraft Small air turbines, used as high-speed pneumatic motors...
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Hospital emergency codes are coded messages often announced over a public address system of a hospital to alert staff to various classes of on-site emergencies...
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of nuclear power plants (for more cost comparisons) Base load power plant Peaking power plant Dispatchable generation Emergency power system Masters, Gilbert...
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define AEBS (also automated emergency braking in some jurisdictions).[clarification needed] UN ECE regulation 131 requires a system which can automatically...
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electric power system is a network of electrical components deployed to supply, transfer, and use electric power. An example of a power system is the electrical...
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Computing-Based Security Control for Energy Management Architecture of Hybrid Emergency Power System for More-Electric Aircrafts [sic]". IEEE Journal of Selected Topics...
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constructed to supply power for London's tram system, since 1988 it has been London Underground's central emergency power supply, providing power if there is partial...
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Earthquake preparedness (category Emergency management)
with emergency generators or other power sources to provide an emergency power system. The United States Department of Energy states: "homeowners, business...
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critical systems, such as telecommunication, are also required to have emergency power. The battery room of a telephone exchange usually has arrays of lead–acid...
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The National Messaging System (NMS) is an upcoming Australian cell broadcast emergency population warning system that is slated to replace the current...
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2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout (redirect from 2025 Iberian Peninsula power outage)
some areas. The power cut caused severe difficulties in telecommunications, transportation systems, and essential sectors such as emergency services. At...
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The Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) is an information distribution system that utilizes existing digital television spectrum and towers to provide...
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2025 Chile blackout (category Power outages in Chile)
capital, while Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport activated emergency power systems to maintain essential operations. Empresa de los Ferrocarriles...
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The National Emergency System (SINAE) (Spanish: Sistema Nacional de Emergencias) is a public system of the Presidency of Uruguay, that is responsible for...
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