1. Generator Running
Will report whenever the generator is running.
Why is this alarm important? If the generator is
running, chances are very good you have a commercial
power failure. Most companies and NOC
managers have experienced a network outage
because nobody knew the generator was running,
until it ran out of fuel, causing power failure.
The end result, was the site still went down, the
only difference is that it went down later and consumed
lots of fuel. Under normal circumstances,
this alarm would be used to make sure your self
tests (manual / automatic) are working correctly.
It can also be used as a rough indicator of how
long the generator had been running so you can
estimate fuel levels and better plan fuel runs.
Lastly, whenever an unplanned generator running
alarms occurs, it gives you plenty of time to initiate
the corrective action notifications to the commercial
power company.
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