Tyco Electronics announced today a new addition to its popular PolySwitch resettable PPTC (polymeric positive temperature coefficient) devices surface-mount product family. Designed for the latest ...

Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has announced the introduction of its 2Pro device series that features integrated overcurrent ...

TE Circuit Protection has developed a device that helps protect both cost-sensitive PSTN and VoIP telephony equipments, and the customers themselves. PSTN and VoIP equipments are prone to damage due ...

TYCO ELECTRONICS announced the introduction of a Metal Hybrid PPTC (MHP) technology useful for high-rate-discharge battery applications at ratings above 30VDC/30A such as cordless power tools, e-bikes ...

Circuit protection has become a crucial design consideration to protect sensitive applications against overcurrent conditions. In most applications, overcurrent and overtemperature conditions are an ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Q. Per the NEC, overcurrent protection devices must be placed at what location in branch-circuit or feeder conductors? A. Except as permitted by ...

This answer is based on the 2017 NEC. A. Yes, it does. If the circuit’s overcurrent protection device exceeds 800A, the conductor ampacity ― after the application of ambient temperature correction ...

Differential protection is best understood as a fault control philosophy rather than a component category. The relay itself is secondary to the scheme it enforces. Once a zone is defined, the system ...

For utilities, proper protection against high voltage transient overvoltages and overloads is critical to ensure maximum life of their power transformers. Failure to do so can result in significant ...