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Short for Surge Arrester, a device that limits surge voltage by diverting it.

The time between instant of separation of the CB contacts and the instant of arc excitation.

Maximum capability for arc flash protection of a particular garment or fabric measured in calories per square centimeter. Though both garments and fabrics can be used for protection a garment made from more than one layer of arc flash rated fabric will ha

An arcing fault is the flow of current through the air between phase conductors or phase and neutral or ground. An arcing fault can release tremendous amounts of concentrated radiant energy at the point of the arcing in a small fraction of a second result

A discharge of electricity through air or a gas.