Inrush current, input surge current, or switch-on surge is the maximal instantaneous input current drawn by an electrical device when first turned on....
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An inrush current limiter is a component used to limit inrush current to avoid gradual damage to components and avoid blowing fuses or tripping circuit...
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limits the inrush current during the power up procedure. A high-voltage system with a large capacitive load can be exposed to high electric current during...
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allows them to be used for limiting current to cold circuits, e.g. for inrush current protection, or for limiting current to hot circuits, e.g. to prevent...
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having compatible impedance." An inrush current limiter is a device or devices combination used to limit inrush current. Passive resistive components such...
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correspondingly lower inrush current.: 24 Nevertheless, across-the line starting of induction motors is accompanied by inrush currents up to 7-10 times higher...
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on load current and junction temperature. Inrush current or input surge current or switch-on surge is the maximum, instantaneous input current drawn by...
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surge absorber, TVS – Over-voltage protection Inrush current limiter – protection against initial Inrush current Gas discharge tube – protection against high...
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Transformer (redirect from Magnetizing current)
When power is then reapplied, the residual field will cause a high inrush current until the effect of the remaining magnetism is reduced, usually after...
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AC motor (redirect from Alternating current motor)
Several methods of starting a polyphase motor are used. Where a large inrush current and high starting torque can be permitted, the motor can be started...
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be used to protect other system components from high current levels and to limit the inrush current when starting a large motor. It is desirable that the...
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Overcurrent (redirect from Over current protection)
load changes; during a black start operation after a failure, large inrush current might be needed to energize the system components. For example, if some...
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sequence, or high motor temperature. Some motor controllers limit the inrush starting current, allowing the motor to accelerate itself and connected mechanical...
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characteristic of the motor. Wound-rotor motors can be started with low inrush current, by inserting high resistance into the rotor circuit; as the motor accelerates...
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connect the battery to different loads and eliminating the excessive inrush currents to load capacitors. The connection to loads is normally controlled...
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Switched-mode power supply (redirect from Zero-current switching)
converter Conducted electromagnetic interference DC to DC converter Inrush current Joule thief Leakage inductance Resonant converter Switching amplifier...
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there could be high inrush current which may lead the fault indicators to false operation. Some fault indicators can block inrush current. Advanced fault...
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for arc-suppression to allow them to interrupt heavy currents, such as motor starting inrush current. Contactors usually have provision for installation...
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higher-capacity ones, together with a coil installed in series to delay the inrush current. This is the simple design of a passive PFC. Active PFC is more complex...
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caused by high current demand such as inrush current (starting of electric motors, transformers, heaters, power supplies) or fault current (overload or...
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circuits with the high inrush current characteristic of tungsten lamps. For a 100-watt, 120-volt general-service lamp, the current stabilizes in about 0...
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ignored by a MOV device. A varistor provides no equipment protection from inrush current surges (during equipment startup), from overcurrent (created by a short...
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Switch (section Wetting current)
draws a large inrush current of about ten times the steady-state current; as the filament heats up, its resistance rises and the current decreases to a...
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Surge protector (section Surge currents)
inductors, capacitors and resistors that suppress voltage surges and inrush current to the neutral wire, whereas other designs shunt to the ground wire...
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materials are used to create inrush current limiters (because they present higher initial resistance until the current limiter reaches quiescent temperature)...
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designed to provide very high current output compared to a purely electronic UPS, and are better able to provide inrush current for inductive loads such as...
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Circuit and method for reducing inrush current of phase converter motor "Circuit and Method for Reducing Inrush Current of Phase Converter Motor" Inventor...
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different speed-torque characteristics as well as some control over the inrush current at startup. Although polyphase motors are inherently self-starting,...
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Capacitor types (section Limiting current loads)
tuned circuits, or as parts of power supply systems to smooth rectified current. Larger capacitors are used for energy storage in such applications as...
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USB hardware (section Allowable current draw)
power used by the device, the USB specification limits the inrush current (i.e., the current used to charge decoupling and filter capacitors) when the...
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