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• Arc Flash Basics: Testing Update [557 k]
• Current-Limiting Fuses Improve Power Quality [143 k]
• Effect of Electrode Orientation in Arc Flash Testing [342 k]
• Effect of Harmonic Currents on Semiconductor Fuse Ratings [166 k]
• Effect of Insulating Barriers in Arc Flash Testing [ 1.5 mb]
• Improved Method for Arc Flash Hazard Analysis [245 k]
• Optimizing Circuit Breaker Instantaneous Trip Settings for Selectivity and Arc Flash Performance Simultaneously
  © 2010 IEEE. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. [181 k]
• Selectivity Analysis in Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems with Fuses & Circuit Breakers
  © 2009 IEEE. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. [542 k]

• Arc Flash Note 1: Multiple Hazards of Arcing Faults [919 k]
• Arc Flash Note 2: Reducing Arc Energies with Current-Limiting Fuses [533 k]
• Arc Flash Note 3: Arc Flash Hazard Analysis [475 k]
• Arc Flash Note 4: Reduce Arc Flash Energies by Upgrading to A6D Class RK1 Fuses [728 k]
• Arc Flash Note 5: Reduce Arc Flash Energies by Reducing Fuse Ampere Rating [ 1.1 mb]
• Arc Flash Note 6: Reducing Arc Flash Energies on Transformer Secondaries [ 1.6 mb]
• Component Protection Note 2: Enhancing Short Circuit Safety with Type 2 Coordination for Motor Starters [569 k]
• Component Protection Note 3 Issue 2: Addressing Protection Issues for Surge Protection Devices [ 1.1 mb]
• Component Protection Note 3: Addressing Overcurrent Issues for Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors [710 k]
• Component Protection Note 4: Important Changes to UL 1449 Safety Standards for Surge Suppression [469 k]
• Photovoltaic Protection Note 1: Ground Fault Analysis and Protection in PV Arrays [ 1.5 mb]
• Photovoltaic Protection Note 2: Line-Line Fault Analysis and Protection in PV Arrays [ 2.1 mb]
• Photovoltaic Protection Note 4: UL 2579 Fuses of Photovoltaic Systems [ 1.0 mb]
• Selective Coordination 1: Evaluating Selective Coordination Between Current-Limiting Fuses & Non Current-Limiting Circuit Breakers [ 2.4 mb]
• Standards & Codes Note 2: Critical Changes to the NFPA 70E Standard 2009 Edition [ 2.1 mb]
• Standards & Codes Note 3: Understanding SPD Codes & Standards, and TPMOV Technology [565 k]
• Standards & Codes, Note 1: Achieve Higher SCCRs for Industrial Control Panels [621 k]
• Surge Protection Note 1: Introduction to Specifying Surge Protection - TT-SPN1 [640 k]

• Calculating Arc Flash Hazard Levels - Pure Power, Winter 2008
  Discover common mistakes in calculating arc flash hazard levels and how to avoid them. [link]
• Caught Unprotected?: A Lack of High-Speed Fusing Could Undermine Your Plant's Productivity
  Reprinted by permission from A-B Journal, June 2003 [85 k]
• Component Protection Note 3 Issue 2: Addressing Protection Issues for Surge Protection Devices [ 1.0 mb]
• Considering High-Power switches -
  Electricity Today, October 2011 [link]
• Electrical Safety Surges Ahead: Changes to UL 1449 Safety Standard for Surge Protection
  Plant Services, July 2011 [link]
• How To Buy An SPD ~ All you need to know about surge protective devices
  Electrical Source Mag-Nov/Dec 2011 [link]
• Improving protection, reducing costs
  Every maintenance professional should know how to select the proper fuse for the application. PlantServices.com, March 2009 [link]
• Is Your Electrical PPE Adequate?
  Reprinted by permission from Maintenance Technology magazine, August 2007 [449 k]
• Key Changes to the 2011 National Electric Code (IMARK NOW) by Kaitlin Friedmann
  Mersen weighs in on the critical updates [link]
• Liquid Cooled Heatsinks Enable Smaller, Cooler Devices
  Reprinted by permission from Power Electronics Technology magazine, June 2003 [333 k]
• Manage Your Fuse Inventory With 5S - Sort, set location, straighten, standardize and sustain to eliminate waste
  Author: David Komm, Technical Services-Supervisor, Mersen [link]
• New Standards in Solar Power Circuit Protection
  Q&A with AltEnergyMag & Stephen Colvin [link]
• PV Installations, Protection and the Code (Canada)
  by Lew Silecky, Technical Sales & Marketing Manager with Mersen, Toronto, Canada [link]
• Safe Photovoltaic Systems
  Author: Franck Ageron, Product Manager, Surge Protective Devices, Mersen Group [link]
• Selecting the right low-voltage power fuse
  Plant Engineering, April 2009 [link]
• Standards Critical in Solar Energy Power Protection
  Solar Novus Today [link]
• The Fuse Protection Review: Consolidating Inventory Reduces Costs and Upgrades Safety
  Reprinted from Plant Services, June 2003. [94 k]
• The SCCR Liability Trap:What you need to know about the new short circuit current rating (SCCR) requirements
  EC&M Feb 2010 [link]
• The time is now to implement 7 critical updates to NFPA 70E
  Plant Engineering-July-2010 [link]
• Understanding Surge Protective Device Ratings
  ECM, June 21, 2011 [link]
• Updates To PPE Requirements In NFPA 70E
  IMPO, May 11, 2010 [link]
• What's Behind All The Marks? A Collage of Product Certification Marks Brings the Global Economy to Your Local Electrical Market
  Reprinted by permission from TED magazine, July 2004 [62 k]

• 5S Your Fuse Inventory with Ferraz Shawmut’s Fuse Control™ Program [663 k]
• Complying with OSHA IC Requirement for Fuses [538 k]
• How Many Fuses Will Open On a Short Circuit? [256 k]
• How to Select & Specify High Power Switches [579 k]
• Motor Starter Protection: Proper Coordination Between Overload Relay and Branch Circuit Fuses [269 k]
• Navigating Selective Coordination [244 k]
• Reducing Fuse Ampere Rating Can Reduce Arc Flash Hazard [288 k]
• SPD: Buyer beware: SPD and UL Markings? [861 k]
• SPD: Is There a One Size Fits All Surge Protection Device? [341 k]
• SPD: Is Your Surge Protection Device Specification Up to Date? [311 k]
• SPD: Navigating the UL Safety Requirements for Surge Protection [800 k]
• SPD: Surge Protection - North America vs. Europe [430 k]
• SPD: Understanding Ratings for Surge Protective Devices [327 k]
• SPD: What Is the Surge-Trap® Surge Protection Device? [550 k]
• Three Clues for Detecting When is a Fuse Too Old for Storeroom Inventory? [308 k]