When I moved into my current home, the kitchen had been recently remodeled. Great! That meant it had at least two 20-amp circuits to handle all the kitchen appliances, countertop and wall receptacles ...

Menlo Park, Calif. — Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has rolled out its 2Pro device series that features integrated overcurrent ...

Menlo Park, Calif. — The new PolySwitch TSM600-400 resettable overcurrent protection device from Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, helps communications equipment comply ...

Turning on a power source into a highly capacitive load can wreak havoc on circuit elements and protection devices. Foldback current limiting allows circuit elements to withstand transient currents ...

Excessive current flow must be prevented so that the electrical circuit can be reliably protected. Using a current limiter in boost converters for circuit protection. An easy-to-implement design idea ...

Note: This article is based on the 2011 NEC. Article 430 provides the requirements for electric motors while Art. 440 offers amended and additional requirements for hermetic motors, such as those used ...