The use of low-voltage current-limiting fuses to reduce arc-flash energy

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1741-1749

  Doughty, Richard L ^a   Neal, Thomas E ^a   Macalady, Terry L ^a   Saporita, Vincent ^a   Borgwald, Kenneth ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc burn; Arc burn prevention; Arc flash; Arc thermal energy; Current limiting fuses

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC ARCS; LIFE CYCLE; PHASE CHANGING CIRCUITS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

ARC-FLASH ENERGY; LOW-VOLTAGE CURRENT LIMITING FUSES;

ELECTRIC FUSES;

EID: 0034316931     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.887229     Document Type: Article

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