An electrical fuse box and a circuit breaker panel interrupt faults differently, shaping safety exposure, maintenance risk, upgrade limits, and long-term reliability. The wrong choice can quietly turn ...

As I prepare to attend the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) annual conference in Boston, I thought I would share some thoughts — and some Code references — with you regarding ground ...

The odyssey for ground-fault protection (GFP) of marine equipment began with the addition of Sec. 555.3 in the 2011 NEC. This section called for “ground-fault protection” on the main overcurrent ...

A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...

Key Takeaways Upgrading your electrical panel prepares your home for modern appliances and reduces fire hazards. Installing Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) in wet areas prevents ...

Editor’s note: I am happy to present this month’s author for this Signal Chain Basics blog, John P. Griffith, who is a systems engineer for the Interface group at TI. This article focuses on the ...