Puzzled by choosing circuit protection devices? Follow these guidelines and your electrical system will fall into place. Is it sufficient to select protective devices based entirely on their ability ...

Traditional synchronous boost converters offer little to no protection against short-circuit events at the output. Due to the boost converter’s topology, when the output is shorted to ground, a direct ...

I continue to be surprised by how many equipment designers are confused by UL circuit protection standards. In trying to meet conflicting standards, engineers may actually decrease the level of ...

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 ...

The A_S-1WR and B_LS-1WR series of 1-W SIP dc/dc converters feature continuous short circuit protection and are enclosed in a 0.77 x 0.37 x 0.24-in. package. They feature a continuous output short ...

This article is part of the Ideas for Design Series: Vol. 3, No. 8. This circuit builds on a previous idea in which the addition of an optocoupler to a microcontroller output converted a “dumb” ...

Now that autos are moving toward high-powered battery voltage, the industry is turning new attention toward making sure the flow can stop on a dime when needed. Power management company Eaton Corp.

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WASHINGTON, D. C. - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are launching a new, government-wide initiative on Monday to crack down on hurdles that waste consumers’ time and money, like ...

SARAJEVO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Local authorities on Friday said that last week's fatal fire at a retirement home in Tuzla, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was caused by a short circuit in ...