{"title":"The arc-fault circuit interrupter, an emerging product","authors":"G. Gregory, G. W. Scott","doi":"10.1109/ICPS.1998.692533","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) is beginning to emerge as a new product in residential power system applications in the United States to protect against conditions that may cause fire. This paper provides some of the background regarding its emergence as a product and the function it is intended to provide. The evolving technology may also lend itself to industrial applications, as the potential applications become sufficiently well understood.","PeriodicalId":436140,"journal":{"name":"1998 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference. Conference Record. Papers Presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting (Cat. No.98CH36202)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1998-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"134","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"1998 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference. Conference Record. Papers Presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting (Cat. No.98CH36202)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS.1998.692533","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) is beginning to emerge as a new product in residential power system applications in the United States to protect against conditions that may cause fire. This paper provides some of the background regarding its emergence as a product and the function it is intended to provide. The evolving technology may also lend itself to industrial applications, as the potential applications become sufficiently well understood.