Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are breaking technical barriers with faster circuit ...

Prasad Kandula and Marcio Magri Kimpara set up testing of ORNL-developed medium-voltage circuit breakers that use affordable ...

A new semiconductor-based DC breaker can cut faults in under 50 microseconds, offering faster, cheaper protection for the ...

You've likely tripped a breaker in your home before after plugging in two high-power draw devices on the same circuit — for example, a hair dryer and vacuum cleaner.

If you live in an older home, there's a good chance that there's a fuse box built into your power grid. In fact, the invention of fuse boxes actually dates as far back as the early 20th century ...

Ideal Power bagged its first design win for SSCBs with leading circuit protection equipment manufacturers in Asia. The company entered a joint development agreement for an SSCB product ...

However, if your circuit breaker is tripping frequently — say several times in a day — that's not a random glitch, and you should have it checked. There are a host of reasons as to why your ...