Arc Flash Protection with Masterpact® NW and NT Circuit Breakers
Document Number: 0613DB0202R603
Explains arc flash protection technology of Masterpact NW and NT circuit breakers, which can enhance workplace safety.

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Arc Flash Application Guide
Document Number: 0100DB0402
Background information on personal protective equipment (PPE) that can help protect workers from arc-flash hazards. It also contains important information such as three primary calculation methods that are used to assess hazard levels for the selection of PPE and several arc-flash analysis principles that will help insure that the correct method is chosen to obtain accurate results. Comparisons of the arc-flash protection, provided by several common overcurrent protective devices, are given in the Summary of Device Performance table and in several detailed incident energy versus bolted fault current charts.

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A Comparison of Circuit Breakers and Fuses for Low-Voltage Applications
Document Number: 0600DB0601
This paper gives a feature-by-feature comparison of the merits of circuit breakers vs. fuses, discussing the relative merits of fuses and circuit breakers in each section. While both circuit breakers and fuses are available for application in systems that operate at higher voltage levels, the focus of this guide is on low-voltage systems operating at 600 V or below.

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