Experimental characterization of series arc faults in AC and DC electrical circuits

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1015-1020

  Artale, Giovanni ^a   Cataliotti, Antonio ^a   Cosentino, Valentina ^a   Privitera, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI); arc faults detection; electrical safety; home protection; photovoltaic systems; series arcs; UL 1699

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARC FAULTS; ELECTRICAL SAFETY; HOME PROTECTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SERIES ARC; UL 1699;

FAULT DETECTION;

EID: 84905717255     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC.2014.6860896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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