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STUDY OF VARIOUS SAFETY
MEASURES IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Aim:
To study of various safety measures in electrical
system.
SAFETY OR PROTECTION DEVICES:
Protection devices for electrical circuits
accomplish two main functions namely
consistency as well as protection. Protection
is assured through detaching power supply
in a circuit through overcurrent protection,
which removes fire hazards and electrocution.
Additionally, the accurate protection may be
required to obey with organization principles
for some products. Designers must take time to
know the different protection devices for
circuits. Protection devices used to protect
circuits from extreme voltages or currents. The
circuit protection device is an electrical device
used for preventing an unnecessary amount of
current otherwise a short circuit. To ensure the
highest security, there are many protection
devices available in the market which offers
you a total range of protection devices for
circuits such as a Fuse, Circuit Breaker,
PolySwitch, RCCB, Metal Oxide Varistor,
 Inrush Current Limiter, Gas Discharge Tube,
Spark Gap, Lightning Arrester.
1. Fuse
In electrical circuits, a fuse is an electrical device
used to protect the circuit from overcurrent. It
consists of a metal strip that liquefies when the
flow of current through it is high. Fuses are
essential electrical devices, and there are
different types of fuses available in the market
today based on specific voltage and current
ratings, application, response time, and
breaking capacity. The characteristics of fuses
like time and current are selected to give
sufficient protection without
unnecessary disruption. The
disadvantage of the fuse is that once the
wire is melted it is unusable and must be
replaced for the flow of electricity in the
circuit to be restored.