• In building wiring, multiway switching is the interconnection of two or more electrical switches to control an electrical load from more than one location...
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    (In multiway switching, the correspondence between a single switch's state and whether lights are on or off depends on the state of the other switch[es]...
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    4-way switch selects from either normal or reversed polarity. Such switches can also be used as intermediate switches in a multiway switching system...
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    uses in multiway switching. However, an additional "Single TPS" is often used with a "Twin and Earth" TPS or a "Twin TPS" in multiway switching circuits...
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    methods: never included a safety grounding conductor did not confine switching to the hot conductor (the so-called Carter system prohibited as of 1923...
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  • Multiway branch is the change to a program's control flow based upon a value matching a selected criteria. It is a form of conditional statement. A multiway...
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    wire cannot be switched off unless the line conductor is also switched off at the same time. Where there is a requirement for switching off the neutral...
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    Earth-leakage circuit breaker (category Safety switches)
    relay that has a building's incoming mains power connected through its switching contacts so that the ELCB disconnects the power when earth leakage is...
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    Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes – A1: Multiway and intermediate adaptors, cord sets, cord extension sets, travel adaptors...
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  • A similar, usually wall mounted, container used mainly to accommodate switches, sockets and the associated connecting wiring is called a pattress. The...
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    carbide transistors or integrated gate-commutated thyristors (IGCTs) for switching. A magnetic circuit breaker uses a solenoid (electromagnet) whose pulling...
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    Disconnector (redirect from Isolator switch)
    electrical engineering, a disconnector, disconnect switch or isolator switch is a type of switching device with visible contacts, used to ensure that an...
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  • 2-circuit switch, is called a keyless 3-way socket. Multiway switching Pull switch – Switch operated with pull chain found on ceiling fans Rotary switch – DevicePages...
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  • conductors, cables, etc.), and general-purpose equipment (cords, receptacles, switches, heaters, etc.). The next three chapters deal with special occupancies...
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  • function Piling-up lemma, a statistical property for independent inputs Multiway switching, a physical implementation often used to control lighting Related...
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  • connection unit (FCU) is used. In the case of fixed appliances this will be a switched fused connection unit (SFCU) to provide a point of isolation for the appliance...
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  • in one unit two switches that can connect the load to either or both main conductors, and a fusible switch or circuit breaker and switch that feed a distribution...
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    serious was connecting the primaries of the transformers in series so that switching one lamp on or off would affect other lamps further down the line. Following...
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    next segment. A plug-in bus duct system or busway can have disconnect switches and other devices mounted on it, for example, to distribute power along...
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  • circuit breaker for each circuit in a common enclosure. Normally, a main switch, and in recent boards, one or more residual-current devices (RCDs) or residual...
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  • detection. Unlike a fuse, a circuit breaker can be reset by flipping a switch. Miniature circuit breaker (MCB) An overcurrent protection circuit breaker...
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    reduce space required inside the cabinet Easy trouble shooting in case of switch gear failure Pre-tested short circuit rating Mounting of 2, 3, 4 or 5 pole...
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  • one point. North American standards state that the neutral is neither switched nor fused except in very narrowly defined circumstances. The neutral is...
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    micro switch or relay unit to be fixed to the fuse body. When the fuse element blows, the indicating pin extends to activate the micro switch or relay...
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    Arc-fault circuit interrupter (category Safety switches)
    distinguishes between a harmless arc (incidental to normal operation of switches, plugs, and brushed motors), and a potentially dangerous arc (that can...
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    is an electrical installation of cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure. Wiring...
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  • copper-clad cable Multiway switching Steel wire armoured cable Ring main unit Ring circuit Thermoplastic-sheathed cable Switching and protection devices...
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  • wildlife. Early cables carrying telegraph used iron wire armouring, but later switched to steel. The first of these was a cable across the English Channel laid...
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    copper-clad cable Multiway switching Steel wire armoured cable Ring main unit Ring circuit Thermoplastic-sheathed cable Switching and protection devices...
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  • Wiring systems Section 53: Devices for protection for safety, isolation, switching, control and monitoring Section 54: Earthing arrangements and protective...
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