Electric fuses : fundamentals and new applications.

This 4th edition of the classic reference on electric fuses has been substantially updated. The contents, data, descriptions and illustrations have been revised, and new topics added including fuses for photovoltaic systems, battery storage and electric vehicles.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Nurse, Nigel P. M. (Autor), Wright, A. (Arthur) (Autor), Newbery, P. G. (P. Gordon) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stevenage : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2022.
Edición:Fourth edition /
Colección:Energy engineering
Temas:
Electric fuses.
Fusibles (Électricité)
Electric fuses
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Obituries
  • List of principal symbols
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 History of fuse development
  • 1.2 Basic requirements
  • 1.3 Fuse types and constructions
  • 1.3.1 Classifications
  • 1.3.2 Basic constructions
  • 1.3.3 'Resettable fuses' and fault limiters
  • 1.3.4 The antifuse
  • 1.4 World production
  • 2 Pre-arcing behaviour of cartridge fuselinks
  • 2.1 General behaviour
  • 2.1.1 Clearance of very high currents
  • 2.1.2 Clearance of high currents
  • 2.1.3 Behaviour at intermediate current levels
  • 2.1.4 Behaviour at currents near the minimum fusing level
  • 2.1.5 Mathematical and experimental studies
  • 2.2 Control of time/current characteristics
  • 2.3 M-effect
  • 2.3.1 Oxidation
  • 2.4 Skin and proximity effects
  • 2.5 Advances in modelling
  • 3 Arcing behaviour of cartridge fuselinks
  • 3.1 Basic conditions during the arcing period
  • 3.2 Arc model
  • 3.2.1 Cathode-fall region
  • 3.2.2 Anode-fall region
  • 3.3 Positive column
  • 3.3.1 Length of a positive column
  • 3.3.2 Cross-sectional area of a positive column
  • 3.3.3 Electrical conductivity of a positive column
  • 3.4 Complete mathematical model
  • 4 Constructions and types of low-voltage fuses
  • 4.1 Cartridge fuses
  • 4.1.1 Fuselink elements
  • 4.1.2 Further details on selection of element materials
  • 4.1.3 Fuselink bodies
  • 4.1.4 Filling material
  • 4.1.5 Industrial fuses
  • 4.1.6 Domestic fuses
  • 4.1.7 Fuses for the protection of circuits containing semiconductor devices
  • 4.1.8 Other types
  • 4.2 Semi-enclosed fuses
  • 4.3 Continental European fuses
  • 4.3.1 Blade-contact-type fuses
  • 4.3.2 End-contact or screw-type fuses
  • 4.3.3 Cylindrical-cap-contact fuses
  • 4.3.4 Semiconductor fuses
  • 4.4 North American fuses
  • 4.4.1 Industrial fuses
  • 4.4.2 Domestic fuses
  • 4.4.3 Semiconductor fuses
  • 4.5 Fuses for telecommunication power systems
  • 4.6 Fuses for railway applications
  • 4.7 Fuse for photovoltaic (solar power) systems
  • 4.8 Fuses for battery energy storage systems
  • 5 Constructions and types of high-voltage fuses
  • 5.1 Non-current-limiting fuselinks
  • 5.1.1 Expulsion fuses
  • 5.1.2 Liquid fuses
  • 5.2 Current-limiting fuselinks
  • 5.2.1 Constructions of Back Up or partial-range fuselinks
  • 5.2.2 Current-interrupting abilities and categories of fuselinks
  • 5.2.3 Full-Range fuselinks
  • 5.3 Continental European practice
  • 5.4 North American practice
  • 5.4.1 Current-limiting fuses
  • 5.4.2 Non-current-limiting fuses
  • 6 Constructions of miniature, plug and other small fuses
  • 6.1 Miniature fuses
  • 6.1.1 Cartridge fuselinks
  • 6.1.2 Subminiature fuses
  • 6.1.3 Universal modular fuselinks
  • 6.2 Domestic plug fuses
  • 6.3 Automotive fuses
  • 7 Application of fuses
  • 7.1 General aims and considerations
  • 7.1.1 Time/current relationships
  • 7.1.2 I2t
  • 7.1.3 Virtual time
  • 7.1.4 Published time/current characteristics
  • 7.1.5 Cut-off characteristics

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