Power systems today operate in an environment where reliability and safety must be maintained despite rising loads, expanding ...

With the rise of vehicle electrification, the number of digital power control systems and electric motors in automobiles is expanding rapidly. Correspondingly, electrical systems must be as efficient ...

One of the most common reasons to measure current in today’s automotive systems is to detect fault conditions and respond to them quickly. I touched on this topic previously in Signal Chain Basics ...

Abstract: Suitable protection system is a must to protect people and primary electric power equipment from disaster or damage. Most frequent faults that occur in the distribution system are ...

This circuit provides latching and high-speed overcurrent protection for power-factor corrected (PFC) boost converters operating at dc voltages to 380 V. Overcurrent damage of PFC front-end boost ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Q. Per the NEC, overcurrent protection devices must be placed at what location in branch-circuit or feeder conductors? A. Except as permitted by ...

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 ...