From traditional fuses to eFuses, understanding the advantages, limitations, and use cases of each technology helps engineers ...

The overcurrent protection requirements outlined in the NEC can be found in Art. 240, except as noted in Table 240.3. As we noted in Part 16 of our series on Electrical Services, the requirements for ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Underlined text indicates a Code change. Q. What does the Code require for overcurrent protection of flexible cords, flexible cables, and fixture ...

This paper discusses about the integrated overcurrent/overvoltage protection device that helps protect telecommunications equipments. With the advancement in ...

By Prasad Tawade, Littelfuse, Inc. As wearable, mobile, and portable devices continue to evolve, their charging solutions ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Protecting power transistors against overcurrent failure has always been a challenging issue in power circuit design. In order to protect against even ...

The usual way of preventing a small motor from drawing too much current is to install overcurrent protection in the form of a circuit breaker or some other kind of limiter. But installations that ...

Solid-state overcurrent-protection ICs such as USB switches and card-slot power switches offer a simple and robust protection for pins at risk of overloads and short circuits. Such switches, however, ...

For modern distribution protection, Negative Phase Sequence (NPS) Protection is often relegated in favor of common elements such as Overcurrent (OC) or Earth Fault (EF), but NPS is an incredibly ...

TE Circuit Protection has developed a device that helps protect both cost-sensitive PSTN and VoIP telephony equipments, and the customers themselves. PSTN and VoIP equipments are prone to damage due ...