RCD NUISANCE TRIPPING: WHO’S GUILTY AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

Authors

  • V. I. Gurevich Central Electric Laboratory with Israel Electric Corp., Israel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15588/1607-3274-2013-2-1

Keywords:

residual current device, RCD, nuisance tripping, harmonic, differential current, leakage current.

Abstract

The reasons for nuisance tripping of residual current devices (RCD) are analyzed in the article and the affect of many external factors is discussed. Solutions are described for avoiding faulty tripping of an RCD.

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Published

2014-01-24

How to Cite

Gurevich, V. I. (2014). RCD NUISANCE TRIPPING: WHO’S GUILTY AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?. Radio Electronics, Computer Science, Control, (2). https://doi.org/10.15588/1607-3274-2013-2-1

Issue

No. 2 (2013): Radio Electronics, Computer Science, Control

Section

Radio electronics and telecommunications

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