Luiz - Bimetal switched are used as manual and automatic reset thermal protectors in electric motors, transformers. Very common and has been for many years.
Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 3:46 PM To: Luiz Claudio; 'emc-pstc' Subject: Re:Protection or Control? forwarding for [email protected] ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Protection or Control? Author: "Luiz Claudio" <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] Date: 9/20/00 9:59 PM I have a question to those who are familiar with the safety requirements established electrical appliance standards. A bimetal thermostat is usuallly used to control the temperature of a certain ambient within certain limits. Can it also be considered as a protection device? I'm not going to give my oppinion to avoid any possibility of biased answers. But, please, give your oppinion. If you have a reference publication which I could use as a reference for a work to be presented, please include it in your answer. If not, no problem. Just give your oppinion. Please answer this message to my personal email address: [email protected] Thanks a lot, Luiz
