This paper discusses about the integrated overcurrent/overvoltage protection device that helps protect telecommunications equipments. With the advancement in ...

The new components include the PMPS150-1812; PMPS150E-1206; PMPS200-1812; PMPS200D-1210; PMPS260C-1812; and PMPS380E-1206. These surface mount device (SMD) PPTCs are designed for overcurrent ...

Littelfuse has announced a new series of PPTCs designed to make the next generation of consumer electronics both smaller and more reliable. The PolySwitch zeptoSMDC series has been designed to provide ...

The correct answer is: c) may be used to protect internal circuits of equipment Article 240 provides the general requirements for overcurrent protection and overcurrent protective devices rated 1,000V ...

The usual way of preventing a small motor from drawing too much current is to install overcurrent protection in the form of a circuit breaker or some other kind of limiter. But installations that ...

In the first part of this series, featured in the February 2011 issue, we considered the selection of the protective devices of a low-voltage induction motor supplied from a motor control center (MCC) ...

For a PDF verion of this article, click here. Where resettable overcurrent protection is a requirement, PolySwitch polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) devices offer a highly effective ...

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 ...

Discrimination is the practice of selecting protective devices and adjusting their settings in order to limit interruption to electrical installations under fault conditions. When the devices in a ...

S&C’s Carey Cook and Hemanth Jala will be presenting a two-day course offered by EUCI, titled “Distribution Overcurrent Protection and Coordination,” from Oct. 29-30 2013 in Chicago. S&C’s Carey Cook ...

The 2Pro device incorporates a PolySwitch Polymeric Positive Temperature Coefficient Resistor (PPTC) overcurrent technology with a Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) component into one thermally protected ...