DocumentCode
2455919
Title
More about arc-fault circuit interrupters
Author
Gregory, George D. ; Wong, Kon ; Dvorak, Robert
Author_Institution
Schneider Electr., Square D Co., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
12-16 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
1306
Abstract
Since the arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) was commercially introduced in 1998, questions have arisen about how it detect arcs, whether it detects series and parallel arcs, and what types of AFCIs are available. Types other than the original branch/feeder AFCI are emerging. This paper is intended to provide an update regarding answers to those questions, following an earlier paper that introduced the basic functioning of the AFCI (see G.D. Gregory et al., IEEE Trans. Ind. Apps., p. 928-33, 1998).
Keywords
circuit breakers; fault location; power system faults; power system protection; arc-fault circuit interrupters; arcs detection; parallel arcs; series arcs; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Conductors; Electrical fault detection; Fires; Insulation; Interrupters; Protection; Region 1; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industry Applications Conference, 2003. 38th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7883-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IAS.2003.1257720
Filename
1257720
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