Masterpact Low Arc Flash circuit breakers are designed and tuned to provide balanced protection for both overcurrent and arc flash. The breakers incorporate a blow-open design that clears faults ...

Assumptions and complacency are two of safety’s worst enemies. If the following story hits uncomfortably close to home for you, it will have served its purpose. In January 1993, two employees were ...

An arc flash is defined as a hazardous explosion of energy from an electrical circuit, or a type of discharge that results from a low-impedance connection through air to ground or to another voltage ...

Reducing personal injuries from arc flash events should be the main goal of any arc flash hazard assessment. Many facilities have locations where the arc flash energy levels are extremely high. These ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, announces the AF0500 Arc-Flash Relay, which delivers arc-flash protection in a flexible design with unlimited ...

Switchgear comprises electrical disconnect switches, fuses and/or circuit breakers that control, protect and isolate electrical equipment in electrical power systems. A switchgear fault (phase loss, ...

Incident energy is directly proportional to the total arcing time. Because of this, most strategies for arc flash hazard mitigation focus on faster detection and clearing of the arc flash. The two ...

CBS ArcSafe®, a leading manufacturer of remote racking and switching solutions for low- and medium-voltage switchgear, ...

GE’s Industrial Solutions business announced its ArcWatch circuit breaker communication technology. ArcWatch is the industry’s first technology to enable an electrical system design that helps to ...

Failures can occur in the electrical disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers that control, protect and isolate electrical equipment in electrical power systems, also known as switchgear. When a ...