The 2002 NEC implemented new requirements to help reduce the number of electrical fires caused by parallel arc faults in branch circuit wiring. All branch circuits supplying bedrooms in single-family ...

Germany's Fraunhofer ISE announced it published a new international test standard for inverters that incorporate arc fault detection devices. The research institute said the new IEC 63027 standard ...

A prototype arc fault circuit breaker (AFCB) for aircraft use has begun flight tests aboard a Navy C-9 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va. and is performing flawlessly, according to NAVAIR. The AFCB's ...

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 ...

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) conducted a survey of the utility industry on how to determine energy created during arc flash events. The limited information available focused on selecting arc-rated ...

Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, announced the successful completion of a ...

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) has announced the immediate availability of arc-flash detection capability in the SEL-751A Feeder Protection Relay, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, ...

Commonwealth Edison recently conducted a survey of the utility industry on how to determine energy created during arc flash events. The limited information available focused on selecting arc-rated ...

In arc fault circuit breakers, the choice of a fault detection sensitivity is generally made as a compromise between speed of detection and avoidance of nuisance trips. By using solid state switching ...

The new IEC standard 63027 will eliminate some of the weaknesses of the old UL 1699B standard, which did not simulate real operation sufficiently. Image: Fraunhofer ISE German research body Fraunhofer ...