From the get-go, Arc Raiders has had expensive skins, with some going as high as $24/£20 and the average sitting around ...

Have you ever wondered how disastrous an internal arc fault in low- or medium-voltage switchgear (e.g. in not internal arc classified / arc resistant switchgear) can be? An internal arc fault is rare, ...

Note to editors: There is a photo associated with this press release. The ZNRG2061 works in 12V and 24V power supply installations. It requires few external components and comes in a small footprint 5 ...

Electrical distribution needs are continuously evolving in residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Owning to this, the demand for electrical power is on the rise, indicating the probability ...

2011 NEC Section 690.11 requires detection and interruption of “arcing faults resulting from a failure in the intended continuity of a conductor, connection, module, or other system component.” This ...

A building requirement aimed at making new homes in Ohio safer from the threat of electrical fires will go into effect a year after originally intended. The new rules, part of the 2008 National ...

Solid-state power controllers (SSPCs) are designed to replace mechanical circuit breakers, which work by tripping when the temperature of their internal Solid-state power controllers (SSPCs) are ...

Although flawed in its execution, the addition of AFCIs to the 2002 Code highlights the importance of arc-fault protection. Circuit breakers and fuses are effective in preventing fires caused by a ...

On October 13, 2009, EC&M hosted a free webinar on “Arc Mitigation: A Total Systems Approach.” The 1-hr event was sponsored by i-Gard, a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based developer and manufacturer ...

In arc fault circuit breakers, the choice of a fault detection sensitivity is generally made as a compromise between speed of detection and avoidance of nuisance trips. By using solid state switching ...