Understanding the advantages, limitations, and use cases of each technology helps engineers create reliable consumer products.

The classic circuit breaker—a resettable overcurrent cutoff device—has been with us since the 1920s and is well-known for its reliable, consistent performance and a simple schematic symbol (Fig. 1).

Menlo Park, Calif. — Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has rolled out its 2Pro device series that features integrated overcurrent ...

Because overcurrent and overvoltage protection are often viewed as two unrelated elements of the circuit protection design process, protection strategies can result in costly multi-component solutions ...