Citation

Lee DA, Trotta AM, King WH. Fire Technol. 2000; 36(3): 145-162.

Affiliation

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1023/A:1015410726786

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A new generation of residential electrical branch circuit breakers that incorporates technology to detect and mitigate the effects of arcing faults is described. Fire loss estimates attributed to electrical wiring and the development of the arc-fault circuit interrupter for the prevention of residential electrical fires are discussed. The industry voluntary standard for arc-fault circuit interrupters as well as the 1999 National Electrical Code requirement are reviewed.