When excess heat from overcurrent causes the strip to bend and pull the spring, the contacts are pulled apart and the circuit is broken. Circuit breakers must include some means to extinguish electric ...

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It's a good bet your home's electrical system has one or more disconnect switches. Here's what they are, what they do and why you need them.

Electrical and electronic engineering is the study of the applications of electricity, generally those involving current flow through motors, generators and other conductors. Students in this ...

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