PTC

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004560",
  "term": "PTC",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A resistor whose electrical resistance increases significantly with a rise in temperature. This positive temperature coefficient (PTC) behavior is exhibited by certain thermistors and is used for self-regulating heating elements and resettable overcurrent protection devices. Unlike a fuse, a PTC device resets itself automatically once the fault condition is removed and the component cools down, returning to a low-resistance state.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "see_also": [
    "CTC"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "PTC",
    "es": "PTC",
    "fr": "PTC"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ptc/"
}