Every circuit in your home has a rating, determined by the circuit’s overcurrent protection. When electricity flowing through a circuit surpasses its rating, the overcurrent protection kicks in.

Note: This article is based on the 2011 NEC. Overcurrent exists when current exceeds the rating of equipment or the ampacity of a conductor. This can be due to an overload, short circuit, or ground ...

What's So Great About Overcurrent Protection? Understanding the overcurrent trilogy will help you protect your circuits. Circuit overcurrent protection encompasses overload, short-circuit, and ...

Modern protection schemes protect sensitive charging electronics from high-voltage and overcurrent conditions, both at the circuit and battery level. This provides a safe and reliable charging ...

The protection technique proposed here is included in a test circuit. The circuit has a MOSFET switching into a short circuit producing fast-rising overcurrent events.

In the context of group protection, it is important to distinguish between overcurrent and overload protection. Overcurrent devices such as fuses and circuit breakers protect against short ...