Abstract :
Fuses were first introduced in the 1880s and were used for the protection of lighting installations. They were located adjacent to the lamps and were to protect the latter from excess currents caused by source-voltage fluctuations. One of the forerunners of the modern cartridge fuse was patented in 1893 by Mordey. Fuses are still widely used in distribution circuits and for the protection of equipment, and they have evolved to cover a wide range of protection requirements from low-voltage electronic circuits to high-voltage power applications
