Overcurrent protection is just what it sounds like: protection against currents higher than a circuit is rated for. Every circuit in your home has a rating, determined by the circuit’s ...

Overcurrent protection. Branch-circuit OCPDs must have an ampacity not less than 125% of the continuous loads, plus 100% of the noncontinuous loads [210.20(A)]. Fig. 4. If a branch circuit supplies ...

Protecting circuits and equipment from overcurrent from overcurrent involves more than simply selecting a fuse or breaker from a table Art. 240, ... To size the branch-circuit protection for a motor, ...

The following example shows the case of a circuit (figure 3) and layout implementation (figure 4) for the 1ED44175N01B and a TO-247 IGBT (e.g. IKW40N65WR5). With this design, it is possible to reduce ...

The bidirectional 'C' series TBU™ device chosen for this application has a 4 mm by 8.25 mm package, which even the tightest printed circuit board layout should be able to accommodate. This solution is ...

Short circuits can also damage or destroy LED-driver outputs. Most LED drivers have built-in safety features, including thermal shutdown and open- and short-LED detection. However, additional ...

However, many equipment manufacturers find it easy to justify the cost of resettable PPTC device protection if it helps protect against overcurrent damage caused by electrical short, overloaded ...

Solid-state overcurrent-protection ICs such as USB switches and card-slot power switches offer a simple and robust protection for pins at risk of overloads and short circuits. Such switches ...