Fuse Selection Criteria

The fuse provides protection by melting away a thin metal link in the faulted circuit. The metal link may be of silver, copper, or nickel, silver being more common for long-term performance stability. The fuse body is generally filled with a sand-type filler (Figure 1) to suppress sparks when the fuse link melts and interrupts the

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Zener Diode Characteristics

When a high reverse-biased voltage applied to a diode may create a high reverse current, which can generate excessive heat and cause a diode to break down. The applied reverse voltage at which the breakdown occurs is called the breakdown voltage, or peak reverse voltage. A special diode called a zener diode is connected to

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Thevenin Theorem Examples

Thevenin’s theorem is very useful in solving electrical networks which may not be easily solved by other methods. In this article, I will discuss this theorem and show some of the thevenin theorem examples to make this theorem easily understandable. Thévenin’s theorem is a circuit analysis technique that reduces any linear bilateral network to an equivalent

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Synchronization of Alternators

The procedure of connecting an alternator in parallel with another or with common bus bars is called synchronization of alternator. Conditions for Synchronization of Alternators For proper synchronization of alternator, the following conditions must be fulfilled: All these conditions must be full filled to ensure that there will be no circulating current between the windings

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