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2. 2010 flash crash - Wikipedia

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   The DJIA on May 6, 2010 (11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT) The May 6, 2010, flash crash, [1] [2] [3] also known as the crash of 2:45 or simply the flash crash, was a United States trillion-dollar [4] flash crash (a type of stock market crash) which started at 2:32 p.m. EDT and lasted for approximately 36 minutes. [5]

3. Circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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   Consumer unit. Electrical switch. Earthing systems. v. t. e. A circuit breaker is an electrical safety device designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by current in excess of that which the equipment can safely carry ( overcurrent ). Its basic function is to interrupt current flow to protect equipment and to prevent fire.

4. Eaton Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Eaton Corporation plc. Eaton Corporation plc is an Irish/American [2] multinational power management company, founded in the United States [3] and incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, [4] with a primary administrative center in Beachwood, Ohio. [5] Eaton has more than 85,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

5. How Circuit Breakers Can Let Cooler (Human) Heads Prevail

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   Regulators still don't know what caused the flash crash on May 6, but their pilot program of putting circuit breakers on a bunch more stocks goes into full gear this week. Circuit breakers, which ...

6. Ignition coil - Wikipedia

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   When the electrical circuit connected from the power source (e.g. the car's battery) to the primary winding is closed (by a contact breaker or transistor), current flows through the primary winding, which produces a magnetic field around the core. This current flow lasts for a period of time to build up energy in the coil.

7. Breaking capacity - Wikipedia

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   Breaking capacity. Breaking capacity or interrupting rating [1] [2] is the current that a fuse, circuit breaker, or other electrical apparatus is able to interrupt without being destroyed or causing an electric arc with unacceptable duration. The prospective short-circuit current that can occur under short circuit conditions should not exceed ...