A building requirement aimed at making new homes in Ohio safer from the threat of electrical fires will go into effect a year after originally intended. The new rules, part of the 2008 National ...

The tell-tale sound, flash of light, flames, and resulting smoke is the ultimate workplace nightmare: an arc flash incident. Something has gone wrong, and people and equipment are in danger. In ...

Masterpact Low Arc Flash circuit breakers are designed and tuned to provide balanced protection for both overcurrent and arc flash. The breakers incorporate a blow-open design that clears faults ...

An arc flash is defined as a hazardous explosion of energy from an electrical circuit, or a type of discharge that results from a low-impedance connection through air to ground or to another voltage ...

Question: There was a house fire on our street last week. Investigators traced the cause to a short circuit in an electrical wire. Now I'm terrified that a fire can start in my home without warning.

Data has become the cornerstone of daily life, making data centers a crucial infrastructure. Modern data centers are energy-hungry, and competition for efficiency and reliability is fierce.

Q–There was a house fire on our street last week. Investigators traced the cause to a short in an electrical wire. Now I’m terrified that a fire can start in my home without warning. Why didn’t the ...

Rising rack densities lead to increased incident energy, elevating the risk of arc flash hazards. Proactively addressing these challenges is critical for protecting personnel, reducing downtime, and ...

Arc fault circuit interrupters or AFCIs serve an important purpose: they prevent electrical fires caused by wiring problems. An AFCI detects electric arcs, breaking the circuit before trouble arises.

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, ...