Investigators so far have ruled out two possible reasons for the short-circuit — an outside impact to the battery and an external short-circuit. ‘‘We have left a lot of issues on the table,’’ she said ...

Wherever circuits need protection against current overloads or short circuits, you’ll find circuit breakers. They range from fingernail-sized devices for semiconductor protection to truck-sized ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--Engineers inspecting a suspect electrical distribution box removed from the shuttle Endeavour after a launch scrub last week have found blown internal fusing that could be ...

Automotive applications need “smarter” drivers for their switches, which handle loads ranging from a fraction of an ampere to several amperes. Not only are these smart chips costly, but many times, ...