The Art of Protecting Electrical Systems, Part 3: System Analysis

By GEORGE FARRELL and FRANK VALVODA, P.E. -- Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 3/20/2006 8:06:00 AM MT

Editor’s Note: The first article in this continuing series discussed the importance of overcurrent protection for today’s facilities. The second presented some theoretical concepts important to the analysis of electrical systems. In this third installment, we continue with an examination of basic circuit theory.

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