Use this electronics calculation for a first-pass component, converter, signal, motor, or sensor estimate when the stated operating conditions and units match the device data.

Clearing Ampere Squared Seconds (A²s)

Required number input.

Fault Rms Amperes (A)

Required number input.

Approximate clearing time from a fuse's specified clearing I²t at constant prospective RMS fault current; actual waveform and arc time may differ. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.^[1]

Clearing Seconds (s)

The resulting clearing seconds returned as a number.

• Compact electronics formulas omit some combination of tolerances, temperature drift, bandwidth, loading, parasitics, noise spectrum, nonlinearity, clipping, calibration, layout, and device-specific limits. Typical datasheet values are not guaranteed limits.
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Check the result against the current datasheet and worst-case operating corners, then verify the circuit or measurement with simulation and bench testing where failure matters.

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