[util] Bio Accelerator Generator Test Notice

[Kimberly J. Austin]

TO:                  All Departments with Space in the Bio Accelerator


DATE:             November 2021

SUBJECT:       Monthly Emergency Diesel Generator Test Bio Accelerator




The next monthly test is scheduled for Friday, November 19, 2021.

The monthly tests will affect those areas with electrical outlets and systems connected to the emergency generator.  Currently, emergency power feeds all red power outlets and outlets covered with red cover plates, exit lights, some corridor lights, elevators, Telecommunications and the fire alarm system.

THE BIO ACCELERAR GENERATOR TEST PROCEDURES IS AS FOLLOWS:


1    The emergency generators will be started between 5:00 a.m. and 5:05 a.m., and used as the source for the emergency power feed for approximately 30 minutes.

2.   Emergency power will be switched back to the electrical feed between 5:30 a.m. and 5:35 a.m. and the generators turned off.

Users of emergency power will notice a series of sequential blinks at the beginning of the test.  At the end of the test, all areas will blink on return their respective areas to normal power.


If an unavoidable emergency arises close to the time that the emergency generator test is scheduled and you feel that a brief power interruption would be detrimental to your operation, immediately contact the Institute for Human Performance team at 467-4322 or 467-4323.





The test, although intended to simulate an actual power outage, has been modified to keep the disruption to a minimum.  If an actual power outage occurs, the electrical circuits supported by the generator will be without power for 5 to 10 seconds with the exception of those areas which have their own uninterruptible power supplies (OR's, etc.)  Our recent experience suggests that a real power outage can be expected once a year.  If you have equipment, processes, etc. that cannot cope with a power outage of this duration, your department should consider installing uninterruptible power supplies (UPS's).

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the test or the emergency power system, please feel free to contact Aaron Petty, Electrical Facilities Manager, Physical Plant at extension 47386.

Your continued cooperation in completing the code mandated emergency diesel generator test is greatly appreciated.

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