Residential electrical branch circuit breakers incorporate electronic and electrical technology in Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters that can turn off power to prevent fires if arcing occurs. This ...

The TIDA-00442 TI design provides a reference solution for detecting ground faults in inverter based drives. Inverter current is measured on both dc-positive and dc-negative buses using shunt ...

California’s wildfire risk has increased in recent years because of climate change, drought, increased development in the wildland-urban interface and the significant buildup of fuel, including on ...

Created to protect personnel from electric shock, GFCI-type operations now help protect equipment as well. • Ground-fault sensing now protects equipment as well as personnel. • The magnitude of ...

Albert Einstein once said: “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” To mitigate the wildfire challenge, a utility must be both clever and wise. Southern California Edison (SCE) ...

In this article, DANIEL ADAJI explores how smart gadgets, such as sensors, Internet of Things devices, machine learning algorithms, and other advanced technologies, can revolutionise fault detection ...

A. Battery circuits exceeding 100V between the conductors or to ground are permitted to operate with ungrounded conductors, provided a ground-fault detector and indicator is installed to monitor for ...