As far as the design of SPDs is concerned, the need exists for simplifying its circuit structure in fulfilment of the prerequisite condition of protective reliability. The circuit simplification for SPDs is of benefit to lower the cost of manufacture and reduce the size of chassis. Considering that the traditional SPD that has been extensively used on single-phase AC power supply lines requires...

CaCiiuAing ~lt.0 ,~,o;-e s;irge-pi-o;efiiiie devices located r p y ~ c t i ~ ~ l y rrt the serl@ce e ! ! ~ m c e c>f CI building ar~d near the sensitive equipment is intended to ensure that each device shares the surge stress in an manner commensurate with its rating, to achieve reliable protection of equipment against surges impinging fi-om the utility supply as well as internally generated su...

A system dynamics model was developed to help hospitals assess their ability to handle surges of demand during various types of disasters. The model represents all major flows of patients through a hospital and indicates how specific responses to a surge may ameliorate bottlenecks and their potentially harmful effects on patients. The model was calibrated to represent a specific hospital in Wes...

Disasters which include countless killed and many more injured, have occurred throughout recorded history. Many of the same reports of disaster also include numerous accounts of individuals attempting to rescue those in great peril and render aid to the injured and infirmed. The purpose of this paper is to briefly discuss the transition through several periods of time with managing a surge of m...