EDN

Model Railway Short-Circuit Beeper

Short circuits in the tracks, points or wiring are almost inevitable when building or operating a model railway. Although transformers for model systems must be protected against short circuits by ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Short-Circuit Ruggedness In SiC MOSFETs

Trench-based silicon carbide power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors) represent a dramatic improvement in the Figure of Merit (FOM) values of power conversion switching ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Motor Calculations — Part 1

Motors and their associated equipment must be protected against both overload and overcurrent (short circuit or ground fault). This function is usually split, with ...
EDN

Solid-state relays thwart short circuits, overload

The Series ZD, Series ZD20CF, Series ZD24CC, and Series LPD70 solid-state relays provide short-circuit and overload protection. The 1-A, 80-Vdc ZD uses a power FET switch and optical isolation to ...