Overvoltage protection of AC power lines is a common practice, which encompasses a variety of protection circuit solutions. Most designs are cost-driven and tend to use only the bare minimum of ...

http://www.e-t-a.comA recent survey suggests that circuit protection isn't as easy as people think. In a recent nationwide quiz of 882 engineers who specify circuit ...

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Downtime has taken on enormous importance as companies struggle to compete in a global market and a global downturn. Managers are in hot pursuit of technologies that reduce business interruptions, no ...

A subject rarely found in circuit design textbooks is the matter of nonlinear junction capacitance, especially reverse-bias junction capacitance, also called depletion capacitance. When it is ...

Figure 1. Two-pole circuit breakers interrupt both neutral and hot wires (Click to enlarge). Figure 2. A typical combination switch and circuit breaker for medical equipment. Figure 2. A typical ...

These breakers come in two versions — one with magnetic trip element for short-circuit protection and the other with thermal and magnetic trip elements for overload and short-circuit protection. They ...

Electricity is at the centre of our daily existence and our dependence is only increasing with the emergence of a newer field of Home automation, IoT enabled electrical appliances. It is difficult to ...

If a motor isn't adequately protected, a short circuit will likely result in premature replacement. Then there's the problem of nuisance tripping upon initial start-up because the magnetic setting of ...

The report from the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO) has found that a protection circuit on NRG Flinders' equipment incorrectly reduced output from the Playford power station ...