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15 Electrical Mistakes Homeowners Make

They’re inexpensive and easy to use, and they help keep you safe when doing DIY electrical work. Solution: Test. Use. Verify. First, test the tester by holding it to a known live circuit, like a ...

3 Things You Should Never Plug Into Your Home's GFCI Outlets

While GFCI outlets are commonly used in homes for safety reasons, there are some things you should still never plug into them ...
House Digest on MSN

Why Do Some Outlets Have Red And Black Buttons? Here's What They Actually Do

If your outlet has red and black buttons, it's likely in the kitchen, bathroom, or garage, and those buttons serve an ...
IEEE

Solid-State Circuit Breaker Protection for DC Shipboard Power Systems: Breaker Design, Protection Scheme, Validation Testing

Abstract: The ultrafast protection speed requirement motivates the adoption of solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) for dc shipboard power systems. A 1 kV and 1.5 kA SS dc circuit breaker (DCCB) based ...
IEEE

A Survey of Hybrid Circuit Breakers: Component-Level Insights to System-Wide Integration

Abstract: This survey provides a comprehensive review of hybrid circuit breakers and their applications in 1 kV to 800 kV, both alternating current and direct current systems. The paper introduces the ...