| Publisher | Circuit Breaker Industries (CBI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 43.3KB PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 | Date added | 09 Nov 2000 |
| Topics | Line Protection Devices | ||
| Downloads | 512 | ||
Utility generated and distributed electricity is one of the cheapest, cleanest, most convenient and safest forms of energy. It is difficult however, for the average user of this energy to comprehend the power behind this energy in an uncontrolled form. Misapplication, misuse, or accident can unleash the frightening powers of uncontrolled electrical energy. Such uncontrolled release of electrical energy will invariably result in damage to both life and property through electrical shock hazard and fire hazard. This uncontrolled flow of electrical energy is generally the result of such misapplication, misuse or accident and manifests itself in the form of electrical fault currents either in intended or unintended electrical circuits or paths.
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