Fuses are essential parts of power-distribution systems because they prevent fire or damage to electronic equipment. Fuses have the disadvantage of requiring replacement after every burnout, but they ...

French electrical protection, control products and power management specialist Mersen has launched a range of fuses and equipment for photovoltaic systems with 1500 V DC/800 V AC inverters. “Today, ...

Littelfuse, Inc., has introduced the 835 Series Fuse, a time-lag, ceramic body AC fuse. The 835 Series is the first fuse from Littelfuse to combine an unparalleled I 2 t value, a maximum interrupting ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. Although features and functionality attract the most attention for new electronic products, whether consumer, ...

The circuit protection market is filled with such a wide variety of fuses today that the previously accepted method of specifying fuses is just not enough. Instead, the proper application of fuses in ...

As many design engineers already know, surface-mount technology (SMT) represents the future of compact applications with space constraints. The technology also enables higher speed and yield in ...

Since the earliest versions of indoor LED light bulbs were developed, their designers have faced a variety of technical challenges. These include AC-to-DC power conversion, thermal design/heat-sinking ...

Maintenance personnel should implement a maintenance procedure for interval inspections of fuse protected equipment. The maintenance procedure should stress the environmental or operating conditions ...