ELECTRONIC FUSE USING RESETTABLE POLY FUSE FOR OVER CURRENT PROTECTION

This paper presents a new technique to deal with the high load currents or fluctuating currents using poly fuse as its major component. Poly fuse is a resettable fuse which goes on increasing its resistance, blocking the excess current until the current is back to normal. Once the current is under normal conditions, the resistance stabilizes and the path between supply and load is reconnected. The proposed work also uses a reed relay which breaks the path exactly at the specified rating, allowing a fast switch. The combination of poly fuse and reed relay provides more efficient outputs as compared to traditional circuit breakers. The fast-switching action, accurate results and the smaller size makes poly fuse more suitable for most of the power devices.