TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - New Technology for Preventing Residential Electrical Fires: Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)
JO  - Fire technology
A1  - Lee, Douglas A.
A1  - Trotta, Andrew M.
A1  - King, W. H.
SP  - 145
EP  - 162
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0015-2684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015410726786
ID  - ref1
ER  -