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Circuit Breaker Failure Analysis System, Marlie Norbrun
Circuit Breaker Failure Analysis System, Marlie Norbrun
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Norbrun, Marlie Circuit Breaker Failure Analysis System. Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering Department, June 2021.
ADVISOR: Professor James Hedrick
Electrical malfunctions are one of the leading causes of domestic fires in the United States. Between 2012 and 2016, electrical failures were responsible for 44, 860 residential fires (Richard Campbell, “Home Electrical Fires”). All electrical circuits contain circuit breakers, which are used as safety mechanisms to interrupt current flow when a fault develops. It is not always possible to determine if an electrical fire resulted from a circuit breaker malfunction. Thus, it would be beneficial to have a cost-effective and user-friendly …