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Wherever electrical power is being utilised protection devices are necessary. The prime functions of electrical protection devices may be specified as :
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To protect personnel and items in contact with or in close proximity to the electrical equipment in which the protection devices are fitted.
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To protect components within the equipment from damage due to external causes or failure.
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Dancy, R.G. (1972). Circuit Protection Devices. In: Waller, W.F. (eds) Rectifier Circuits. Macmillan Engineering Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01200-8_8
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