More about arc-fault circuit interrupters

More about arc-fault circuit interrupters

Since the arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) was commercially introduced in 1998, questions have arisen about how it detects arcs, whether it detects series and parallel arcs, and what types of AFCIs are available. Types other than the original branch/feeder AFCI are emerging. This paper is intend...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on industry applications 2004-07, Vol.40 (4), p.1006-1011
Hauptverfasser: Gregory, G.D., Kon Wong, Dvorak, R.F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Circuit breakers
Circuit faults
Conducting materials
Electrical fault detection
Fires
Industry Applications Society
Insulation
Interrupters
Protection
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Zusammenfassung:Since the arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) was commercially introduced in 1998, questions have arisen about how it detects arcs, whether it detects series and parallel arcs, and what types of AFCIs are available. Types other than the original branch/feeder AFCI are emerging. This paper is intended to provide an update regarding answers to those questions, following an earlier paper that introduced the basic functioning of the AFCI.
ISSN:0093-9994
1939-9367
DOI:10.1109/TIA.2004.831287