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Did you know that your electrical equipment can be damaged irrevocably from power overloads? Most fire accidents across the country are a result of a power overload that was not cut off at the right time. To protect your techno gadgets and equipment, it is wise to use a fuse or an MCB . Both serve by breaking off the circuit that disrupts the flow of electricity thereby removing any further danger. But there are some differences between fuses and MCBs ; additi onally, MCBs should be preferred over fuses. Let’s look at each one of them in detail. Fuse A fuse is a safety device that protects against overcurrent in an electrical circuit. Its components include a metal strip or wire that melts when there is an excess of electricity flowing through the circuit. When the wire or strip melts, it breaks the circuit thereby interrupting the flow of current. A fuse is a sacrificial safety device i.e. once it has served its purpose, it will have to be rewired or replaced.   MCB ...

Technology has brought about a dramatic change, one of them being the safety it renders to generations. Times have changed since the first power lines appeared along the Indian roads and streets. In the early days, it must have been difficult to imagine for people how electricity and electrical accessories could transform the lives of peoples. But today, we witness the swift change that technology has contributed—from air conditioning to LED lights, electricity serves us in ways that we cannot even count. Electrical accessories suppliers in India believe that electrical safety has also changed a great deal in the last few decades. Practices that were once popular and widely used have now been replaced with relatively safer ones. The reason for this shift has been the quality of electrical technology that is now available to us. In addition, a better understanding of the concepts of electricity and its working has been helpful in innovation. Let us have a look at the changes seen ...

Smart meters have become quite popular in India so much so that more utility companies are exchanging the old meters with them. They track the consumption of electricity in real-time. This information is then sent to the utility company for monitoring the energy consumption and for calculating your bill. These meters qualify for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes because of their advantages. If you are still considering whether to install a smart meter in your home, here are some reasons that might convert you to use them. 1.      Real-time Information The information processed by the smart meters India is sent to the utility companies in real-time, approximately every 15 minutes. But that is not all. You can also go online and check how much energy your household has consumed and the way it is being tracked. In some countries, the electricity consumption is displayed against the temperature recorded helping users to understand their consumption...

The electric meter installed in your home is the device that allows the utility department to charge you monthly on the amount of energy you have consumed. The electric meter measures the current flow through the service entrance and into your personal electrical service panel. As you would already know, electric meters can be mechanical or analogue and digital or smart meters. In the first case, a utility service person would visit your home to read the meter on a monthly basis. With the newer smart meters, the information is directly sent over radio or internet signals. The consumption of electricity is measured in kilowatt hours. This means we are measuring the watts consumed over a period of time. The power consumption meter does this work i.e. it records the electricity that is consumed in kilowatt-hours. Analogue Electric Meters The analogue meter is a mechanical device that is encased within a glass housing and consists of a metal disc that rotates when the building ...

Smart meters have been installed with an increasing trend across domestic and commercial points nationwide. In the United States alone, there are approximately 60 million installations proving that digitization of the metering infrastructure has the promising future in the developing nations as well. Industrial and commercial installations have also risen subsequently. What makes the digital meter so popular? Here are a few things you should know about smart meters and their rise in India : 1.      Service Improvement The traditional meters, while maintaining an ongoing record of the power consumption at a home or industrial unit, can offer only monthly readings. The customers are subsequently billed according to their consumption of electricity. On the contrary, a smart meter offers a valuable communication that is two-way. This means that the utility department and the meter (at the customer’s end) can engage in a communication over a wireless or radio ne...