According to the IEEE Buff Book, "A power cable must be protected from overheating due to excessive short-circuit current flowing in its conductor," which may damage or destroy the insulation. It also ...

This answer is based on the 2017 NEC. A. The effective ground-fault current path is made by bonding together the metal parts of electrical raceways, cables, enclosures, and equipment and to the supply ...

The role of circuit protection devices has traditionally been labeled as perhaps the least important aspect of a design: an afterthought and an oftentimes irritating detail. Today, the sophistication ...