Short circuit protection devices:
Protection against temperature is termed “Short circuit poster Short circuit are caused by equipment overloads, by short circuits or by ground faults. An overload occurs when equipment is subjected to current above its rated capacity and excessive heat is produced.
A short circuit occurs when there is a direct but unintended connection between line-to-line or line-to-neutral conductors.Short circuits can generate temperatures thousands of degrees above designated ratings.
A ground fault occurs when electrical current flows from a conductor to uninsulated metal that is not designed to conduct electricity. These uninsulated currents can be lethal. The designer has many overcurrent protection devices to choose from.
The two most common are fuses and circuit breaker. Many circuit breakers are also known as molded case breakers or MCBS.
