December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
260 pages
7h 13m
English
Many cases of malfunctioning of and even damages to microprocessors are caused as a result of the impact of electromagnetic disturbances (blackouts, noise, sags, spikes, surges) from the power supply network on operation of the digital protective relays (DPRs).
A blackout results in a total loss of utility power:
Cause: Blackouts are caused by excessive demand on the power network, lightning storms, ice on power lines, car accidents, construction equipment, earthquakes, and other catastrophes.
Effect: Current work in RAM or cache is lost and there is total loss of data stored on ROM.
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