• DocumentCode
    790953
  • Title

    Evaluation of the Causes of Low-Voltage Consumer Accidents in Israel

  • Author

    Preminger, Julius

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion¿Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    3/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    279
  • Lastpage
    283
  • Abstract
    The analysis of low-voltage consumer accidents in Israel in the years 1960 to 1969 is summarized. Results involving the matrix of factors that caused the accident, breakdown according to contact with energized (voltage-carrying) metalware, and the involvement of faulty earthing are presented. The conventional protective method (earthing to metallic water mains) is evaluated and, in light of the high percentage of accidents due to live conductors, the introduction of ground-fault interrupters is advocated.
  • Keywords
    Accidents; Breakdown voltage; Conductors; Current; Electrical safety; Grounding; Home appliances; Interrupters; Medical treatment; Protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1974.349145
  • Filename
    4157587
    • Link To Document
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