In this interview, AZoM talks to Rohit Ramnath about the certifications for epoxy adhesives and electrical arcing. What are some of the tests that UL performs with respect to epoxy encapsulants and ...

Imagine a cockpit without the phalanxes of button-type circuit breakers. The breakers have been distributed to where they are needed throughout the aircraft. In fact, the breakers are of a new arc ...

An important new requirement of the National Electrical Code® (NEC) will help prevent the likelihood of home electrical fires due to arc-faults. The NEC now mandates ...

Investigators have attributed the fatal blaze on a parked Kolavia Tupolev Tu-154B at Surgut to electrical arcing in a generator panel mounted in the rear of the aircraft. All eight crew members ...

High-speed railway systems are at the forefront of modern transportation, yet they present complex technical challenges, notably in the realm of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and pantograph ...

An uptick in track electrical arcing incidents — traceable to aging and worn rail components and less-than-ideal trackbed conditions — has intermittently disrupted the agency’s busy Metrorail network, ...

Electrical hazards, specifically shock, arc flash, and arc blast, can result in serious injury or death to electrical workers. Work environments that create the potential for these events put everyone ...

Fog rolling off the open Rideau River near Lees Station condensed and froze to the LRT’s overhead power lines in the area during a Jan. 4 freezing rain storm, adding to an ice build-up that exceeded ...

WALNUT CREEK — A problem with an insulator on the electric third rail sparked the blaze that shut down the Walnut Creek BART station and caused major delays Saturday afternoon, transit officials said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Potentially dangerous electrical arcing in Washington's Metro, the second-busiest U.S. subway system, has increased, federal investigators said in a report on Friday, just weeks ...

Two years ago, a circuit breaker in my home’s electrical panel randomly failed and shorted out—and it began to melt and smoke. I called emergency services, and according to the firefighters who ...

Here's the thing: when you cram two wires into a breaker designed for just one, you're playing with fire. Literally. 3(B), which requires equipment to be installed ...