Metro, which rarely inspires much public confidence on normal days, will be picked apart in the coming weeks and months after an incident Monday near the L’Enfant Plaza station left one passenger dead ...

Arcing ground faults are common on 480Y/277V, 3-phase, 4-wire electrical systems. Arcing ground faults can be caused by human error when working around electrical ...

When two distinctly separate fires occurred at the same time inside a house in southwestern Ohio, the homeowner was left searching for answers in the aftermath of destruction. Although thankfully no ...

In this interview, AZoM talks to Rohit Ramnath about the certifications for epoxy adhesives and electrical arcing. What are some of the tests that UL performs with respect to epoxy encapsulants and ...

Imagine a cockpit without the phalanxes of button-type circuit breakers. The breakers have been distributed to where they are needed throughout the aircraft. In fact, the breakers are of a new arc ...

The National Transportation Safety Board said the smoke in the Metro tunnel near L'Enfant Plaza was caused by electrical arcing, which occurs when electricity escapes its prescribed path. Metro has ...

An arc flash is the explosive energy released when an electrical fault causes an arc. This rapid release of energy causes excessive temperatures in addition to air and metal in the path of the arc ...

WASHINGTON — Public safety advocates say Metro put riders of a crippled Red Line train in danger, maybe breaking a federal guideline-- and its own policy-- by sending a train full of people towards ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators said a fire that injured 19 people on a PATH train in Jersey City on Aug. 4, was the caused by electrical arcing between a power rail and a train car ...

Residential electrical branch circuit breakers incorporate electronic and electrical technology in Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters that can turn off power to prevent fires if arcing occurs. This ...