Delays in short-circuit protection triggers require careful selection of the magnetics and overcurrent threshold values to prevent component stress. In any off-line flyback converter design, it is ...

Transistor VT2 provides short-circuit protection to the load, with red LED D4 indicting an overload. (D2 blows out simultaneously with an overload.) Short-circuit current does not exceed 38 mA.

The near instantaneous response is appropriate for printed-circuit boards and sudden power surges as from short circuits or emergency shutdowns from crowbartype overvoltage monitors.

The NEC requires protection to personnel and electrical systems against damage during short circuit conditions. Generally, circuit breaker ratings are determined for the worst-case fault situation.

Branch circuit short circuit and ground fault protection A branch circuit short circuit and ground fault protective device protects the motor, the motor control equipment, and the conductors against ...

PULS L.P. recently announced the North American release of its latest PISA-M Series 4-channel electronic circuit breakers (ECBs), providing a powerful ...

Designing the reference input circuit for an RF system can prove tricky. One challenge is maintaining the phase noise performance of the input clock while meeting the protection, buffering and ...

Power Integrations launches gate drivers for 62 mm SiC and IGBT modules with fast short-circuit protection, rated for 1200 V and 1700 V applications.

If the power source has reversed polarity, some of the solutions proposed protect the device by shorting the power supply. If the power supply does not have embedded short circuit protection, the ...

Eaton says its upcoming Breaktor circuit protection technology works more effectively than standard circuit protector methods while also reducing maintenance costs.