EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Importance of the Electrical Environment
1.2 Power Conditioning Apparatus
1.3 Evolutionary Trends in ADP Hardware and Its Power Sources
2. ASP POWER REQUIREMENTS VS POWER SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS
2.1 The Power Profile of an ADP System Electrical Load
2.2 Characteristics of Available Power
2.3 Matching ADP Requirements to Power Source Characteristics
2.4 Minimizing Electrical Disturbances
3. GROUNDING
3.1 Purposes of Grounding
3.2 Techniques of Grounding
3.3 High-Frequency Effects on Grounding Conductors
4. POWER CONDITIONERS: WHAT THEY DO: WHEN AND WHERE TO USE THEM
4.1 Filters
4.2 Line Voltage Regulators
4.3 Isolating Transformers
4.4 Motor-Generator Sets
4.5 Surge Arrestors
4.6 Power Factor Correction
4.7 Uninterruptible Power Systems
4.8 Redundant UPS Systems
4.9 Redundant Power Feeders
5. LIFE-SAFETY
5.1 Life-Safety Systems
5.2 Coordination of Life-Safety and ADP Functions
6. CONTROL OF STATIC ELECTRICITY AT THE ADP SITE
6.1 Humidity Control
6.2 Conductivity of Floor Surfaces
6.3 Static Drain Paths
6.4 Carpeting with Low Propensity to Static Electricity
6.5 Furniture and Upholstery
6.6 Shoes and Clothing
6.7 Ion Generators
6.8 Desensitizing Electronic Circuits
7. LIGHTNING PROTECTION
7.1 Primary Protection Belongs Outside the Computer Room
7.2 Residual Surge Protection in Power and Communication Lines
7.3 Protective Device Locations
7.4 Unwanted Paths for Surge Entry into the Computer Room
8. APPENDIX
8.1 Electrical Attributes of the Environment. Table I
8.2 Some Representative Power Quality Attributes. Table II.
8.3 Checklist of Considerations for Suitable ADP Power and Grounding
8.4 Annotated Bibliography