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 ...

Reviewing a typical protective device trip curve (click here to see Fig. 2), it can be divided into three regions. First is the “instantaneous region,” which is the region intended to interrupt ...

There are some sounds you just don’t want to hear in the bathroom. One of them is the ‘plop’ of your iPhone falling into the toilet bowl. Suddenly I was without a smartphone for 24 hours as I waited ...

are safety devices employed in electrical systems to guard equipment and people against electrical hazards. These breakers are designed to immediately interrupt the flows of electricity in a event ...