Semiconductor Fuses

Name brands like: Bussman, Gould Shawmut, Littelfuse, Tron to name a few;

Designed specifically for supplementary protection of semiconducting devices; such as silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR's), diodes, theristors, triacs, transistors, and similar solid-state devices. These devices are used in power equipment including variable speed drives, power rectifiers, UPS systems, DC power supplies, and in a wide range of electronic equipment.

They can provide a longer equipment life by:

a. Low Watt losses - Means less heating and power consumption in circuit.

b. Controlled Transient Overvoltage's - All circuits are subject to transient overvoltage's during fault current interruption. These transient overvoltage's (Arc voltages) start when fuse links melt or circuit breaker contacts part, and subside when circuit is interrupted. Semiconductors are very sensitive to these overvoltages and are very fast acting fuses.