Nature

Short-Circuit Testing Station

WHEN an electric generator is accidentally short-circuited, huge currents are developed and unless the ‘pcircuit-breakers’ act promptly, serious damage may be done to the generator and there is a risk ...
Nature

Short-Circuit Testing Stations

ABOUT ten years ago it was found necessary to build short-circuit testing stations in order to find out the true rating for a large switch or current-breaker. In order to find out how a switch will ...
Machine Design

Internal Short-Circuit Device Paves Way to Safer Li-Ion Battery Testing

This internal short circuit device provides a controlled method of testing to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries in space gear and electric-drive vehicles. The statistics for shorts occurring ...
Design News

Lessons Learned: Safely Test High-Power Circuit Breakers

Wherever circuits need protection against current overloads or short circuits, you’ll find circuit breakers. They range from fingernail-sized devices for semiconductor protection to truck-sized ...
Electronic Design

Sparking Short Circuits

A little short circuit can lead to big trouble. In 1996, a spark caused by faulty wiring insulation exploded fumes inside TWA Flight 800's fuel tank, leading to a horrific explosion and crash that ...
Business Wire

Transphorm’s GaN First to Hit Short Circuit Robustness Milestone Key to Motor Drive Applications

GOLETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Transphorm, Inc. (Nasdaq: TGAN), a global leader in GaN power semiconductors, the future of next generation power systems, today announced it has demonstrated up to 5 ...