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Record 1 2015-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
DEF

A residual current operated switching device designed to perform the functions of protection against overloads and/or short-circuits.

OBS

residual current operated circuit-breaker with integral overcurrent protection; RCBO: term and abbreviation standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
DEF

Dispositif de coupure différentiel conçu pour réaliser les fonctions de protection contre les surcharges et/ou les courts-circuits.

OBS

disjoncteur différentiel résiduel avec protection incorporée contre les surintensités; DD : terme et abréviation normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

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