Title :
Arcing and fires - case studies
Author :
Swart, Jan ; Loud, John ; Slee, Daren
Author_Institution :
Exponent, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Broken extension cords, faulty switches, outlets and frayed wires are often cited as causes for fires. Many structure fires in the US are caused by arc faults of various types. In a fire investigation, the fire initiation source of energy and the initial propagating medium needs to be identified/understood in order to determine the root cause of the incident. This paper presents case studies describing arcing faults and the sequence of events that propagated into a fire.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); domestic safety; electrical faults; electrical safety; fires; insulated wires; US; arcing faults; broken extension cords; faulty switches; fire investigation; frayed wires; power outlets; structure fires; Fires; Arcing; Battery Failure Analysis; Consumer Product Failure Analysis; Failure Analysis; Fire; Lithium-ion; NFPA 921;
Conference_Titel :
Product Compliance Engineering, 2009. PSES 2009. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3305-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3306-3
DOI :
10.1109/PSES.2009.5356014
